Martha Stewart headlines OSU speaker series in Tulsa and Oklahoma City

Friday, January 14, 2022

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Martha Stewart — founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, creator of Martha Stewart Living magazine, Emmy Award-winning television show host, entrepreneur and best-selling author —  will speak at the Executive Management Briefings in Oklahoma City and the Tulsa Business Forums on April 5-6.

“A Conversation with Martha Stewart” will be held from 4-5:30 p.m. at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum on April 5 and from 9:30-11 a.m. at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center on April 6. At both events, she will sit down with Dr. Ken Eastman to discuss everything from entertaining to entrepreneurship. 

“We are very excited to welcome Ms. Stewart as our speaker,” said Eastman, dean of the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University. “She is well known for her many interests and business ventures, and I know that people will enjoy listening to her. She is an icon of food, entertaining and style and we are honored to have her with us.” 

As America’s most trusted lifestyle expert and teacher, Stewart reaches 66 million consumers across all media platforms each month and has a growing retail presence with 8,500 products. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, which she started in 1996, provides television entertainment, award-winning magazines, best-selling books and more.

In 2017, she was named one of Forbes' “100 Greatest Living Business Minds.” She also founded the Martha Stewart Center for Living at Mount Sinai Medical Center in 2007. 

Masks are expected at all times regardless of vaccination status while attending the event, except when eating or drinking in designated areas. Social distancing is also recommended.

The Tulsa Business Forums and Executive Management Briefings speaker series is coordinated by OSU’s Center for Executive and Professional Development. The program brings in distinguished business leaders, authors and policymakers to speak to the Tulsa and Oklahoma City business communities.

Registration is $75 per person with livestream registration also available at the same price. Full sponsorship opportunities with special events with the speaker are also available. To register, learn about sponsorship opportunities, or for more information on the Executive Management Briefings and Tulsa Business Forums visit https://business.okstate.edu/cepd/programs/business_speaker_series/index.html.