Preston Schlagheck

Finance + Business Analytics at University of South Carolina

Currently, I’m Head of Product at Mano Wellness, where I built Manny, a private health coach that reads your wearables, sleep, and nutrition, now used by hundreds of people and corporate clients on iPhone and web.

At Direct Journeyline Holdings, I automate month-end reconciliation, reporting, and forecasting, saving the team 10+ hours a week.

Before that I co-founded Diffuse and CogNodes, building AI products for clients, most recently Lookr, a fit-based feed that gives live outfit feedback and matches you with people who share your style and niche.

I’m recruiting for Summer 2027 internships in finance, operations, and supply chain, especially roles where finance, data, and AI meet.

Work

2026Head of Product at Mano WellnessSepBuilding Manny, a private health coach that reads your wearables, sleep, and nutrition. Hundreds of users and 4+ corporate clients since launch.
AI Strategy & Automations at Direct Journeyline HoldingsMayAutomating month-end reconciliation, reporting, and forecasting across a multi-company truck parking and logistics portfolio, saving the team 10+ hours a week.
2025Co-Founder & Lead Engineer at DiffuseDecBuilt an AI newsroom that let one person run a county’s local news, reaching 26,000+ monthly pageviews across 3 sites and turning a profit in four months.
Co-Founder & AI Strategy Consultant at CogNodesOctAI strategy and production builds for 8 paying clients, including Mano and Lookr.
Generative & Agentic AI Integrations Intern at US HealthConnectSepBuilt 6 automation workflows and 2 AI agents for finance, compliance, and operations teams, cutting turnaround time 35%.
Web Developer at Direct Journeyline HoldingsJulRebuilt the portfolio sites and cut average click paths in half.

Education

USCB.S. in Business Administration at the University of South CarolinaExp May 2028Finance & Business Analytics at the Darla Moore School, 3.72 GPA.
Chief Technology Officer & Executive Board at Garnet FundJul 2026Executive board member of the University of South Carolina’s first student-run fund, a $100K+ long/short portfolio. Built its risk platform for 35+ members.
President at Sigma Phi Epsilon, SC AlphaNov 2025Budget, recruitment, and compliance for 230+ members, leading the campus in GPA and size.
Alpha Fund Manager at Alpha Kappa PsiJun 2025Ran a $23,000 portfolio with 12 analysts, up 12% over six months.

Projects

2026StealthAugInternal products I’m building that aren’t public yet.
GitHub10,130 contributions in the last year