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The Friday Nooner

Friday Nooner: Oval Park’s Justin Wright-Eakes Talks Underserved Markets, Chicks

February 17, 2023 Abby Pender
During this week’s Friday Nooner, Joe provided his commentary all the way from Cartagena, Colombia, and Jackie came to us from inside the Monsters Inc. headquarters (yes, that was a […]
The Friday Nooner

Friday Nooner: Making The Magic Happen With Front Porch VP’s Gregg Bordes

February 10, 2023 Abby Pender
This week’s Friday Nooner kicked off with a static-y start from Pete, but soon all audio issues were addressed. Thank goodness for Joe—once an IT guy, always an IT guy. The […]
The Friday Nooner

Friday Nooner: Lucy Kosturko And Social Cascade’s “Easy Button” For Pediatricians

February 3, 2023 Abby Pender
T.G.I.F., everyone! On this week’s Friday Nooner, Pete is back from vacation at last. It turns out he arrived back in the GrepBeat office just in time to experience some […]
Triangle

Chapel Hill-based Alight Success Aims To Align People To Their Dreams

February 2, 2023 Abby Pender
After 20 years of school counseling, Kristin Hiemstra was bursting with inspiration from the goals and dreams of her students. But she found herself heartbroken thinking about all the lost […]
Charlotte

Friday Nooner: RevTechLabs’ Dan Roselli, aka The Godfather Of Charlotte Tech

January 29, 2023 Abby Pender
This week features yet another Pete-less episode while our beloved No. 1 host floats around the Caribbean with a margarita in one hand and the guide to the Norwegian Escape‘s […]
Triangle

Inclusive Intakes Aiming To Transform Mental Illness Into Mental Health

January 26, 2023 Abby Pender
During quarantine, some people took up knitting, others restructured their workout routines, and even more spent a great deal of time watching Tiger King. Bryan Krehnbrink, a UNC School of […]
The Friday Nooner

Friday Nooner: BotBuilt CEO Brent Wadas On Why The Army Is Like “The Office”

January 20, 2023 Abby Pender
This week’s Friday Nooner started with Joe’s disappointment in some unknown coffee thieves within the office, resulting in a lower-than-normal caffeine level for Jackie and Joe, but not Pete. Why? […]
The Friday Nooner

Friday Nooner: Talking Tech IPOs (Or Not), Guest Mark Self Of Brit Import mpro5

January 13, 2023 Abby Pender
Although this week’s Friday Nooner took place on Friday the 13th, surprisingly the episode brought more good news than bad—the eagerly awaited return of Pete (no offense, Joe), a new […]
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Friday Nooner: Back For 2023 With Guest Jesse Jones Of Fourscore Business Law

January 8, 2023 Abby Pender
During this week’s Friday Nooner, a Pete-less crew (get well soon, Pete!) of Joe and Jackie took the lead with special guest co-host Kevin Mosley of Jurassic Capital. [Note: Pete […]

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