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UNC Grads’ Journo-Startup Takes Road Trip to Tell Untold Stories of Women

Two things became apparent to a group of female UNC-Chapel Hill seniors before graduating—that they loved their work in UNC’s School of Media and Journalism and yet, there seemed to be an information gap in the media.  Throughout their studies, there hadn’t been many females in the media who they really connected with, and traditional media certainly wasn’t covering stories that women of a variety of ages, races and socio-economic groups would want to read or hear about. So when it came time to find jobs in the field, they decided to create their own—they wanted to be sure they weren’t the...

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48 Innovate: Where Startup Culture Meets Big Business

48 Innovate isn’t a typical consulting or tech company. And its founder, Melissa Kennedy, is neither a typical CEO nor entrepreneur. Instead she and her company are something entirely new. On one hand, Kennedy fits right in with the Triangle’s community of passionate and innovative entrepreneurs. Sporting bright red hair, she’s gregarious and the consummate cheerleader at startup events—hers is the cheer you hear rising above all the others. While perhaps more extroverted than some techies, her passion and dedication to discovering and supporting innovation in all business sizes help her blend into the Triangle startup community. Conversely, Kennedy’s demeanor...

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