Swan & Lake

Swan & Lake originated in our dorm room at Duke. We came up our name on a walk in the gardens and formulated our first batch of products in a campus maker space. We've loved hearing from so many of you along our student entrepreneur journey!

Meet the Founders!

Shannuel Lamptey, Duke '26

Shannuel Bio

Alissa Rivero, Duke '25

Alissa started her first business in second grade selling Rainbow Loom bracelets. In college, she became a real estate agent at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices while running multiple small businesses. Alissa is highly engaged with the community, particularly when it comes to efforts to increase access to affordable housing. She loves giving back to the next generation. One of her favorite memories is serving as a "Shark Tank" judge at a local elementary school where K-5th graders pitched their own entrepreneurial ventures.