The Growth Table

Endeavor Southeast × Atlanta Tech Village | Powered by Bank of America

A Growth Stage Founder Program

The Growth Table is a monthly breakfast experience designed for growth-stage founders across the Southeast who are ready to move beyond the basics and focus on what actually drives scale. Brought to you by Endeavor Southeast and Atlanta Tech Village, powered by Bank of America, each session brings together a curated group of founders operating at the $5M–$50M+ revenue range — the stage where the real complexity begins and the right relationships can change the trajectory of a company.

• 8:30am - Doors Open & Coffee Served
• 9:00am - Fireside Chat

August Session: The Next Channel: Lessons from Scaling Dr. Noze Best

Join us for a fireside chat with Christy Brown, CEO of Dr. Noze Best, in conversation with Kelly Anne O'Neill, Executive Director of the Atlanta Tech Village Foundation. Christy will walk through how she took the company from DTC-only to national retail distribution in Walmart and Target — the operational shifts, the partnerships that mattered, and the ones she walked away from. If you're eyeing your own next channel or market expansion, this is a real, no-fluff look at what it actually takes.Three Takeaways

1. How to know you're ready to expand — The difference between genuine readiness to enter a new channel and just wanting to grow fast, plus the "no-go" signals worth trusting.
2. What big-box retail distribution really demands — The operational, cash flow, and team changes that come with scaling into major retail partners — and how to protect margin and brand control along the way.
3. How to spot a real strategic partner — What separates a partnership that moves the business from one that's just a nice logo, and how to know when to walk away.

Christy Brown is CEO of Dr. Noze Best, a pediatric wellness brand delivering hospital-grade, at-home health solutions to modern families. A serial entrepreneur and angel investor, she has led and exited four companies and spent over two decades building ventures across professional services, digital commerce, and emerging tech.

Christy previously served as President & CEO of Launchpad2X, a nonprofit accelerator for women entrepreneurs, and remains active in the innovation economy as an Entrepreneur in Residence at Emory's Goizueta Business School and Program Lead for the Techstars Emory Founder Catalyst Accelerator. She's a Limited Partner in several early-stage funds and sits on multiple nonprofit and company boards.

Her honors include EY 2025 Winning Woman, Endeavor Entrepreneur, the Siggie Award for Conscious Capital, and Titan 100. A Georgia Tech engineering grad and former elite Ironman triathlete, Christy lives in Atlanta with her husband Jeff, two bonus daughters, and her dogs Lucy and Nash.

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