Gary Linn Young, II
Gary Linn Young, II is a strategy and operations executive with more than 15 years of experience across financial services, commercial real estate, and community economic development. He has led enterprise strategy, supplier development, market integration, and cross-sector partnership efforts for organizations including Bank of America and Cushman & Wakefield, and is currently Founder & […]
Deb Lord, EdD, MBA
Dr. Deb Lord is an executive coach and strategic human resources leader with more than 30 years of experience helping organizations strengthen leadership, align talent strategy, and improve performance. Her work spans healthcare, banking, technology, higher education, residential construction, and real estate development. An ICF-accredited coach, Dr. Lord brings deep expertise in executive coaching, leadership […]
Spring Accelerator 2026
Henry Rock of City Startup Labs On Leading An Audacious, Visionary, Impact-Focused Program
An Interview With Rachel Kline Authority Magazine Editorial Staff Find a work/life balance. Anything audacious requires enormous energy, often tapping your reserves and stressing your personal relationships along the way. So, make regular time for self. Honor those who often endure the sacrifice of your absence. And, tune out, loosen the grip and be kind […]
Connecting more than just your cell phone after repairs
by Cameron Williams Published Tuesday, August 26, 2025 9:00 pm The Charlotte Post ReConnex is more than a tech repair company. The business, which opened in June, is powered by a Digital Champions Grant from the North Carolina Department of Information Technology with a goal of providing hyper-local, affordable tech repair services to underserved communities. […]
A new era for tech repair in Charlotte
https://youtu.be/doMvGqloqWc?si=WDOWmfzZLswMyVGdAuthor: wcnc.comPublished: 2:13 PM EDT July 22, 2025
A New Era of Tech Repair in Charlotte | ReConnex Grand Opening
On June 19, 2025, City Startup Labs proudly celebrated the grand opening of ReConnex, our newest venture focused on bridging the digital divide through community-powered tech repair. https://youtu.be/ugo-OWxZFKg?si=i4MRNs-UMfQLDV2W Located in North Pointe Plaza (5430 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28213)—left of Family Dollar—ReConnex is a worker-owned cooperative offering affordable, high-quality phone, tablet, and laptop repair […]
Barbara Ellis
A native of New York City, Barbara earned a B.A. in Commercial Art at the City University of New York. She relocated to Charlotte, NC in 2004. Her decades long career includes experience in advertising, publishing, financial services, law school admissions recruitment. Barbara is also a Fine Artist and is an active member of the […]
Adrian T. Marable
For over 15 years, I’ve helped companies like Ingersoll-Rand and others with mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures to look under the hood pre-acquisition and improve operations by up to 67% per year post-acquisition using our DCI Method. I’ve helped companies with: Inefficient and disorganized processes: Redesigning over 3,000 processes and implementing clear systems for process management […]
Samuel Collins
Dynamic CEO with 15+ years of experience directing the daily operations, long-term strategic growth, and resource development initiatives of service organizations. Highly effective at accomplishing social impact goals that benefit the community by developing productive relationships; well-respected amongst stakeholders including donors, community leaders, organizational staff, and beneficiaries. History of securing competitive grants, 5- and 6-figure […]