Temiloluwa Alagbe

Charlotte’s Frolly Takes the “Fur” Pas Out of Finding Love

February 3, 2026 Temiloluwa Alagbe

For 30 years, Cindy Himmel lived in Chicago, Illinois, where she worked in real estate and later ran her own bakery, Sweet Mandy B’s, from 2002 to 2015. The entrepreneur […]

Asheville’s Shuttlebee Boosts School Transport With Tech and Insurance

December 4, 2025 Temiloluwa Alagbe

Kristina Fahl spent the first portion of her career working in direct response marketing and insurance. She ultimately rose to the position of Vice President for Bank of America in […]

Raleigh’s Asobo Uses AI to Personalize Learning Modules For K-12 Students

November 17, 2025 Temiloluwa Alagbe

It has been two years since Austin Ketola started Tutorsmith, a company designed to make education more accessible to students and parents. The idea had first struck him when he […]

UNC Graduate’s Roam Uses AI and Social Curation To Help People Find Their Style

November 11, 2025 Temiloluwa Alagbe

Cole Vita, a UNC Chapel Hill graduate with a B.S. in Computer Science and a minor in Data Science, didn’t always care much about personal style. His nature was just […]

Charlotte-Based MindRev Drives Self-Improvement With AI

October 24, 2025 Temiloluwa Alagbe

Matt Zinman, former president of Z Communication and personal success trainer, began his career with marketing firms after graduating from Temple University in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in communications […]

Cary’s FYTT Brings Innovative Sports Science Software To Athletics

October 7, 2025 Temiloluwa Alagbe

Until 2017, Ernie Rimer, the former Director of Sport Science at the University of Utah, used Excel to track athletic performance data. He initially favored the program for its customization […]

Charlotte’s Msg2AI Uses AI To Remove Friction From Event & Venue Texting

September 16, 2025 Temiloluwa Alagbe

Entrepreneur Bart Cant moved to the U.S. from Belgium in 2000, settling in Charlotte to work for IBM and various consulting firms. He started Rethink Labs, his own blockchain consulting […]

Raleigh-Based Caffeine Provides “Human-Centric” AI Assistants

September 9, 2025 Temiloluwa Alagbe

Dustin Allen’s and Hearsch Jariwala’s paths crossed when they met at the AI Forge convention in 2023. Allen was a mobile developer and CEO for a repair estimate startup; Hearsch […]

Charlotte’s Summer Sanity Eases Scheduling Pain For Parents

August 15, 2025 Temiloluwa Alagbe

Megan Spivey and Megan Petrik met while their daughters were attending daycare. The business consultant and financial services professional bonded over their shared motherhood experience. And once their kids entered […]

Raleigh’s Squadies Helps Parents Find Clean Public Bathrooms On The Go

August 12, 2025 Temiloluwa Alagbe

Ryan Brown recognized a need for a better way to find clean public restrooms when she had a particularly unpleasant experience changing her child’s diaper in a restaurant bathroom. Upon […]