Like Serena Williams, her husband Alexis Ohanian has an inspirational story behind his success. During the early months after launching Reddit, he received heartbreaking news of the cancer diagnosis of his mother. Alexis’ mother, Anke Ohanian, had an inoperable tumor in her brain. Despite his mother’s cancer diagnosis, Alexis kept working, day in and day out, to ensure the success of his company while taking care of her health. He once revealed some emotional words from his mother after her cancer diagnosis.
Alexis Ohanian on his mother’s support.
As Alexis came across the news that his mother was suffering from cancer, the first thing his mother told to him was, “I’m sorry.”
Alexis had more to add.
“At a moment when she should have been most concerned with her own health, she was apologizing to me, because she didn’t want that weighing on my conscience while I was trying to do everything else I wanted to do up in Boston, where our company was.” Alexis further added.
Talking about the confidence he received from his mother, Alexis said.
“To be able to call my mom as soon as the bank account cleared and tell her—before I told TechCrunch—to tell my mother her confidence in me was not wasted was the best part, absolutely the best part.”
Serena Williams spends time with her family in Toronto.
Recently, Alexis shared a picture on Twitter with Serena and their daughter Olympia during their outing in Toronto last week.