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Dan Willenborg Co-Founder and CEO
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Carlyn Berghoff CEO
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Dave Cutler Co-Founder and CEO
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Ariel McGrew Founder & CEO
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Chris To CTO
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J.T. Allen Co-Founder & CEO
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Steve Bernas CEO
Better Business Bureau of Chicago

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Marillac St. Vincent Family Services

Jerry Freeman Founder & CEO
Specifix

Brad Becker CEO
doc&i

Ryan Meczyk President
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Stephanie Spenner Chief Business Development Officer & Real Estate Broker
Epoch Chicago

Steven De Mar Director of Business Development
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Bobby Goodman Co-founder
Truss Holdings, Inc.

Dan Micic Founder & CEO
Medical Shipment, LLC

Frank Morgiewicz CEO
ArrowStream

William Marovitz Former Illinois State Senator, President of The Marovitz Group
The Marovitz Group

Dan Perry President
Signature Retail Services

Jeffery Leving Principal
Jeffery M. Leving Ltd.

Brian Hill Founder & CEO
Edovo

Sridhar Deivasigamani CEO and Founder
Intellihot

Mahesh R. Patel Founder
Universal Whisky Experience

Michelle Kennedy Co-Founder and CEO
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Ted Devine CEO
Insureon

Mike Duffy Founder and CEO
CityBase

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alligatortek

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APCS 365: All Pro Cleaning Solutions, LLC

Nathan Kinzinger Wealth Management Advisor
Northwestern Mutual Chicago

David Kalt Founder & CEO
Reverb

Cory Warfield CEO
ShedWool

Mitch Carrel Co-Founder & CEO
Proxfinity

Mike Bertrand President and CEO
Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois

Tom Hilaris President and CEO
Ergoseal

JIM RAMIREZ Founder and CEO
TextNinja Co.

Michael DeCata President and CEO
Lawson Products

Vishu Ramanathan CEO
BuildOut Inc

Benjamin Skelton President and CEO
Cyclone Energy Group

Kevin Krumm CEO
Objective Paradigm, Inc.

Robert Pasin Chief Wagon Officer
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Intetics, Inc.

Brenna Berman Executive Director
City Tech Collaborative

Dave Falter President and CEO
Antenna International

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White Lodging Services Corporation

Dan Ratner Co-Founder & CEO
Public Good Software, Inc.

Peter Recchia President
4WEALTH® FINANCIAL GROUP

Meghan Morgan Executive Director
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Rich Fahn CEO
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Ed Marcheselli Chief Executive Officer
Specifi LLC

Scott Emalfarb PRESIDENT
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Phil Hollyer CEO
HS2 Solutions

Wes Smithe Co-Founder & CEO
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Sara Fitzgerald Principal and Chief People Officer
Liberty Advisor Group

Kevin Akeroyd CEO
Cision

Arturo Gomez CEO & Co-Founder
Big Game Air

Ian Ford CEO & Founding Partner
Undercover Tourist

RJ White CEO
Vipers Pro Basketball

Emile Cambry Founder and CEO
Blue1647

Anatoliy Kolodkin CEO and Founder
ANKO Technologies Corp

Karoli Hindriks Founder and CEO
Jobbatical

Mark Baldino Co-Founder
Fuzzy Math

Tom Walter CCO
Tasty Catering

Brian Balduf Co-Founder and CEO
VHT Studios

Tom Peters Director of Workforce Development
Symbol Training Institute

Gary Rabine CEO & Founder
Rabine Group

Mandy Yoh Executive Director
The Chicago Leadership Alliance

Tim McCormick CEO
SOS Children’s Villages Illinois

Joe Adams CEO
RSM McGladrey LLP

Joseph Cassidy Assistant Vice President Economic Development | Dean Continuing Education and Public Services
College of DuPage

Jim Carr President and CEO
CARR Machine and Tool, Inc.

