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How different is drawing words from writing words? According to Ink Factory Co-Founder Lindsay Roffe, visual note-taking is an art that helps people communicate visually. After receiving her degree in speech communications and graphic design from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth and working as a freelancer, Lindsay switched gears to co-found Ink Factory out […]
Never Rest On Your LaurelsFor Eddie Lou success is a continuous journey. ‘The minute innovation stops the competition passes you”. Eddie is the Co-Founder & CEO of Shiftgig, a mobile marketplace that connects businesses with qualified vetter hourly workers in hospitality, retail, experiential marketing and warehouse logistics markets. An active problem-solver and strategist, Eddie advises startups how to navigate […]
Phil HollyerI have over 16 years of experience driving results in the digital space at the intersection of Internet technologies and Interactive Marketing. My focus is to ‘make it easy’ for consumers to have valuable interactions with your brand across any technology influenced touch point, and to ensure you have the insight necessary to make decisions […]
Terry HowertonTerry Howerton is a lifelong entrepreneur, founding his first company in high school. He’s spent a career starting and leading ventures, mentoring other entrepreneurs and building organizations. Howerton is the founder and CEO of TechNexus, a Chicago-based venture development firm building a new, collaborative model for leading corporations to engage and extract value from the […]
Walker Sands CommunicationsWalker Sands is an agency at the forefront of the public relations industry evolution. Since our founding in 2001, we’ve cultivated a culture that prioritizes collaboration. While other agencies have struggled to bring public relations and digital services together, we’ve made that our foundation. Our clients include large Fortune 500 corporations, startups, fast-growing high-technology companies, […]
Hyde Park AngelsHyde Park Angels is transforming early-stage investing by taking a people first approach. The organization is the largest and most active angel group in the Midwest. With a membership of over 100 successful entrepreneurs, executives, and venture capitalists, the group provides critical strategic expertise to entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurial community. Nearly 40% of our members […]
Peter WilkinsPeter has successfully founded, built, and turned around companies in the education, healthcare, and technology industries. He has also leveraged his entrepreneurial experience to help build one of the top early-stage venture groups (angel investors) in the country. Currently, Peter leads Hyde Park Angels (HPA) as the managing director. Prior to HPA, he co-founded New […]
Howard TullmanHoward A. Tullman is the former CEO of 1871 in Chicago – where digital startups get their start – and the General Managing Partner for the Chicago High Tech Investment Partners, LLC and for G2T3V, LLC – both Chicago-based early-stage venture capital funds. He is the past Chairman/CEO of Tribeca Flashpoint College which he co-founded […]
TechnoriTechnori is building a movement around showcasing tomorrow’s startup leaders on our stage. We empower and connect entrepreneurs through highly curated showcase events. There is a universal gap in the timeline of growing a startup that Technori directly addresses. For many of our startups, we sit right at the moment between launching and traction. For […]
RJ PahuraRJ is a seasoned entrepreneur and passionate about the startup and investment world. After starting many companies he saw an opportunity to assist others succeed in entrepreneurship and closing investment rounds. He founded Venture Connects in 2012 with the primary goal of providing resources to startups and growth stage businesses seeking funding and investment advisory services in preparation […]