Lamont Joynes Sells Clothes, Manages Risk at Wells Fargo and Runs a CEO Chapter.

Lamont Joynes, rising senior and CEO Treasurer at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Remember the Struggle

Joynes launched his clothing brand, Remember the Struggle, in 2024. He'd been designing clothes for years, but it was his college peers who pushed him to treat it like a real business. "Designing has always been a passion of mine," he says, "but when I got to college, my peers encouraged me to take it more seriously."

The line includes T-shirts, beanies, zip-up jackets, hoodies and sweatsuits, all priced to be accessible. The name carries a specific message: everyone comes from a different background, and the hard parts of that background are worth holding onto. "The challenges we face help shape who we become," Joynes says. "It's important to never forget those difficult moments because they often provide the motivation to keep pushing forward."

Right now the brand lives on Instagram (@rts.clothin) and at pop-up events. His first CEO event was an entrepreneurship pop-up shop organized by the chapter's outgoing president. That experience, feeling welcomed, getting product in front of students, watching people connect with the brand in person, shaped how he thinks about the chapter's potential for other student entrepreneurs.

From a Three-Day Summit to a Corporate Risk Desk

Joynes at Wells Fargo, where he's spending the summer in Corporate Risk.

The internship started with the Wells Fargo Change Makers Summit in Charlotte, NC, a three-day program covering the company's culture and business areas. After two virtual interviews and a final in-person round on the last day of the summit, Joynes got a call about two months later offering him a summer position in Corporate Risk within the Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) division. His days start around 7 a.m. with team meetings and cross-department collaboration. One project stands out: he's helping build an AI agent designed to answer questions about the Risk Department, replacing the manual document searches that currently slow teams down. "The goal is to improve efficiency and help the team work more effectively," he says.

Joynes's desk at Wells Fargo: Corporate and Investment Banking Risk.

Corporate Banking and Clothing Racks

After graduation, Joynes plans to pursue corporate banking full time while continuing to grow Remember the Struggle on the side. He sees the two paths as complementary, not competing. Finance gives him professional stability and business knowledge; the brand gives him a creative outlet and a way to connect with people on his own terms.

Back on campus this fall, he's focused on his role as CEO Treasurer. His plan is to increase financial transparency by building a clear budget for chapter events and organizing fundraising initiatives that support scholarships, service projects and member development. It's the kind of operational thinking that comes naturally to someone splitting time between a risk desk and a clothing line.

He's also looking ahead to the 2026 CEO Global Conference in Clearwater Beach, which would be his first. "It seems like a great place to network and gain valuable insight on business development," he says, "talks that don't happen in the classroom. This would help me bring knowledge back to campus to guide my peers."

	Start before you feel ready. Joynes had been designing for years before launching Remember the Struggle. His college peers pushed him to stop treating it as a hobby. Sometimes the business is already there; you just need someone to tell you to take it seriously.
	Show up to the summits and programs. The Wells Fargo internship came from attending the Change Makers Summit. Opportunities like that exist at dozens of companies, and most students don't apply. Joynes did.

	A career and a brand aren't mutually exclusive. Joynes is building a clothing line while interning in corporate risk at a major bank. The two feed each other. One teaches discipline and financial thinking; the other keeps the creative and entrepreneurial side alive.
	Use your chapter to test your business. Joynes's first CEO event was a pop-up shop for Remember the Struggle. Your chapter can be the same proving ground: a built-in audience of people who want to support student businesses.