Moderator: Kelsi Walker

Kelsi Walker serves as the Director of Communications at the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, where she is instrumental in crafting and conveying the organization’s message to the entrepreneurial community and beyond. With a flair for strategic communication and a deep understanding of brand storytelling, Kelsi ensures that the Knoxville Entrepreneur Center’s initiatives and successes are effectively communicated through various channels.

In addition to her professional role, Kelsi is a talented singer-songwriter and event producer. Her creative pursuits enrich her approach to communications, allowing her to blend creativity with strategic messaging. Her background in music provides a unique perspective on storytelling and audience engagement, while her event production work has taught her how people gather in a space and what information is essential to a great experience.

Kelsi’s dual expertise in communications and the music industry reflect her versatile skill set and passion for connecting with people. When she is not producing events, connecting others to opportunity in the startup/arts ecosystems, or making music, she is most likely getting into shenanigans with her partner, Emily- cooking, writing musicals together, or hanging out with their rescued monsters and cleaning up their messes.