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Bryan Gerrish

R. Bryan Gerrish is the President of Weber Grill Restaurants, LLC. Bryan joined Weber Grill restaurants in 1999 as the Executive Vice President. During his time, he has opened the Lombard, Schaumburg, Chicago, St. Louis and Indianapolis locations.  His goal is to be part of a team that lives up to the potential of the […]

Byron Matthews

Anyone familiar with Miller Heiman Group (brands include: Miller Heiman, Huthwaite, AchieveGlobal, Impact Learning, Channel Enablers, and CSO Insights) knows that championing the customer experience is a main tenet of their mission—and also one that I happen to share. As President and CEO of Miller Heiman Group, I bring a broad depth of experience in […]

Zora Senat

My professional interests are developing scalable sales & marketing strategies, web-based product design and development, and CRM. My personal interests are all of the above and spending time with my family and friends in one of the greatest cities in the world.

Blue1647

BLUE1647 is an award-winning network of entrepreneurship and technology innovation centers focused on people development (classes, workshops, and events around technology), workforce development (youth and adult technology programs to prepare individuals for high-demand jobs), and business acceleration (shared coworking-services). BLUE1647 supports all forms of entrepreneurship from events, filmmakers, artists, engineers, and designers. As a beacon […]

BrandedWorld

BrandedWorld is a brand strategy and design firm based in Chicago, Illinois. Our firm believes in a customer-centric collaborative approach with clients throughout the strategic brand development process. By developing the strategy first, we create the blueprint from which design can come to life organically. Our work with clients range from early-stage startups to well-established […]

CEO and Founder Benjamin Warsinske On Being Adaptable and To Keep Going No Matter What

BrandedWorld is a brand strategy and design firm dedicated to providing value for its clients using a customer-centric framework. CEO and Founder Benjamin Warsinske was driven to create an immersive online platform for his business but found that he neglected to develop a customer audience. He highlights the push that building a community did for […]

Benjamin Warsinske

Warsinske’s international design background has led to projects around the globe on a variety of strategic planning and brand experience related projects – from conceptualizing resort residential communities to strategic studies for the United States Air Force Headquarters and startups, too. Mr. Warsinske is the author of GroundWork: The Foundation for an Unshakable Brand(available on […]

President Roy Chomko Discusses Leadership Challenges And Business Advice

As the President of Adage Technologies, Roy Chomko is always looking to stay ahead of the latest trends within his quickly changing industry. Adage Technologies is an eCommerce web design and development firm in downtown Chicago. To stay ahead, Roy advises to use weekly and monthly KPIs that are much more forecasting rather than reviewing […]

Brian Brammeier

Brian is Founder and CEO of HigherGround Managed Services, a full-service IT and consulting firm that partners with entrepreneurs and leaders of small to medium-sized organizations. Brian started his career designing and maintaining hospital computer systems for labor and delivery departments. At 20, he published and defended two security papers at the World Congress of […]

Co-Founder FK Day: Making Mistakes Can Lead To Better Listening

As the Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board for World Bicycle Relief, F.K. Day always looks to provide a listening ear to both his employees’ and consumers’ needs. Since its founding in 2005, World Bicycle Relief has provided over 360,000 specially designed, locally assembled, rugged bicycles to disaster victims, healthcare workers, students and entrepreneurs. As […]