Paul Gustafson Partner
INOA Ventures

Jeff Nixon President and Chief Operating Officer
Highland Solutions

Tess Roering CMO
CorePower Yoga

Dominique Raccah CEO & Publisher
Sourcebooks

Divey Gulati Co-Founder
ShipBob, Inc.

David Miller Founder & CEO
PeachCap

Ivo Daalder President
The Chicago Council On Global Affairs

David Xing Founder/CEO
Plott

Ric Estrada President and CEO
Metropolitan Family Services

John DeBlasio CEO
Clear Automation, LLC

Val Olivera CEO and Founder
Val’s Services

Igor Fedulov CEO
Intersog

Kelly Conway President and CEO
Mattersight

Paul Pagel Chief Executive Officer
8th Light

Gillian Ryan President, CEO & Executive Creative Director
ROLD

Brian King CEO
Kenway Consulting

Nihal Advani Founder & CEO
Georama

Joe Rocco President and CEO
Eastek International

Poonam Gupta CEO & President
Iyka

Candice Blansett-Cummins Founder & CEO
C’mon, Let’s Rally

Carolyn Grisko President and CEO
Grisko LLC

Zack Johnson CEO
Syndio

Lewis Borsellino Director Of Business Development
DefendEdge

Karl Zimmerman Founder & CEO
Steadfast Networks

Stephanie Klein CEO
Braviant Holdings

Helee Lev Chief Revenue Officer
Goby

Linda Novick O’Keefe CEO
Common Threads

Scott R. Filer CEO
Force Diagnostics, Inc.

Chris Cain Co-Founder
Catapult Chicago

Malcolm Lotzof CEO
INXPO

Valeria Basso Owner
Symphonic Communications Consulting

Danielle Galmore Managing Director
Workspring

Daniel Barton President and CEO
Alive Telecom

David Reavy CEO & Owner
React Physical Therapy

Marta Cerda Executive Director
ASI Home Care

JOHN GUIDOS Co-Founder and COO
TurboAppeal Inc

Georgia Casciato Managing Director
Patina Solutions

Gregg Berliant Co-Owner
Gentle Home Services, Inc.

Mark Hodes Founder & CEO
ForeverCar

Yuri Polyak President
Unanimous Boxing Gym

Sandee Kastrul President and Co-Founder
i.c.stars

Tom Cannon Owner
My Beer Guy

Jim Kales CEO
Aspire

Mary Kier Managing Director
ZRG Partners

Lucas Guariglia President and Director of Sales
Rowboat Creative LLC

Joseph Bradtke President
Bradtke Movers

Jeff Mariola Chief Development Officer
Mariola Unlimited

Aaron Levy Founder & CEO
Raise The Bar Consulting

Drew Stern Managing Director
Esquify, Inc.

Tony Lenhart Partner / Sales Drummer
Sales Empowerment Group

Michelle Robinson COO
Heartland Blood Centers (VERSITI)

J Schwan Founder and CEO
Solstice Mobile

Jeff Mariola Chief Development Officer
Mariola Unlimited

Justin Duff President and CEO
Fuse Digital Marketing

Matthew Massucci Founder & Managing Partner
HireWell

Mario Kratsch DIRECTOR
ICATT

Nick Cromydas CEO
Hunt Club

Michael Horowitz President
TCS Education System

Jared Kaplan CEO
OppLoans

Alisha Greenwald Senior Director of Client Strategy
BlueGrace Logistics

Zain Raj Chairman and CEO
Shapiro+Raj

Matthew Cleaver CEO
SMB Help Desk, Inc.

Ryan Coon CEO and Co-founder
Avail

Wendy Pashman President
Entertaining Company

Roger Hill Chairman and CEO
The Gettys Group

K’Lynne Johnson CEO
Elevance

Paul Standring Owner
CAREFREE BOAT CLUB Of IL And WI

Michelle Damico Principal & CEO
Michelle Damico Communications

Stacy Lindau Founder & CIO
NowPow, LLC

Neil Book President and CEO
Jet Support Services, Inc.

