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Aginity

Aginity is a software development company whose analytic hub powers the entire enterprise. We continue to build our engineering team in Evanston, Illinois. Our flagship product, Amp, enjoys a growing customer base that is hungry for features.  Amp is a new category of software at the intersection of big data and analytics. Amp empowers data […]

The Little Guy Can Win

Matt Woodburn, Principal at 1st Ward Events at Chop Shop Chicago, says today is a great time in their industry because “the little guy can win”. Hear what Matt has to say about the world of events and hospitality, as well as business insights from this experienced leader.

Cobra Capital LLC

The Cobra Capital business model was carefully conceived over the last 32 years by its founder, a Certified Public Accountant with a Commercial Banking and Treasury background from two major Chicago banks. The past three decades were an ideal testing period for underwriting and servicing small business and middle market relationships. Our underwriting process is […]

Connecting Storytellers With a Larger Audience

Dominque Raccah, CEO & Publisher of Sourcebooks Inc., talks about her love of connecting writers and storytellers with their audience. The company wants to get the authors story out to the world in the biggest way possible- which certainly works as they are a leading book publisher with dozens and dozens of New York Times […]

Coming Up With New Creative Solutions

George San Jose, President and CCO of The San Jose Group, talks about how his agency specializes in seeing what others do not see, in order to effectively advertise for their clients.

Be “People Smart” and “Situation Smart”

With locations nationwide, Pinstripes thrives on watching customers enjoy themselves, have fun and take in the experience. Dale Schwartz, Founder and CEO, shares his insights and discusses how important it is to be “people smart” and “situation smart” and how that has resonated with him in the business world.

Rob Whitehead

Olympic Signs was the joint vision of two partners,  Rob Whitehead and Bill Pyter.  Their vision became a reality in 1980 when they began their small company in a two-car garage.  They had scarcely any money and very limited resources at their disposal.  With only a pick-up truck and a manual crane, Rob and Bill […]

Social Media’s Vital Role In Communication

President and CEO of Grisko, Carolyn Grisko, talks about the huge role social media plays in communication today. The reach and popularity span across a broad audience, having an integral part in the current business landscape.

Untraditional Gym Goes Beyond Fitness

Dan Bartz, Operations Manager at First Ascent Climbing & Fitness, talks about how gyms and fitness centers are changing. The antiquated process of hopping on treadmills or going to classes is disrupted by this new climbing and yoga facility-particularly as it focuses on the social aspect that so many long for in fitness environments.

First Ascent Climbing & Fitness

First Ascent, a budding Chicago-based climbing company, plans to open an indoor bouldering gym on the second floor of the 100-year-old building at 4718 N. Broadway, bringing a burgeoning fitness trend to a neighborhood striving to position itself as an entertainment district. Bouldering is like rock climbing, except no ropes are used, so the climbing […]