some projects I've started
White Duck Espresso (2020 - current)
founded popular drive-thru coffee concept in 2020 alongside my wife, Robyn. 3rd location opening soon.
Beat Childhood Cancer (2011 - 2022)
founded non-profit Because of Ezra, merged with 3 other NPOs in 2016. served as Exec Director. raised millions toward research, helped grow a research consortium of 60+ children's hospitals. work led to only the 7th drug FDA approved specifically for childhood cancer.
ModMyi.com (2007 - 2017)
founded and grew iOS community with over 1 million members and 500k daily page views. the original jailbreak community. exited 2017.
some areas I'm involved
- Family Healthcare Foundation, board
- Leadership Florida and Leadership Tampa Bay, alumni
- FBI Citizen's Academy, alumni
- crypto enthusiast (solana, eth, btc)
some things I've done
writing
I write on many topics, including nonprofit thoughts like my small-to-mid-size nonprofit tech stack recommendations, personal thoughts like when I left the for-profit world for a while (and when I came back), the melancholy of COVID, grief, running, travel thoughts and photography like my trip to Uganda (in two posts), and tutorials like setting up a Solana vanity wallet or building a retro gaming system with Batocera.
video
- White Duck Espresso Best Customer Service thank you videos. includes 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 (my favorite).
producer, director, videographer, editor -
The Thunder Run 25 minute documentary about a man named Peter Halper who ran across the US to raise money for childhood cancer.
producer, drone operator, asst director -
Kate Beating Cancer 15 minute piece on the experience of being in the hospital with a child fighting cancer
producer, asst director -
Sleeping original song, with video by AJ Hurley
writer, asst director, producer, singer / guitarist -
Childhood Cancer Stories. video series sharing stories of kids fighting cancer. shot and edited by AJ Hurley. includes Caroline and Parker (in partnership with Love Your Melon), Max, Hannah, Joshy, Gabby, Aidan, Neva, Millie, Tessa, Lily-Mae, Kellen, John, Brooke (ft Joel McHale), Caden (ft Hey Marseilles), Grayson (ft Mindy Kaling)
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Beating Cancer fun video of a superhero kid beating cancer, with licensed music from Bikini Kill. shot and edited by AJ Hurley.
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Various Childhood Cancer Videos. stories of who helped grow Beat Childhood Cancer. includes Harlow's family (who built and donated a whole house), Heartland (story of a bold woman named Sarah Bartosz, whose family was hit 3 times by cancer), Wisconsin Ewing's Sarcoma families coming alongside us, a talk I gave on how we're beating childhood cancer with computers
producer, asst director
code
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reach me at kyle@kylematthews.me or on Twitter @kylematthews