Andy Roe General Manager
SurePayroll

Jonathan Gibbs Vice President
ARCO\Murray

Brian Farrar Partner & Founder
Maven Wave

Michael Krasman CEO and Co-Founder
UrbanBound

Pavel Sokolovsky Co-Founder and President
eComfort.com

Bret Bonnet Co-Founder and President
Quality Logo Products

Matt Murphy President & CEO
Fusion92

Kathleen Henson Founder and CEO
Agency H5

Jeff VonDeylen Chief Executive Officer
Ensono

Orazio Buzza CEO
Fooda

Jeff Hyman Best Selling Author, Executive Recruiter, Adjunct Professor
NWU Kellogg School of Management

Sarah Eck-Thompson Co-Founder and COO
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Julia Kanouse CEO
Illinois Technology Association (ITA)

Genevieve Thiers CEO & Co-Founder
NewFounders

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Prestige Designs

Farhan Masood Founder & CTO
SoloInsight Inc.

Steve Sprieser Co-Founder and CEO
Varsa Health

Mike Howell Co-Founder and CEO
Dolly

Gene Levin Owner
Corner Stone North Shore

Matthew Formeller Founding Partner
Formeller & Formeller, LLP

Jim Wong CEO and Founder
Brilliant

Neal Sales-Griffin CEO
CodeNow

Susan Lucia Annunzio President and CEO
Center for High Performance

Bill Fienup Director of Innovation Services and Co-Founder
mHUB

Sam Cinquegrani Founder and CEO
ObjectWave

Dylan Jordan CEO
Dolphin Rose Music and Media Worldwide

Suzanne Muchin CEO
Mind + Matter Studio

Emily Lonigro President
Lime Red

Chris Brown CEO
Kapow

Dan Dooley CEO and Principal
Morris Anderson

Diana Peters Owner and Executive Director
Symbol Training Institute

Melissa Anderson President and Co-Founder
Public Good Software, Inc.

Rick Lane CEO
Trading Technologies

Lawrence Beger CEO
Elexa Consumer Products

Lisa Canning Founder & CEO
Sana’s Kitchen

Chris Hill Founder
Spotlite (part of Rally Health)

Patrick Emmons CEO
DragonSpears

Michael Leonard Managing Partner
Leonard & Associates CPAs

Dave Mason Principle
Multiple, Inc.

Megan Spinos Strategy Director
Vocon

Kathy Steele President and CEO
Red Caffeine

Jeremiah Green CEO
Eat Purely

Steve Melchiorre CEO
Stratosphere Networks, LLC

CJ Montano Partner & Managing Director
Forte Group

Mike Giordano VP Client Consulting
FactSet

Jeff Hunt CEO and Founder
Snap36

Stu Grubbs CEO and Co-Fouder
Lightstream

Taylor Rhodes CEO
SMS Assist, LLC

Jordan Gilman Chief Software Architect and Founder
PeopleVine

Corbett Kull Sr. Project Manager
The Climate Corporation

Katie Thiede CEO
Bright Pink

Rob Whitehead President and Co-Owner
Olympic Signs

Al Goldstein CEO
AVANT

William Towns Executive Director
Benefit Chicago

Kevin Rubin President and COO
Stratosphere Networks, LLC

David Molo President & CEO
Paper Tube Co

Chach DalSanto Owner
Kamea Networks & Technology

Rusty Cohen Executive Vice President
Magid Glove and Safety Manufacturing Company

Dave Mooney CEO
Alliant Credit Union

Mitch Greenwald Coach, Founder & CEO
Cloudbakers

Daniel Miller Co-Founder & VP of Recruiting
Empowered Staffing

Ash EIDifrawi Chief Commercial Officer
Gogo

Kayne Grau CEO
Drivin

Gary Conkright CEO
physIQ

Gary Garth Co-Founder & CBDO
White Shark Media

Michele Pistone Vice President
icotek Corp

Steve Fifield Founder & CEO
Fifield Co.

