Antwon Foreman
Antwon has been an entrepreneur for over 15 years and has served over 2,000 clients across 7 countries. He now balances his time between his personal business and giving back as a professor of practice in entrepreneurship at North Carolina A&T State University. His ability to develop students through experiential learning programs that impact society have been recognized by the Department of Energy, Department of Defense, and state organizations in North Carolina. He also acts as the Director of the North Carolina A&T Blackstone LaunchPad and is the LaunchPad's HBCU network lead. As the Director of the North Carolina A&T State University Blackstone LaunchPad , he expands interdisciplinary innovation education and activation through campus wide programming. His programs have engaged over 6,500 students nationally and assisted 42 students in collectively generating over $4 million in revenue. Antwon Foreman is on a personal mission to demystify entrepreneurship and innovation; and help others utilize I&E principles to sustain themselves and truly contribute to society. He believes everyone is an entrepreneur, because the first business that you run is your life.
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