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  • Grit, Growth, and HANDLE with Kyle Green

    Kyle is the Founder and CEO of the HANDLE, the first operating system for healthcare capital equipment. HANDLE has been on the Inc 5000 list of the fastest growing companies in the United States for five years in a row. Prior to HANDLE, Kyle was most recently the Senior Vice President of Business Development and Chief Strategy Officer at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, one of the five largest freestanding children’s hospitals in the United States. He was also previously the Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations at Phoenix Children’s. Kyle also served as System Vice President, Pediatric Services, at Norton Healthcare and Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville, Ky. Norton Healthcare is a five-hospital system and winner of the 2011 National Quality Forum (NQF) National Quality Healthcare Award. Before Norton Healthcare, he led the opening of the first international standards hospital in Shanghai, China while working for Johns Hopkins International. He earned a Master’s in Health Administration from the University of Kentucky and a BA in Biology from Transylvania University in Kentucky. He also completed the inaugural Managing Healthcare Delivery executive education program at the Harvard Business School and was an Administrative Fellow at the Johns Hopkins Health System.

  • The Nori Project
    • 6/26/24

    The Nori Project

    Nori is the Food Equi-Tech Company bringing fresh food to your sidewalks, workspace, and leisure spots via ultra modern vending

    machine. Nori will sell fresh produce & hot meals on command. Because Nori will be operating in a high volume across the city, you

    can access our healthy products with a quick walk down the street. On top of that, our hot meals are culturally relevant, our produce is

    locally sourced, and products will be available with EBT.

  • The Hustler’s Advantage: Turning Grit into Gold
    • 6/26/24

    The Hustler’s Advantage: Turning Grit into Gold

    Antwon Alsobrook started his journey as an entrepreneur in the early 2000’s specializing in the convergence of utility engineering, telecom and real estate development industries. Over his tenure, he has navigated the various challenges associated with entrepreneurship. Through faith-based perseverance, he has overcome a myriad of personal and business hardships, politically motivated legal challenges and a global financial crisis to establish the nation’s only, African American owned and operated, Fiber Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (Fiber CLEC). With a goal continuing to bridge the digital divide in underserved communities throughout the U.S., his portfolio of companies own and operate over 1000 fiber miles of fiber network infrastructure that serves over 100,000 households. Mr. Alsobrook’s eCommunity™ Fiber Network is the first in the nation to offer fiber-the-home connectivity to service members who live on-base at Fort Eisenhower in Augusta, GA. The eCommunity™ Network will soon offer connectivity to military bases across the nation as well as to the residents and/or service members who live off base.

    Mr. Alsobrook is an active Board Member of Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks where he lends his years of experience to assist the executive team with making sound, calculated decisions that impact restaurant and corporate operations, investor relations, facilities development, political engagement, legal strategy and community outreach.

    Finally, Mr. Alsobrook is a dedicated husband of 25 years with his wife Monica and father of three children, Imani (22), Madison (17) and Dylan (15).

  • Fueling Growth: Unpacking Royalty-Based Financing
    • 6/26/24

    Fueling Growth: Unpacking Royalty-Based Financing

    Vince brings 25 years of relevant entrepreneurial and operating experience in the software and services sectors, including launching and growing two successful software start-ups. He participates in all facets of Cypress’ investment process and actively supports portfolio companies.