Michelle Penczak

Michelle grew up outside Wilmington, North Carolina, and earned her BA from King University—the first in her family to attend a four-year college. She began her career as a personal assistant, only to find that as the wife of a Marine, she faced frequent rejection—due to the stereotype that military spouses move frequently and are unreliable. In 2017, Michelle founded Squared Away, a platform that matches companies with military spouses looking for work as virtual executive assistants.