Kristen Prinz Founder and Managing Partner
The Prinz Law Firm

Jeffrey Moss Founder & CEO
Parker Dewey

Doug Waggoner Chairman and CEO
Echo Global Logistics

Ray Grady Executive Vice President
CloudCraze

Dr. Ari Levy CEO
Engaged Health Solutions

Curtis Smith Executive Vice President
Medcor

Chris Dube COO
Sentact

Craig Wortmann Chicago Booth Professor, Founder & CEO of Sales Engine
Sales Engine

Kevin Kent COO
ReviewTrackers

Michael Gray Partner
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Wally Ibrahim CEO
project44

Kelly Tomblin CEO
Intren

Erryn Cobb CEO
Fetch IMC

Todd Powell CEO
Vacations By Rail

Fred Hoch CEO
Illinois Technology Association (ITA)

Tom Moran CEO
Addison Group

Geoff Alexander Executive Vice President of Wow Bao Division
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises

Carrie Matlock President
DLA Architects LTD

Tony DiVittorio President
Clearbrook

Larry Bak Founder and President
Elevate

Stacey Bales President
Bales

Elliot Richardson President & Co-Founder
Small Business Advocacy Council

Jaffer Ali Founder
PulseTV.com

Jill Hebert Founder and CEO
Matrex

Larry Heller Executive Director
Sky Fitness

Craig Bolanos Founding Partner & CEO
Wealth Management Group, LLC

Mobolaji Akintunde Vice President of Marketing
PeopleVine

Jen Moore Founder
Meez Meals

Tom Haley CCO
Jellyvision

Kenneth Coats CEO
KENTECH Consulting Inc.

Gary Walter CEO
Infutor Data Solutions

Steve Kolber President and Managing Partner
FGMK, LLC

Steve Miller Partner and Co-Founder
Origin Ventures

Scott Van Der Weele Principal
Business Sense Consulting

Paul Adams CEO
The RoomPlace

Dan Murray Founder
Vertex Software

Victor Dickson President & CEO
Safer Foundation

JAMIE CALVETTI President
James Calvetti Meats, Inc.

Donnie Madia Owner and Restaurateur
One Off Hospitality

Joe Krueger CEO
Pony Tools, Inc.

Chris Falk President
Heatsheets

Brian Brammeier CEO
HigherGround Managed Services

Michael Rothman Chairman and Founder
SMS Assist, LLC

Dan Kazan CEO
Rewards Network

Michelle Hayward CEO
Bluedog Design

Sean Flynn U.S. CEO
Gympass

Andrew Hoog CEO and Co-Founder
NowSecure

Tyler Wallace President / CEO
CTS Computers

Tim Beerman CTO
Ensono

Mark Rickmeier CEO
Table XI

Atish Doshi Founder & Co-CEO
The Black Sheep

Steve Green Founder and CEO
#FoodieChats

Jon Schickedanz Founder
The Alliance Labs

Marcus Harris Partner
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Jennifer Nemec Founder and Principal
Ideation Studio Inc

Chaz Walters Owner
Hot Property / Coldwell Banker

Dan Arriola CEO
iD Commerce + Logistics

Jake Nickell Founder and CEO
Threadless

David Kasprak Founding Principal & Owner
O’Kelly Kasprak LLC

Eddie Lou Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
Shiftgig

Doug Grimsted CEO
Aginity

Alex Brown CEO
10th Magnitude

Stephen Olds Founder & President
Exegistics

Devin Gross CEO
Emmi Solutions

Joe Chura CEO
Dealer Inspire

Jacob Babcock CEO
NuCurrent

John Hartmann President and CEO
True Value

Omar Duque President & CEO
Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Mark Lawrence Founder and CEO
SpotHero

James Teppen Co-President
Gibraltar Business Capital

Kimberly Eberl Founder & CEO
Motion

Gary Slack Chairman and Chief Experience Officer
Slack and Company

Charles A. Montorio-Archer President & Chief Executive Officer
One Hope United

Steve Lesnik Founder
KemperLesnik

Joseph Sheahan Co-Founder and CEO
TappedIn

Jeff Mullarkey CEO
RKON Technologies

Greg Topel CEO
Tanvas

Jose Martinez Managing Director
TalentRISE

Craig Bradley Principal
Much Shelist, P.C.

