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Meet Kourtni Miller, life coach. ✨

She’s bringing us The Art of Becoming, designing a life that honors your desires, aligns with your values, and reflects the woman you were created to be.

Becoming is something you build, on PURPOSE.

Save your seat. 🔗

Meet Alana Scott of Kinkz Hair Products 💛 She’s leading a Break-out session at Completely Unconfused NOLA ’26 with a session every founder needs: “How to Scale, Fund, and Protect What You Built.”

What happens if your business goes viral before you’re ready? Do you know how long you should bootstrap your business before you seek capital? Do you know where to go to find the funds when you do?

Scaling is one thing, protecting what you’ve built is another. Alana’s bringing the strategy for both.

You don’t want to miss this one. ✨

Teaching one day. Being honored the next. �
A Selma, Alabama native and first-generation college graduate, Krystal started as an award-winning teacher and principal, and then built something bigger. In 2017 she founded K. Allen Consulting, now a globally recognized management consulting firm partnering with brands like Amazon, Apple, and Google, alongside school systems, nonprofits, small businesses, and government agencies.

The firm's reach spans 30+ states, 10+ industries, and eight countries.

Her thought leadership has landed in TIME, ESSENCE, EBONY, Black Enterprise, and MSNBC. Her debut book, What Goes Unspoken, is a national bestseller. And she still finds time to serve on national nonprofit boards and the board of Louisiana's #1 high school.

So when she takes the stage in New Orleans for Built Different: How to Drive Results & Impact as a Woman of Faith, believe her. She's living it.

The will is only half of it. You need the way too. 💛
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✨ DAY 3 FIRESIDE CHAT ✨
Two years ago, Shay Claiborne took the Curate pitch competition stage and placed 3rd.

Today, she’s a tech founder building .

Now she’s back! This time in conversation with Tony Zanders, CEO of Nexus Louisiana, the force behind our state’s startup ecosystem.
The founder and the ecosystem builder. On the main stage. During our signature pitch competition.

This is what happens when you bet on yourself.
🗓️ September 17–19
📍 Hyatt Regency, New Orleans
🎟️ 2 months left
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✨ SPEAKER REVEAL ✨

At NOLA ‘26, we’re not just talking about the dream, we’re handing you the blueprint. 🗝️

Sarah will show you how to build the relationships. Dr. Ashlyn Harrison will show you how to fund the vision. 💰

Meet Dr. Ashlyn Harrison of leading a breakout session, Securing the Bag for Good: Modern Grant Writing Strategies

Because a powerful mission deserves the resources to match. This is the session that turns “we hope” into “we secured it.” 🙌

You’ve got the Will & so we will show you the Way. 🔥

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NOLA2026

We’re proud to welcome Sarah Stickney Murphy of Acceleraise to Completely Unconfused NOLA ‘26 as a breakout speaker. 🎤

Her session, Beyond the Application: How Philanthropic Relationships Actually Get Built, tackles something most fundraisers know they should do but rarely get taught how to do well: cultivating real, aligned relationships with funders.

Sarah breaks the work into concrete steps: deciding whether a funder is worth contacting, finding the right person, crafting a clear first outreach, following up effectively, and using a 30-minute conversation to gauge whether a proposal is even worth writing.

If you’re a fundraiser or nonprofit leader tired of treating portals, silence, and guessing as strategy, this is your session. Attendees leave with a simple outreach workflow and a Funder Outreach Starter Pack ready to use immediately.
Bring one funder you’ve been meaning to contact; we’ll make the next step less mysterious.

📍 The Will & The Way | Completely Unconfused NOLA ‘26

Yes ladies, the men are joining the chat this year!

We’re thrilled to welcome Cleveland Spears to the breakout stage! As the Founder & CEO of The Spears Group and Founder of the National Fried Chicken Festival Presented by Raising Cane’s, Cleveland knows a thing or two about turning a local idea into a national moment.

He’ll be leading Experiential Marketing Campaigns, where he’ll show you how to take your brand beyond your city and onto the big stage.
Get ready to take notes. This one is going to be good. 🔥

Completely Unconfused 2026 | We're bringing your favorite cohost Sevetri Wilson + Sheena Allen to the main stage where they will be recording their Rich Lessons podcast Live!

These two powerhouse tech founders have raised millions in venture capital, built companies from the ground up, and turned their hard-earned founder journeys into real conversations along with other phenomenal founders.

Expect real conversations, big CEO energy, and the kind of lessons you'll want to take notes on before the first pitch even begins.

Don't miss it! You just gotta be there.

Completely Unconfused | Curate Conference 2026
Sept 17-19 | Hyatt Regency New Orleans
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Meet the 2026 Curate Honorees. Each name on this list represents leadership, service, and impact that’s reshaping our communities, and we cannot wait to celebrate every single one of them in New Orleans this September. Swipe to meet the women we will be celebrating 🎉 🩷