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Rooted + Refined

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Art + Words + Leadership

with Grit & Grace

I work where wisdom meets imagination.

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I am a son of the Mississippi River. My life and work are shaped by three cities that trace it's course: Hayti, Memphis, and New Orleans.

From these waters, I carry stories of survival, song, and soul; roots that run deep and refinement earned through fire.

J. R. Welch

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WORDS

Strolling through New Olreans

"Each block told a story: historic brick worn smooth by a century of violent storms, bolection molding that spoke of craftsmen who understood that beauty was worth the extra effort."

My essays, prose, and poetry live here, written to ground you, stir your imagination, and point to toward hope.

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RaW, Untrained, outsider-style drawings of faces that haunt and watch back

Speaking + Coaching + Consulting

25+ Years of Experience

Rooted in real life, refined by experience. I have walked with leaders, entrepreneurs, creatives, and communities through the tensions of growth and evolution. My work is leadership as story; equal parts imagination, courage and conviction.

J. R. Welch Rooted + Refined

I guide leaders, creatives, and organizations to see clearly, act boldly, and grow with strength. My work is where wisdom meets imagination.

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Welcome to Art + Words + Leaderhsip

Where words meet soul. Each issue brings essays, stories, and images that linger; writing meant to ground you, stir your imagination, and point toward hope.

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Letters of prose and photographs, shaped by the textures of city streets, memory, and faith. It is an invitation to slow down, notice beauty, and discover wisdom in unexpected places.

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Conviction

Conviction is compassion in motion. See what is broken, bring beauty to it, and step toward healing wrongs.

Courage

Courage is clarity over comfort. Speak up, risk forward, and create and lead anyway.

Creativity

Creativity turns vision into positive change. It reshapes hurt into hope and moves culture forward.

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J. R. Welch

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