Kristen Cleve is the owner of Slice Pie Company, and she's all over the Triangle. Winning the Blue Ribbon in the NC Stage Fair, in local magazines, and even in USA Today. She's like the Julia Child or Ree Drummond of the Triangle, and maybe one day she'll have her own cooking show.  But for now, she has incredible brand recognition around Raleigh, and she's at a point in her business where she wants to take the next step. But how? Is it by expanding into ecommerce? Is it more wholesale to grocery stores? Is it more shops throughout the Triangle and then the rest of North Carolina?

She wants to grow, but she needs money to do it. 

Today's investors are:
Keith Daniel, Resilient Ventures
Robbie Hardy, xElle Ventures
Grant Williard, Angel Investor and Founder of JouleBug
Tim McLoughlin, Cofounders Capital

Startup Stage is a production of Earfluence and hosted by Sharon Delaney McCloud.

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