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SOAR MENTEE: Psychologist Turned Gaming Guru Combats Kids Social Issues With Play

This is the third in a series of profiles on the first four women to be mentored by SOAR, a new Triangle area organization to help female entrepreneurs raise capital and grow their companies. SOAR is funded by Google for Entrepreneurs as part of its #40Forward initiative to support women in startups. Melissa DeRosier is a clinical psychologist who moonlights as a gamer, an author and a CEO. DeRosier fits no stereotype. That’s because she’ll do whatever it takes to accomplish a single mission – to change the lives of kids with mental, social and behavioral issues. The work...

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