Marat Sedenkov Founder & CEO
LaMarco Systems

Paul Taylor CEO
Solving IT

Byron Matthews President and CEO
Miller Heiman Group

Jim Hart President and Owner
Burwood Group, Inc.

Thad Wong Co-Founder and Owner
@properties

Jeremy Klein CEO
TableSavvy

David Macknin CEO and President
Alper Services

Rick Baumgarten President
Lee Lumber & Building Material Corp.

Mary Pigatti CEO
Retrofit

TJ Rubin Founder and Managing Broker
Fulton Grace Realty

Manish Sood Founder and CEO
Reltio

Bob Shah President
Startex Industries Inc.

Mike Wychocki Chairman & CEO
EagleRail Container Logistics

Harry Gray President of AVT
ClockSpring|NRI

Vivek Mehra Founder & CEO
ParqEx

Chris Campbell CEO and Founder
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Ben Pavlovic Co-Founder
VineSprout Public Relations

Aaron Wiegel President
Wiegel Tool Works, Inc.

Alana Lazarowich Senior Director, Scientific Partnership
NWU Kellogg School of Management

Jai Shekhawat Founder & CEO
SAP Fieldglass

Jessica Droste Yagan CEO
Impact Engine

Rich Reising GM Chicago
Peerspace

Scott Hansen Owner
Scott Hansen Consulting

RJ Pahura Founder & CEO
Venture Connects

Dana Arnett Owner, VSA Partners and Design Consultant
VSA Partners

Drew Lydecker Co-Founder and President
AVANT

Dr. Stuart Bernsen CEO
Medulla LLC

Brad Corbin President
Vanco International

Glenn Trout President and CEO
MSDSonline

Patricia Miller President and CEO
Matrix IV Inc.

Todd Nash President and Principal
CBIG Consulting

Sagar Pandya Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer
Middleground IT

Steve Greenspon CEO
Honey-Can-Do International

Nicholas Quil CEO
HBR Consulting

Aaron Gillum Managing Partner
Caerus Investment Partners

Julie Novack CEO & Co-Founder
PartySlate

Peter Duprey President and CEO
Broadwind Energy

Joshua Hale CEO and President
Big Shoulders Fund

Dawn Reese Director of Strategy
The Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education

Jim Ludema Founder & Director
Daniel L. Goodwin College of Business, Center for Values-Driven Leadership- Benedictine University

Jim Ryan President and CEO
Flexera

Inna Berkovich SVP & CIO
Emerging Technologies, Inc.

Adam Robinson Co-Founder & CEO
Hireology

Phil Alexander Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Nexus A.I.

Dan Roberts CEO
Scout Security, Inc.

Andrew Walker CEO
Shift7 Digital

Jamie Teets CEO
Transportation One LLC

Lisa Wardell President and CEO
DeVry Education Group

Denise Chudy CEO
LotLinx

Stel Valavanis CEO
onShore Security

Nathan Popkins Founder & CEO
Align Income Share Funding

Mike Santoro President
Walker Sands Communications

Rob Cressy Founder & Editor-In-Chief
Bacon Sports

Richard Panichi Partner and Co-Founder
PANCOR

Frank Lee Partner
Weiss & Company LLP

Erica Wiegel President
ARO Metal Stamping Co.

John Simpson CEO
One North Interactive

Elise Brill Owner & CEO
Leesi B. Cosmetics

Erik Freitag President
Royal Die & Stamping Co.

Dagan Xavier Founder
Label Insight, Inc.

Daniel Cage CEO
Speed Chain

Amanda Signorelli CEO
Techweek

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