Co-Founder

• Jan 2023 - Present

Curu helps lenders and loan marketplaces grow their new accounts by recovering their rejected applicants.Curu is ventured backed by Vestigo Ventures, Harlem Capital, Matchstick Ventures, FIS, Techstars, Chingona Ventures, Carolina Fintech Ventures and the Holdun Family Office.

CEO & Co-Founder

• Jul 2016 - Dec 2022

Techstars Chapters Board Member

• Jan 2020 - Sep 2022

Techstars Colorado Chapter. Connecting the Techstars family and helping expand the community. Always exploring ways to increase the value of events and resources. What do you want to see post-program or where can we help? Shoot me a message! #Givefirst Techstars Colorado Chapter. Connecting the Techstars family and helping expand the community. Always exploring ways to increase the value of events and resources. What do you want to see post-program or where can we help? Shoot me a message! #Givefirst

Bill Gates Scholar

• Sep 2014 - Aug 2020

Recipient of the full-ride Bill Gates Millennium Scholarship. Recipient of the full-ride Bill Gates Millennium Scholarship.

Entrepreneur

• Jun 2019 - Sep 2019

Western Union Accelerator Powered by Techstars - Cohort I The Western Union Accelerator, Powered by Techstars will help entrepreneurs create innovative solutions to some of the industry’s latest challenges including ML/AI, crypto and blockchain technologies, analytics and omnichannel platforms while leveraging the creative and agile thinking of some of the fintech industries brightest minds. Western Union Accelerator Powered by Techstars - Cohort I The Western Union Accelerator, Powered by Techstars will help entrepreneurs create innovative solutions to some of the industry’s latest challenges including ML/AI, crypto and blockchain technologies, analytics and omnichannel platforms while leveraging the creative and agile thinking of some of the fintech industries brightest minds.

Entrepreneur

• May 2019 - Jul 2019

FIS Accelerator Program's IV Cohort. FIS is one of the largest financial service providers in the world. FIS is committed to disrupting the fintech space with innovation centers in San Francisco, New York, London, Bangalore, Bangkok--and Little Rock, Arkansas. FIS Accelerator Program's IV Cohort. FIS is one of the largest financial service providers in the world. FIS is committed to disrupting the fintech space with innovation centers in San Francisco, New York, London, Bangalore, Bangkok--and Little Rock, Arkansas.

Entrepreneur

• Sep 2018 - Dec 2018

Cohort I The Holt family legacy is rooted in tradition and entrepreneurship. Our history of investing, growing, supporting, and building financial companies for the past five generations, has led us to create the Fintech accelerator, powered by an AI solutions provider. Cohort I The Holt family legacy is rooted in tradition and entrepreneurship. Our history of investing, growing, supporting, and building financial companies for the past five generations, has led us to create the Fintech accelerator, powered by an AI solutions provider.

Host of #TheWave

• Jul 2018 - Oct 2018

TheWave is a weekly series of unique millennial business insights. The Q&A series broadcasts on LinkedIn, Youtube, Facebook and Instagram, where I answer questions about entrepreneurship, marketing, leadership and life. Want to get on the show? Tune in on LinkedIn and send me your question with the hashtag #TheWave TheWave is a weekly series of unique millennial business insights. The Q&A series broadcasts on LinkedIn, Youtube, Facebook and Instagram, where I answer questions about entrepreneurship, marketing, leadership and life. Want to get on the show? Tune in on LinkedIn and send me your question with the hashtag #TheWave

Entrepreneur

• Mar 2017 - Jun 2017

Cohort VI Queen City Fintech is Charlotte's champion for fintech innovation, and one of the leading fintech accelerators in the US. Cohort VI Queen City Fintech is Charlotte's champion for fintech innovation, and one of the leading fintech accelerators in the US.

Wild Pitch Competition - 1st Place

• May 2017 - May 2017

DIG SOUTH’s Wild Pitch invites innovative startups (from early to growth stage) to present their companies to an audience of top-shelf investors and DIG Innovation Conference presenters and attendees. Wild Pitch is the South’s Capitol of Capital. DIG SOUTH’s Wild Pitch invites innovative startups (from early to growth stage) to present their companies to an audience of top-shelf investors and DIG Innovation Conference presenters and attendees. Wild Pitch is the South’s Capitol of Capital.

Executive Speaker

• Mar 2017 - Mar 2017

High Impact Presentations - Great leaders are individuals who are passionate about and confident in the work they do, and they inspire others to do so in the process. Dale Carnegie's Leadership Training vision extends from corporate training and team building, to improving the leadership qualities within each individual High Impact Presentations - Great leaders are individuals who are passionate about and confident in the work they do, and they inspire others to do so in the process. Dale Carnegie's Leadership Training vision extends from corporate training and team building, to improving the leadership qualities within each individual

Pitch Dingman Competition - 1st Place

• Mar 2017 - Mar 2017