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The Download: Melissa Phillippi, Co-Founder & CEO, WorkDove

November 1, 2022 Brooks Malone
Melissa Phillippi is Co-Founder and CEO of WorkDove. Helping people be great and the organizations they support thrive is what motivates and inspires Melissa on a daily basis. It’s also […]
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The Download: Josh Owen, CEO, Cycle Labs

October 18, 2022 Brooks Malone
Josh Owen is a co-founder and the CEO of Raleigh-based Cycle Labs. Prior to Cycle Labs, Josh founded and led the Raleigh-based global supply chain consulting firm Tryon Solutions through […]
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The Download: Kevin Mosley, General Partner, Jurassic Capital

September 20, 2022 Brooks Malone
Kevin Mosley is a General Partner at Jurassic Capital, a Durham-based growth equity firm focused on growing B2B software companies in the Triangle and broader Southeast. Alongside co-founder Joe Colopy, […]
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The Download: Jesse Lipson, Founder & CEO, Levitate

September 6, 2022 Brooks Malone
Jesse Lipson is a self-taught software developer who became a full-time entrepreneur at age 23. In late 2005 he founded ShareFile, a file-transfer service for businesses that need secure, reliable […]
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The Download: Lauren Romer, Director, Raleigh Founded

August 8, 2022 Brooks Malone
As a Raleigh native and NC State graduate, Lauren has always been passionate about the local community, and in 2018, she joined Raleigh Founded as a Community Coordinator. Lauren quickly […]
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The Download: David Coman, CEO, Science 37

July 12, 2022 Brooks Malone
David Coman is the chief executive officer of Morrisville-based Science 37, which makes it easier for people to participate in clinical research by connecting patients with doctors and nurses through […]
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The Download: Cara Borenstein, CEO & Co-Founder, Bytebase

June 13, 2022 Brooks Malone
Cara Borenstein is co-founder and CEO at Bytebase.io – the engineer’s notepad. Before Bytebase, she was an engineer at Twilio. [Editor’s Note: GrepBeat first profiled Cara and Bytebase in February, […]
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The Download: Justin Benson, CEO, Spreedly

May 31, 2022 Brooks Malone
Justin Benson joined Spreedly as CEO in 2011. He has driven Spreedly’s dramatic expansion through a successful pivot and evolution of the company’s go-to-market strategy. He led the company’s fundraising […]
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The Download: Justin Senkbeil, CEO & Co-Founder, CompostNow

May 16, 2022 Brooks Malone
Justin Senkbeil is CEO and Co-Founder of Raleigh-based CompostNow Inc., a company that offers subscription services and products for composting. Since 2012, Justin has championed CompostNow’s mission of empowering community […]
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The Download: Mike Walden, Professor Emeritus, NC State University

May 2, 2022 Brooks Malone
Michael Walden, Ph.D., is a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor Emeritus at NC State University and President of Walden Economic Consulting.  During his 43 years on the faculty at NC […]

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