Alumni Stories Archive

“My goal now is to continue to utilize and harness the skills I have learned at the Center of Entrepreneurship in order to take my startup to the next level.”

After finding his passion for entrepreneurship at Wake Forest, Arthur Willson began working full time to scale his venture, The Monrae Group, an AI trademark monitoring solution for attorneys. Arthur is indifferent to industry or stage, simply chasing opportunity wherever it leads him which keeps him active in multiple other ventures

“During my junior year in Greg Pool’s class, I decided there had to be a better way to make lasting memories without losing sleep or walking 6 miles due to the hassle of parking. FanPark was born. FanPark is the Airbnb of event parking.”

Alex Smereczniak is the co-founder and CEO of Charlotte-based startup, 2ULaundry, which Alex launched with co-founder, Dan D’Aquisto in January of 2016. Alex earned a BS in Finance from Wake Forest University and successfully ran and sold another laundry business prior to moving to Charlotte and joining EY as a financial services consultant.

Afton Vechery is the co-founder and CEO of Modern Fertility, a women’s health company making fertility information more accessible for the modern woman when she really needs it–earlier in life. Modern Fertility gives women access to the same laboratory tests that top fertility clinics offer and provides them with tools to track fertility over time.

“Till’s mission is to fix economic inequality for those without access to credit and financial products. We deliver our financial products to residents via landlord partnerships.”

As CEO of HOLDRITE, Tim McConnell recently sold the company to Reliance Worldwide Corporation. Currently leading their Global Business Innovation with a focus on innovative product solutions in the building products industry.

Nick Gray is the founder of Museum Hack, a company of educators and actors who give renegade tours at some of the best museums in the world. His company Museum Hack has been featured in publications such as Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and Newsweek.