Andre Fowlkes

 We are all in the business of advancing our communities and doing it by means of targeting the most underserved populations who are dealing with challenges we will never truly know.  We provide a variety of services addressing food insecurity, financial assistance, mental health, education and workforce, advocacy, and connection to resources that are too […]

A Memphis Moment: Founder’s Spotlight with Megan Gray of Moment AI    Megan Gray, a native and long-time member of the tech community in Memphis, knows what can change in a moment. After experiencing multiple seizures, Doctor’s told her she would not drive again. From there, she decided to use her background and personal experience

Winter Is Coming: Founder’s Spotlight with Winter Innovations    Lia Winter, Founder and CEO, and Preston Dishner, COO, moved across state this May to take part in the Summer of Acceleration. The two Vols, who both recently graduated with dual graduate degrees (both MBAs and MS’) from UT Knoxville, came to launch Winter Innovations, the

Experience The World Around You  Sneh graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelors of Science in Information Technology. After graduation, Sneh worked at an accelerator focused on machine learning and after joined a marketing agency where he saw brands spend hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to engage with people based on location

Tallahassee Takeover in Memphis: Founder’s Spotlight with DiaTech Diabetic Technologies Inc. JC, John, Nick, and Luis, the four cofounders of DiaTech Diabetic Technologies Inc., came together during their undergraduate years at Florida State University. At the age of nine, CEO John Wilcox was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. His personal connection to diabetes encouraged him

EasyMove Founder Is No Stranger To Moving: Founder’s Spotlight with Emin Aliyev     EasyMove Emin Aliyev was born and raised in Azerbaijan, a country nestled in the southern Caucasus Region of Eurasia (the geographical area between Europe and Asia). Emin received his undergraduate degree in Applied Mathematics and Economic Cybernetic from Baku State University

A PhD on Her New Learning Experience: Founder’s Spotlight with Kristen Archbold This summer, Dr. Kristen Archbold, CEO and Founder of Azimuth Sleeping Solutions, is embarking on a new learning journey. With both a Bachelors and Doctorate in Nursing from the University of Michigan, Kristen Archbold has spent her career in nursing and academia, most

Public innovation, meet private innovation. On May 29th, startup founders from the Sky High accelerator at Start Co. were invited to spend a day with officials from the City of Memphis. The full day of programming included an invite to Mayor Strickland’s monthly data meeting, a presentation from Chief Information Officer for Memphis, Mike Rodriguez,

Today we spoke with Dark Horse Technology engineer Babak Jahani. Dark Horse is a medical device company that is changing the way doctors will perform total ankle replacement (TAR) surgeries. With an inverted design, their device will allow patients to experience more comfortability and usability in the replaced ankle than the standard fusion method currently