In The Soup: In The Soup: Live! Shaping Communities as a CEO artwork
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In The Soup: In The Soup: Live! Shaping Communities as a CEO

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  • March 11th 2026

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!

Thank you for joining us for this episode of In The Soup, a show under The GrepBeat Podcast.

Today’s episode, and the rest of the season, is proudly sponsored by Curious Ant.

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