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TAYLLOR BATTLE ’10

Tayllor Battle arrived at Wake Forest hoping to work in museums one day. Now based in Atlanta, Tayllor discusses her career in graphic design and what’s led her to this point since leaving Winston.*Since this interview, Tayllor started her own company called Gooneybird Design, where […]


MEAGAN HOOPER ’04

Meagan Hooper graduated from Wake Forest with a Theater major and enormous amounts of ambition. She soon found herself balancing auditions with part-time work at a hedge fund in New York. Meagan speaks to us now as founder and CEO of bSmartGuide.com, an online platform […]


BRADLEY SINGLETON ’17

When Bradley Singleton received an offer at NBC, he packed his bags and moved to New York within that month! We interviewed Bradley about this transition and working at NBC. Associate ProducerEarly Today and MSNBC News New York City, NYWFU Class of 2017Major: Communication and […]


REBECCA GLEICHENHAUS ’14

At the time of the interview, Rebecca Gleichenhaus was a negotiator for Optimum Media Direction (OMD).  Rebecca moved to New York City with no job and only a dream to make it in the City. Two weeks before she was going to move back home, […]


CAMBRA OVEREND ’04

Cambra Overend is the Production Stage Manager for the play Children of a Lesser God.  You may have heard of her stage managing plays such as, Tony Award Winning August: Osage County, Oslo, This is Our Youth, and many more. We recently got her thoughts on her stage managing […]


ANNE HILLGARTNER ’15

Anne Hillgartner (BA 2015 in Music Performance and History, MA Mgmt 2016) Associate Consultant at Mercer in Atlanta, GA This interview was originally published on www.alumni.opcd.wfu.edu Tell us about your current job role/employer and what you’re currently working on. I work for Mercer, which is a […]


CORVAYA JEFFRIES ’13

Corvaya Jeffries works in Atlanta as an Associate Producer for CNN. We recently talked with Corvaya about her career path, the impact of her Wake Forest education, and working at CNN. Associate ProducerCNN Atlanta, GAWFU Class of 2013Major: CommunicationMinor: WGS DeacLink: Can you walk me through […]


CAROLINE NELSON ’13

Caroline Nelson graduated Wake Forest University with a major in Art History and minor in Psychology. After graduation she found herself interning at the Bruce Museum. She later pursued her Master’s at the Courtauld  Institute of Art in London. Caroline is now based in New York […]


CAROLINE PERKINS ’16

Caroline Perkins came to Wake aiming for a degree in Business and Math… until a single Art History course changed her entire trajectory. Caroline recently spoke with us about her time at Wake, her current role at Artsy, and tips she’s picked up along the […]


ANDREW GRISTINA ’90

Andrew Gristina majored in Art History at Wake, then jumped midway through undergrad into George Mason to finish his degree with Economics tacked on. Andrew is now based in NYC underwriting for Navigators Management in art insurance. Andrew breaks down his path to NY and […]


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