Suzannah Claire Perry

Chapel Hill-based Startup Mentorforce Bringing Mentorship To The Masses

November 29, 2022 Suzannah Claire Perry

In early 2020, Jay Parker found himself inundated with emails from former employees asking for advice on their own careers. Over lunches that turned into 30-minute virtual meetings once the […]

Belgium’s Spotit Sets Up Shop In Triangle To Tackle Global Cybersecurity Threats

November 22, 2022 Suzannah Claire Perry

Forget harrowing macroeconomic trends, labor shortages and supply chain issues: cyberattacks are the single biggest threat global companies face in an increasingly digitized world, says Colin Kiser, the head of […]

Exit Stories: Eric Boduch’s Front-Row Seat To Growing Pendo Into A Unicorn

November 15, 2022 Suzannah Claire Perry

The guest for this week’s episode—the final one of Season 3—is Eric Boduch, who has had a storied career in product management and marketing in the Triangle and beyond. Boduch, […]

Friday Nooner: Jamie Jones On Keeping Entrepreneurial Dukies In Triangle

November 11, 2022 Suzannah Claire Perry

Some reoccurring themes start this week’s Friday Nooner, including GrepBeat’s new(ish) merch store ForeverGrep and the ongoing chronicles of Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, including the company’s possible financial woes as […]

Raleigh’s SKLLD Taps Into Underutilized Workforce—The Formerly Incarcerated

November 10, 2022 Suzannah Claire Perry

While working at a logistics company, NC State grad Zach Howard began noticing trends that led him to start SKLLD, his Raleigh-based startup that helps a historically underserved population gain […]

Carrboro’s Silverquicken Brings The Magic To Middle School Education

November 8, 2022 Suzannah Claire Perry

In the early days of the pandemic, many parents shared a puzzling feeling. Stuck with kids at home in quarantine, they couldn’t stand to hear another episode of Gravity Falls, […]

Exit Stories: Ascend’s Christine Nicodemus On The Pandemic’s Silver Lining

November 8, 2022 Suzannah Claire Perry

This week’s guest on Exit Stories—hosted by Jurassic Capital’s Kevin Mosley—is Christine Nicodemus, the co-founder of Charlotte-based edtech startup Ascend Goals. Nicodemus, a graduate of Wake Forest University, co-founded Ascend […]

Friday Nooner: Security Journey’s Chris Romeo Traces Path To Successful Exit

November 4, 2022 Suzannah Claire Perry

On this week’s episode of the Friday Nooner the team again talked ForeverGrep, GrepBeat’s cool new swag store, as Joe reveals his new “Pete” shirt. Real estate was a re-occurring […]

Durham Newcomer Qodeo Is A ‘Dating App’ Matching Entrepreneurs To Investors

November 3, 2022 Suzannah Claire Perry

If you have ever been on either side of an investment, you know firsthand how hard it is to find the right partner. Durham newcomer Qodeo is helping investors and […]

Exit Stories: Karly Pavlinac On WAAM And The Cake Resume Heard Round The World

November 1, 2022 Suzannah Claire Perry

On this week’s episode of Exit Stories, host Kevin Mosely interviews WAAM founder and NC State grad Karly Pavlinac. Sleeping behind her parents’ couch to make ends meet, Pavlinac founded […]