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Creating Something New Is A Challenge

William W. Towns is the Executive Director of Benefit Chicago, an impact investment fund that focuses on social enterprises. Benefit Chicago’s mission is raise capital in order to provide patient, flexible and risk-tolerant capital to organizations that drive both profits and purpose. Dr. Towns talks about some of the challenges he has experience while trying […]

EagleRail Container Logistics

EagleRail is both a custom technical-solutions provider as well as long-term operating partners. We can integrate into your unique business model with specifically-designed CAPEX solutions, and/or can partner with your operations in a variety of OPEX models to alleviate container congestion on a unitary basis. We understand regional PPP models and can assist with project […]

Mike Wychocki

Mike has spent 30 years in marketing, advertising and business development and became the lead investor and head evangelist for EagleRail in 2014 after the sale of the marketing agency in which he was a senior partner. Mike travelled the world for 6-months seeking a new business venture that would have a positive and sustainable […]

DLR Group

DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new construction, renovation, and adaptive reuse. Our promise is to elevate the human experience through design. This promise inspires sustainable design for a diverse group of public and private sector clients; local communities; and our planet. DLR Group is […]

Marina Berrones

Since launching her career in 2003, Marina has grown expertise in managing retail and mixed-use development projects. She believes the connection between the user and the community requires a thorough understanding of the environment, and acute attention to detail. Spaces become destinations, creating places where people want to be. As a project manager, her responsibilities […]

BIG Construction

BIG Construction is a Chicago-based general contractor and construction management firm specializing in corporate interiors. We believe that strong relationships drive meaningful accomplishments and pride ourselves on talented people who collaborate to guide our clients’ through the process of turning their vision into reality. Tony Iannessa founded BIG with the desire to do things differently. […]

Tony Iannessa

Born in Chicago, Tony Iannessa is driven by the work ethic he inherited from his family, who immigrated from Italy in the early 1950s. Having built a foundation working in the trades, Tony’s roots in construction trace back to his youth, when he spent summers as a concrete laborer and interning with an electrical contractor. […]

Mary Cook

In my current role at Salo, I help connect people and ideas to have a positive impact. We make connections that solve problems and evolve business. The culture in which we work is collaborative and focused on finding creative new ways to elevate people and business performance. We align talent with work that fuels their […]

Matt O’Hare

Matthew O’Hare is responsible for operations and creates a comprehensive plan for the development, design and implementation of a custom scope of work for each client. His team project approach ensures that projects are delivered within clients’ budget parameters and schedule constraints. Throughout Matthew’s 25 years in the technology construction marketplace, he has gained in-depth […]

College of DuPage

College of DuPage is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Serving approximately 25,000 students each term, College of DuPage is the largest public community college in the state of Illinois. The College grants seven associate degrees and offers more than 170 career and technical certificates in over 50 areas of study. From our faculty […]