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Becoming a Successful Leader

Denis Neville is founder and CEO of CoreFX Ingredients LLC, discusses how as a start-up founder he had “get out of the weeds”  which means that sometimes founders try to do all the work themselves but that they need to bring in team members to handle the business of day to day while he took […]

Valuing Your Volunteers

Laura Trouille, PhD, has been leading the Adler Planetarium’s Citizen Science efforts, including Zooniverse. In this video she talks about how she used her growing expertise to bridge her research experience with volunteers. One of the challenges that came up was the moment the Zooniverse program became an important project builder throughout the world.  A […]

Leading by Example in Real Estate

Nick Libert Founder and CEO Exit Strategy Realty discusses the Real Estate workforce and as a leader how he helps his workforce be successful in the midst of a career that can be filled with financial pitfalls. Libert describes the industry that is filled with independent contractors that often live commission paycheck to paycheck without […]

VillageMD

VillageMD is a leading provider of healthcare for organizations moving toward a primary care-led, high-value clinical model. The VillageMD solution provides the tools, technology, operations, and staffing support needed for physicians to drive the highest quality clinical results across a population. VillageMD works with physician groups, independent practice associations, and health systems to improve quality, […]

Emilia DiMenco

Emilia DiMenco is the President and CEO of the WBDC, spending her time working directly with the WBDC team, Board members, partners and clients to ensure the organization is supporting and accelerating business development and growth for those they serve while advocating for women and all diverse business owners across the Midwest. Since Emilia’s arrival, […]

David Anderson

Electrical Engineer by education, currently an entrepreneur, I have grown Mimo Monitors into a global leader in small touchscreen monitors and tablets. With a hands-on approach, understanding in technology, and knowledge in the importance of building a brand, I believe in placing an emphasis on customer service while creating high quality and innovative products.

Val Olivera

 I founded Val’s Services in 2010 with the promise to deliver the best cleaning service in the Chicago area. After I moved to Chicago, I tried to find a thorough cleaning service like the one I used to have in my home town in Brazil. However, that was a very difficult task. I wanted to […]

Michael Jansen

An impassioned architect, urbanist, and entrepreneur, Michael has founded and led high-growth companies in the US and Asia for more than two decades. He studied architecture at Yale and Cambridge, earned a Fulbright Scholarship, and worked as an architect in India and China for several years leading the Asia practices of two major US-based international […]

Jackie Kardesh

Being fearless is my number one goal professionally, determination, and perseverance to exceed expectations everyday allows me to continue to grow. Some of the most uncertain challenges that I’ve undertaken in my career have led me to the most rewarding results. I wear many hats and the term “Jackie of all Trades” is a nickname […]

Ryan Ruskin

Ryan is responsible for business development and general management for The Ruskin Group, a 126-year- old family packaging company founded by his great grandfather. The Ruskin Group is recognized as a world leader in sustainability and e-commerce packaging, and consists of three business units that supply a wide range of products, specializing in paperboard folding […]