Update: In order to get it to work, I had to use an inline USC-C OTG adapter
While a USB-C male to USB-C male cable may work for some devices, it did not work for this one.
The trick is that the CC1 and CC2 pins on need to be pulled low through a 5.1k resistor.
in order for the USN-C host to recognize the device.
Thanks,
Scott