In The Soup: Live! Shaping Communities as a CEO

Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday!

Welcome to the finale episode of the Winter 2026 season of “In The Soup!” As always, thank you so much for listening and continuing on this journey with us. We will be back for a very special episode on Wednesday, April 1st. After this, episodes will begin premiering on Tuesdays. We look forward to getting back in the soup then!

Today, hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are joined by the CEO of the Center for Entrepreneurial Development (CED), Alex Bloom! He goes through his career journey across the country, including as the Director of Content for Verizon to the CEO of WebAssign. His goal has always been building communities around a businesses brand and presence, and now he aims to help startups in the area do exactly the same. There is lots of valuable advice, and fun stories, in this finale episode! Be sure to tune in!

This episode (and the rest of the season) is proudly sponsored by Curious Ant.

Listen to the episode below. And be sure to subscribe to The GrepBeat Podcast, so you’ll never miss out on what’s going on in your community!

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Katelyn Crespo is the Multimedia Producer at GrepBeat specializing in producing visual and audio content. When she isn't keeping her eye on the latest social trends she is often found reading a good book or walking her two dogs.