Beaver Reflections:
I graduated from Beaver in 1991 and had a fantastic experience. I loved the facilities, the small classes, and the warm environment the teachers and students fostered. During my time at Beaver, I was on the tennis team. Being on the team and playing tennis really helped inspire me to create my own tennis-related business.

What is #happeningnow in your life:
After graduating from Beaver, I moved to New York to work in advertising as a media buyer for a few years. Back in 2003, I was playing golf and realized the disparity between men and women’s golf gear, headcovers, etc. Men had a lot more accessories than women. This was the launchpad for Ame & Lulu, a golf brand that focuses on women’s golf accessories. A couple of years later, it became a tennis brand, too. As a result, I have been working alongside my brother for the past 20 years! [Rob Kurson is the co-founder of Ame & Lulu and a Beaver graduate.] The pandemic has forced us to really run the business on our own. We have been fortunate that tennis and golf are two sports that can be played socially-distanced.

“One of the positives that has come out from this pandemic is that we have been able to change and adapt with the times and create masks for schools throughout the United States, Beaver being one of them.”

– Amye Kurson ’91

Advice to Beaver students:
Try to figure out what you love and follow that path. Through the past months, living through the pandemic, I have just been in the office with my brother. But I love what I do and I love what I sell. If you don’t love what you do, you won’t be successful and you won’t want to work. Follow your passion with what interests you, not what will make you the most money.