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In The Soup: Going Viral! How Social Media Can Help Your Startup

January 21, 2026 Katelyn Crespo
Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! This week, hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are joined by Ashlyn Greer of Fashivly and Kyle Mayers of WheelPrice. Both of these founders have had […]
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In The Soup: All About Accelerators

January 14, 2026 Katelyn Crespo
Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! This week, hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are joined by Haley Huie of NC State Entrepreneurship Clinic, Steve Klein of Vistaly, and Cameron Long of Virnika. […]
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In The Soup: Back to Basics! Getting Started on Your Founder Journey

January 7, 2026 Katelyn Crespo
Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! Hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are back for the first episode of 2026 and our winter season! We are so excited to bring you a […]
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In The Soup: How do you Recharge During the Holiday Break?

December 10, 2025 Katelyn Crespo
Happy In The Soup 🍲Wednesday! Hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are back for one time and one time only (this December) for a holiday special all about how to recharge over […]
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In The Soup Live: Off-Road, Tromml and the Rebelle Rally Race

November 5, 2025 Katelyn Crespo
Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! Hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are back for the final episode of the Fall 2025 season! We want to thank you, as always, for listening. […]
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In The Soup: Founder Break Up Stories

October 29, 2025 Katelyn Crespo
Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! Hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are back and excited it’s finally Halloween 🎃 be on the lookout for GrepBeat’s pumpkin carving contest laster this week! […]
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In The Soup: Minding the Money – When Your Startup Needs a CFO

October 22, 2025 Katelyn Crespo
Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! Hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are back into the soup (and soup season, now that it’s finally getting cold out there!)—and this week, they’re […]
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In The Soup: Taking a Capital Light Approach to Fundraising

October 8, 2025 Katelyn Crespo
Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! Hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are back with another episode! This weekend the In The Soup team enjoyed going to see the new Taylor Swift movie […]
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In The Soup: Finding the Right Revenue Model

October 1, 2025 Katelyn Crespo
Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! Hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are back with another episode on this first day of October. To make your wait for the crisp air of […]
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In The Soup: Common Mistakes First-Time Founders Make

September 24, 2025 Katelyn Crespo
Happy In The Soup 🍲 Wednesday! Hosts Jenn Summe and Melissa Crosby are back with another episode, this time all about the common mistakes first-time founders make! There is all kinds of […]

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