About Us

From Incarceration to Innovation. From Surviving to Owning.

Empowering Through Intelligence is a movement unlocking access to AI and cooperative ownership for communities too often left behind.

Who We Are

Mr David-Allen Sumner Sr (aka Bear)

Founder • Father • Builder

✦Spent 13 years incarcerated at ACI, Rhode Island.
✦Served as Providence’s first Street Worker, youth mentor.
✦Today: CEO of AI For Business, President of Break The Cycle Cooperative Hub, educator & advocate for cooperative economics.

Break The Cycle Cooperative Hub

A nonprofit coop incubator helping formerly incarcerated and marginalized individuals to own and govern their futures.

Active Projects:

✦Worker‑owned cannabis cooperatives
✦Curriculum designing for our public school system
✦In‑prison curriculums for co‑op training in Rhode Island

AI For Business: 90 Plus Tools

Our digital hub offers 90+ AI-powered tools designed for accessibility and scale:

✦Marketing and outreach automation
✦Grant writing, content creation, website support.
✦Sales processes, customer support AI bots.
✦No-code, low-cost solutions for real-world impact Our Vision

Who We Are

Mr David-Allen Sumner Sr (aka Bear)

Founder • Father • Builder

✦Spent 13 years incarcerated at ACI, Rhode Island.
✦Served as Providence’s first Street Worker, youth mentor.
✦Today: CEO of AI For Business, President of Break The Cycle Cooperative Hub, educator & advocate for cooperative economics.

Break The Cycle Cooperative Hub

A nonprofit coop incubator helping formerly incarcerated and marginalized individuals to own and govern their futures.

Active Projects:

✦Worker‑owned cannabis cooperatives
✦Curriculum designing for our public school system
✦In‑prison curriculums for co‑op training in Rhode Island

AI For Business: 90 Plus Tools

Our digital hub offers 90+ AI-powered tools designed for accessibility and scale:

✦Marketing and outreach automation
✦Grant writing, content creation, website support.
✦Sales processes, customer support AI bots.
✦No-code, low-cost solutions for real-world impact Our Vision

Our Vision

AI is the new electricity—and our communities can’t be left in the dark.

Through our AAA Accelerator, Co-op Hub, and a movement of Black‑led, tech‑enabled co‑ops, we are training, launching, and scaling 100+ businesses by 2030.

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“We are not the leftovers of history. We are the seeds of the future.” – Bear

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“We are not the leftovers of history. We are the seeds of the future.” – Bear

AI For Business 90 Plus Tools

About Us

From Incarceration to Innovation. From Surviving to Owning.

Who We Are

Mr David-Allen Sumner Sr (aka Bear)

Founder • Father • Builder

✦Spent 13 years incarcerated at ACI, Rhode Island. ✦Served as Providence’s first Street Worker, youth mentor. ✦Today: CEO of AI For Business, President of Break The Cycle Cooperative Hub, educator & advocate for cooperative economics.

Break The Cycle Cooperative Hub

A nonprofit coop incubator helping formerly incarcerated and marginalized individuals to own and govern their futures.

Active Projects:

✦Worker‑owned cannabis cooperatives ✦Curriculum designing for our public school system ✦In‑prison curriculums for co‑op training in Rhode Island

AI For Business: 90 Plus Tools

Our digital hub offers 90+ AI-powered tools designed for accessibility and scale:

✦Marketing and outreach automation✦Grant writing, content creation, website support. ✦Sales processes, customer support AI bots.✦No-code, low-cost solutions for real-world impact Our Vision

Who We Are

Mr David-Allen Sumner Sr (aka Bear)

Founder • Father • Builder

✦Spent 13 years incarcerated at ACI, Rhode Island. ✦Served as Providence’s first Street Worker, youth mentor. ✦Today: CEO of AI For Business, President of Break The Cycle Cooperative Hub, educator & advocate for cooperative economics.

Break The Cycle Cooperative Hub

A nonprofit coop incubator helping formerly incarcerated and marginalized individuals to own and govern their futures.

Active Projects:

✦Worker‑owned cannabis cooperatives ✦Curriculum designing for our public school system ✦In‑prison curriculums for co‑op training in Rhode Island

AI For Business: 90 Plus Tools

Our digital hub offers 90+ AI-powered tools designed for accessibility and scale:

✦Marketing and outreach automation✦Grant writing, content creation, website support. ✦Sales processes, customer support AI bots.✦No-code, low-cost solutions for real-world impact Our Vision

Our Vision

AI is the new electricity—and our communities can’t be left in the dark.Through our AAA Accelerator, Co-op Hub, and a movement of Black‑led, tech‑enabled co‑ops, we are training, launching, and scaling 100+ businesses by 2030.

Join the Movement

Join the Movement

Action - LinkActionLinkPartner with us Partner →Fund our mission Donate →Build with us Join Accelerator →See it in action Schedule a Demo →

✦Spent 13 years incarcerated at ACI, Rhode Island.
✦Served as Providence’s first Street Worker, youth mentor.
✦Today: CEO of AI For Business, President of Break The Cycle Cooperative Hub, educator & advocate for cooperative economics.

✦Worker‑owned cannabis cooperatives
✦Curriculum designing for our public school system
✦In‑prison curriculums for co‑op training in Rhode Island

✦Marketing and outreach automation
✦Grant writing, content creation, website support.
✦Sales processes, customer support AI bots.
✦No-code, low-cost solutions for real-world impact Our Vision

✦Spent 13 years incarcerated at ACI, Rhode Island.
✦Served as Providence’s first Street Worker, youth mentor.
✦Today: CEO of AI For Business, President of Break The Cycle Cooperative Hub, educator & advocate for cooperative economics.

✦Worker‑owned cannabis cooperatives
✦Curriculum designing for our public school system
✦In‑prison curriculums for co‑op training in Rhode Island

✦Marketing and outreach automation
✦Grant writing, content creation, website support.
✦Sales processes, customer support AI bots.
✦No-code, low-cost solutions for real-world impact Our Vision

AI is the new electricity—and our communities can’t be left in the dark.

Through our AAA Accelerator, Co-op Hub, and a movement of Black‑led, tech‑enabled co‑ops, we are training, launching, and scaling 100+ businesses by 2030.

Action - Link
ActionLinkPartner with us Partner →
Fund our mission Donate →
Build with us Join Accelerator →
See it in action Schedule a Demo →