He co-founded Dreamapolis, an Indianapolis-based start-up accelerator, and the independent record label Urban Genius Entertainment.
He received a bachelor of arts degree with concentrations in business and pastoral sciences from Indiana State University in 2005.
A year later, he made a $30 million project for a 25-story apartment tower to be built on run-down properties in downtown Indianapolis.
It helped urban entrepreneurs start businesses by connecting them with critical tools and resources.
Dreamapolis held entrepreneur workshops and crowdfunding events, organized business summer camps for youth, and invested in creative Indianapolis ideas.