Our Team
Paul Kundel (Co-founder, CEO): Prior to co-founding Youlayaway,  Paul was an Analyst in the Fixed Income department of Morgan Stanley in New York City where he dealt with some company's largest hedge fund and institutional clients. Paul is in charge of strategic growth at Youlayaway and is responsible for promoting online layaway as a smart payment alternative for online shoppers. Paul holds a Bachelors degree from the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, City University of New York.  

 

Jacob Shak (Co-Founder & VP - Operations): Jacob is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships between key strategic business and merchant partners. Jacob brings many years of extensive business development experience in E-commerce to Youlayaway. Jacob holds a BBA from Baruch College.

Laura Mai (Co-Founder & Marketing Director): Laura is the head of the marketing team at Youlayaway and is in charge of all press communication. Before joining the Youlayaway team, Laura worked at several top marketing agencies in New York City focusing on online marketing campaigns. Laura is a graduate of the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, City University of New York.

Michael Andreyev (Co-founder & Director - Business Development): As the co-founder of Youlayaway, Michael is in charge of project management and brings nearly a decade of experience from the telecommunications industry where he significantly grew company revenue and earnings every year.

Igor Grichanik, Esq (In-House General Counsel): Igor oversees all of Youlayaway's legal and administrative matters. His legal experience has primarily been in the corporate world and in the courtroom as a law clerk in New York City. Igor graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Pace University and he received his law degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.