Tulsa’s CEO’s Night Out is Catching on and Growing

The CEO’s Night Out, which Katina Walker started in her beauty supply location, Roots Barber & Beauty Supply (Roots), has grown and has been a big hit for business owners in Tulsa. CEO’s Night Out was created to help promote Tulsa’s founders, entrepreneurs, CEO’s and visionaries. She worked to form a solid community of entrepreneurs who were passionate about helping others and diversity and inclusion. A primary goal of CEO’s Night Out is to create networking opportunities, which include education, information, and testimonial business journeys. The space also allows the attendees to share and discuss challenges and solutions.

Attendees’ demographics comprise different cultural, economic and social backgrounds, which provides a broad scope of information. Katina met several of the entrepreneurs as she created opportunities for local entrepreneurs to showcase their products in Roots. She also became known as “Tulsa Entrepreneur HUB.”

Katina and her husband opened their first storefront in 2019, “Preme Cannabis Company LLC.” Her second business name was given to her in a dream, “Roots Barber & Beauty Supply.” So in 2020, she opened the second storefront and began making her products of sugar scrubs and body butters as therapeutic supplements. She creates products for men, women, and children.

CEO’s Night Out has collaborated with The Greenwood Beat – WFPG to create “CEO’s Night Out Meets The Greenwood Beat” and will host events every second Saturday of the month from 4-7pm at the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Tulsa, 415 S. Boston Ave, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The Greenwood Beat – WFPG, Oklahoma’s first black, women-owned radio station located in the Historic Greenwood District, also known as “The Original Black Wall Street” in Tulsa, Oklahoma. WFPG launched on June 8, 2023. Angela K. Chambers is the Chief Executive Officer, and Francetta L. Mays is the Chief Operations Officer. 

The first event under this collaboration will be held Saturday, August 12, 2023, from 4 – 7 pm with guest speaker Raymond Walker. Walker is a businessman with experience in helping entrepreneurs from startups through scaling.  

Walker co-founded Walker Co. with over 12 years of advertising design and consulting experience. He shares his experience and is determined to create mission-aligned, people-empowered cultures through Brand Augmentation (TM).

To learn more about the events or to be a speaker for CEO’s Night Out, email the team: ceosnightout@thegreenwoodbeat.com