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Dr. Doug Makes Special Guest Appearance at Genuis Tank!

Fresh Tech Solutionz & DeckLaunch Celebrate Dr. Doug’s Role as Special Guest at Genius Tank: Future Founders EditionOn July 30 […]

CEO of the Year – Fresh Tech Solutionz

Fresh Tech Solutionz CEO Named “CEO of the Year” for Digital Transformation Support!We’re proud to announce a major win for […]

PVAMU Night of Etiquette

Fresh Tech Solutionz Joins PVAMU & Let’s Get Lit for a Night of Etiquette, Mentorship, and ImpactOn April 23, 2025, […]

Unlocking the AI Future:

Unlocking the AI Future: Fresh Tech Solutionz Leads AI Workshop at Houston Business Development Inc.At Fresh Tech Solutionz, we believe […]

Inspiring the Next Generation

Inspiring the Next Generation: Fresh Tech Solutionz at Academy of Accelerated Learning's Career DayOn April 25, 2025, Fresh Tech Solutionz […]

DeckLaunch Leads HBDi’s Business Canvas Workshop

DeckLaunch teams up with Houston Business Development Inc.Last Thursday, DeckLaunch and Fresh Tech Solutionz had the privilege of conducting a […]

Fresh Tech Solutionz Inspire UHD Students on Entrepreneurship & Life After College

Last week, Nicholas Mbaezue-Daniel (COO, Fresh Tech Solutionz) and Derrell Noris (CEO, Fresh Tech Solutionz) had the honor of participating […]

DeckLaunch and The Cannon Partnership

DeckLaunch and The Cannon Partner to Empower Startup FoundersWe’re thrilled to announce an exciting partnership between DeckLaunch and The Cannon […]

Inspiring the Next Generation

Inspiring the Next Generation: Fresh Tech Solutionz and DeckLaunch LLC at the 2025 Entrepreneurship ConferenceOn January 8, 2025, Fresh Tech […]

Dr. Doug Franklin

Chief Operations Officer

Doug Franklin is a Houston native who is

focused on uplifting the future of business. He is co-founder and CEO of DeckLaunch, a company that helps aspiring founders validate startup ideas to

seek funding and investment opportunities. He also serves as Managing Partner for marketing, leadership and organizational behavior projects with Crowned LLC. Doug specializes in taking concepts from ideation to validated concept and developing marketing and operational strategies. He also is adept at coaching

and training leadership and team competencies for startup founders and teams. Doug is a proud graduate of Florida A&M University where he achieved his

Bachelor of Business Administration; Rice University where he achieved his Master of Business Administration; and has graduated from the University of St. Thomas with his Doctorate of Ethical Leadership in Spring 2020.

Dr. Doug Franklin

Chief Operations Officer

Doug Franklin is a Houston native who is

focused on uplifting the future of business. He is co-founder and CEO of DeckLaunch, a company that helps aspiring founders validate startup ideas to

and training leadership and team competencies for startup founders and teams. Doug is a proud graduate of Florida A&M University where he achieved his

Sidni Campbell

Executive Administrator

Derrell Noris was born and raised on the east side of Houston, TX. He attended the historic Prairie View A&M University where he studied Computer Engineering

and minored in Physics. He went on to pursue a master’s degree in computer engineering at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Derrell was hired as a

software engineer at Tata Consultancy Services, a global software consulting firm with over 400,000 employees. Derrell left corporate America after 5 years as a developer and business relationship manager and is currently the CEO/FEO and Founder of Fresh Tech Solutionz. Derrell has won the Opulence Tech Titan Award 3 years in a row for his work at Fresh Tech Solutionz.

Sidni Campbell

Executive Administrator

Derrell Noris was born and raised on the east side of Houston, TX. He attended the historic Prairie View A&M University where he studied Computer Engineering

and minored in Physics. He went on to pursue a master’s degree in computer engineering at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Derrell was hired as a

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