Rise Omaha September Speaker Series

We're excited to bring you another Rise Omaha event for 2022! Join us for networking, food, drinks, and our speaker, Ashley Kuhn!

About this event

Ashley will be speaking to us about how she was able to lean on her personal and professional relationships to achieve professional ambitions.

About Ashley:

Ashley has spent a significant amount of time in the real estate development and construction world while helping to start one of the now largest real estate development companies in Omaha. As Executive Vice President of White Lotus Group for 15 years, Ashley led over 600mm in development and construction. In August of 2018, with the full support of White Lotus Group, Ashley decided to step down as EVP and cofounded a 100% woman owned/100% black owned Real Estate and Construction company, Blair Freeman.

Now nearly 4 years old, Blair Freeman is one of the fastest growing construction companies in Omaha, Nebraska and continues to lead the charge in changing policies around diversity and inclusion in construction and real estate field.

As a child, her interest in real estate was first sparked when she became fascinated with the differing conditions of real estate in her Neighborhood. Her fascination led her to want a career as someone that is able to impact the face of real estate in Omaha. She majored in real estate/land use economics and investment finance at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and Omaha and earned her BS.

Ashley believes in giving back to the community and City through service. She currently serves on the following:• Greater Omaha Chamber - Executive Committee, • Lozier Foundation – Board of Trustees• CREW Metro Omaha – Past President• Omaha Girls Inc. – President Elect • Union for Contemporary Arts – Board of Directors

In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, enjoys participating in outdoor activities including hiking, biking and camping, is an avid reader, sports fan and a passionate advocate for women’s empowerment. She is married to Kristopher Kuhn and has three beautiful children Jayla, Alivia and Kris.

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