Today we’d like to introduce you to Oliver L. Sims III.
Oliver is the Americas Leader of Global Technical Sales for CA Technologies a division of Broadcom. He is Founder and COO for Henry Health, a company focused on improving the methods, delivery and consumption of mental health services and self-care support for Black Men. Henry Health’s moonshot goal is to increase the average lifespan of the African American man by ten years within the next 25 years by treating the unmanaged stress that black men suffer from. Oliver also Managing Partner for OliverSims Business Advisors a business advisory and investment firm that focuses on assisting and investing in underrepresented founders as they pursue their entrepreneurial dreams.
Oliver serves on a number of boards, non-profit and for profit. Oliver is a member of the board of directors for the Sam Walton College of Business Office of Diversity and Inclusion, the Dean’s Alumni Advisory Council for the Sam Walton College of Business and for the Black Alumni Society at the University of Arkansas. Oliver is an advisor and board member for Celer Images, a digital media firm, a board member for Game Time Giving, a mobile application putting the fun into giving (philanthropy) and on the board of and CFO for Joyful Giver a donation and giving a platform for Faith-Based organizations and for nonprofits. He is also a Board Member of the Community Empowerment Council (CEC) in his home town of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The CEC is working to uplift Pine Bluff’s economic condition through the delivery of various services and programs. Oliver is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and is an active member of St John’s Baptist Church where he is a leader of the Men’s Ministry, Traffic Ministry and a founder of the investment ministry there, The Storehouse Ministry.
Oliver obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Computer Information Systems (DPQA) from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville and a Master’s of Business Administration degree from Amber University in Dallas. Oliver is married, April, and has an 18-year-old son, Oliver IV, who is a Freshman at the University of Arkansas.
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
Technology is a field of opportunity and challenges. Challenges are more acute for African Americans. My perspective comes from over 20 years of very often being the only one in the room, from many years of advocacy, from years of advising, investing and working with founders of color. High-income professions all have barriers and techno different. The additional issue is that tech is pervasive and holds many, many opportunities, entrepreneurial and other for all. We must seize this opportunity or allow the future to be dictated to us at an ever-increasing level.
Please tell us about Henry Health – what should we know?
Henry Health is a Digital Community that provides access to daily self-care support and mental health services. We strive to serve communities who are underserved by our medical systems, starting with black men who have the lowest life expectancy of any adult subgroup in the U.S. Our community welcomes men of all ages and their loved ones. Henry Health memberships include family-oriented services, such as therapy and family-friendly medications. The site tells a great story of our focus on helping men and their families deal with the stressors of life in a curated, empathetic and technology leveraging way. See the site at www.henry-health.com.
Any shoutouts? Who else deserves credit in this story – who has played a meaningful role?
My mother was key. Showing my brothers and I that any and everything was possible with belief and hard work.
My neighbor, Williams Perry Esq was a role model.
My teachers in the catholic school that I attended poured into me with love, discipline and motivation that continues to benefit me.
My baseball coach told me as I fought to field ground balls as an 8-year old that Excuses are for the Defeated. He pounded that into our heads and it continues to resonate in my approach.
Jesus Christ is my ultimate leader, mentor, supporter, cheerleader, advocate and teammate. Always there, always resonate, the good book rolls out lesson after lesson, reinforcement, encouragement, and motivation to have faith through good and bad.
Rodney Sampson is a modern-day role model with the great work he is doing in tech and inclusion.
Jim Osbon who brought me into the software business and mentored me through those early years. He became a business partner, a great family friend and continues to be today.
Wayne Sutton is a role model with his great work in tech and inclusion.
Dean Matt Waller is a role model via his work with the University of Arkansas Sam M Walton College of business.
So many more…
Contact Info:
- Website: Www.henry-health.com
- Email: info@henryhealth.com
- Instagram: @henryhealthapp
- Facebook: @HenryHealthApp
- Twitter: @henryhealthapp
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