In this episode of Invest in Her, host Catherine Gray talks with Christy Brown, CEO of Dr. Noze Best, a pediatric wellness company delivering hospital-grade respiratory care solutions to families at home. Christy shares how she unexpectedly became an entrepreneur while building Mask Digital, an early e-commerce strategy company that helped major brands understand the emerging digital marketplace. What began as a solution to an immediate customer need grew into the first of four successful company exits across both public and private organizations.
Christy also discusses her evolution from entrepreneur to angel investor and venture capitalist. Her first angel investment taught her valuable lessons about founder commitment, due diligence, and the realities of investing in early-stage companies. She explains why more women need to become angel investors, limited partners, and general partners—and why teaching young women about venture capital can help change who receives funding and which products and services shape our future.
Christy and Catherine also explore the story behind Dr. Noze Best. Founded by pediatric ENT Dr. Steven Goudy, the company created the NozeBot, a hospital-grade nasal aspirator designed to help families manage nasal congestion at home. Christy explains how the company is expanding its pediatric respiratory wellness platform, growing nationally, and introducing additional products focused on breathing, congestion, and symptom relief.
:In This Episode, You’ll Learn
- How Christy unexpectedly entered entrepreneurship and built her first company
- What she learned while leading four successful company exits
- Why founders should hire people with skills they do not possess
- How Christy made her first angel investment and formed an early special purpose vehicle
- What investors should evaluate beyond a founder’s passion and vision
- How venture funds can diversify investments across multiple companies
- Why more women are needed as angel investors, limited partners, and general partners
- How early venture capital education can help shift funding toward women founders
- The personal experience that inspired the creation of the NozeBot
- How Dr. Noze Best is bringing hospital-grade respiratory care into the home
Christy Brown is the CEO of Dr. Noze Best, a pediatric wellness brand delivering hospital-grade, at-home health solutions to modern families. She is a proven entrepreneur, angel investor, community builder, and champion for women in business.
With more than two decades of experience spanning professional services, digital commerce, and emerging technologies, Christy has successfully led and exited four public and private companies. She began angel investing and mentoring in 2010, with an emphasis on supporting women founders and underserved entrepreneurs.
Christy previously served as President and CEO of Launchpad2X, where she helped women entrepreneurs develop the tools, networks, and access to capital needed to transition from founder to CEO. She is also an Entrepreneur in Residence at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School and Program Lead for the Techstars Emory Founder Catalyst Accelerator. A Limited Partner in several early-stage funds and a Venture Partner in an alternative investment platform, Christy serves on the boards of multiple nonprofit and growth-stage organizations. She has been recognized as an EY 2025 Winning Woman, an Endeavor Entrepreneur, a Siggie Award recipient for Conscious Capital, and one of the Southeast’s Titan 100 CEOs.
Christy is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she studied Electrical and Computer Engineering. A former elite-level Ironman triathlete, she lives in Atlanta with her husband, Jeff, and their Dalmatians, Lucy and Nash.
Connect With Christy and Dr. Noze Best Website: https://www.drnozebest.com
Connect with Christy Brown on LinkedIn. https://www.businessofher.com
