Creative Execution Experience: Create Opportunity in Memphis

The world is changing—and so is the way we work.

Careers are shifting. Innovation is accelerating. AI is transforming industries in real time. The question is no longer how to keep up—it’s how to position yourself to win.

The Creative Execution Experience: Create Opportunity — Memphis is a live, in-person event designed to help you navigate change, grow your career, and take control of your future.

Created and hosted by Charlie Crenshaw IV

Featuring special guest:
Mayor Paul Young

Alongside a powerful panel of leaders across business, AI, banking, entrepreneurship, and community, including:

• Keith Barger – President & CEO, Patriot Bank Mortgage
• Jeremy Gray – Managing Director, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital/ALSAC
• Toni Mason – Studio Owner & Founder of Dazzle, BBC LLC
• Shaquille Fuller – AI & IT Project Management Leadership
• Venki Mandapati – Founder of UpSquad, AI Expert & Mentor
• Ron Brooks – President, River City Capital
• Ivy Caldwell – Executive/Professional Coach, Consultant, Facilitator
• Alexis Cole – Exclusive Female Saxophonist and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Manager
• Bobby Woods – Owner of Tiger Cleaning & Serial Entrepreneur
• Alton Cryer – Real Estate Advisor and Community Advocate

This experience is built around real conversations—not theory—focused on how to create opportunities in today’s environment.

You’ll gain:
• Practical insight on career growth and transitions
• Real-world perspectives on innovation and AI
• Strategies to create new opportunities regardless of circumstance
• Access to a powerful network of Memphis professionals

This free experience also includes networking opportunities, refreshments, and giveaways, creating a space not just to learn—but to connect and engage with others who are serious about growth.

This is not a lecture.
This is a room built for clarity, connection, and execution.

If you’re serious about growth, this is where you need to be!

This experience is proudly sponsored by Patriot Bank and Memphis Made Mentors.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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Host or Publisher Charlie Crenshaw IV