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At CEO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Chicago based CEO’ operating in the E-Commerce Platforms space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Taylor Katzman
Founder & CEO of Provi
Taylor Katzman is the Founder and CEO of Provi.
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About Provi: Provi is a communication platform that simplifies the operations for bars, restaurants, and retailers in ordering booze.
Don Russell
Chairmen, CEO of IndyBuild
Mr. Russell has more than 25 years of experience and a strong track record of success that includes streamlining operations and maximizing productivity. Prior to launching IndyBuild Corp, he served as President and CEO of Piracy Control Technology. Also, Mr. Russell served as Director of Marketing at Rockstar Beverage Corporation. There, Mr. Russell was responsible for researching and understanding product brand study demographics, producing promotions to target key areas, coordinating product breakouts to maximize productivity, and acting as a liaison between various departments. Mr. Russell gained additional experience by serving as the Creative Director of Expo Theatre Productions, where he prepared and presented client presentations and maintained responsibility for hiring independent contractors. He was also the President and Owner of PM Studios for more than five years, while serving as an A&R director at MCA/Universal Music Grou. Mr. Russell attended Columbia College in Chicago and the University of Phoenix – Chicago campus. He has extensive experience as a performer, producer, manager and director in the entertainment industry. He has performed in or directed several notable productions over the past 10 years. Some of his production credits include: • “Riverdance,” where he served as a principal artist • “Satin Suite,” where he performed as headliner on the Olive Garden Theater stage at Walt Disney World • “Broadway Soul Jam,” where he performed in Amsterdam as a headliner in the very popular and successful musical directed by Maurice Hines Mr. Russell’s innovation in the area of musical theater has captured the attention of many great icons such as: • Oprah Winfrey, on whose show Mr. Russell performed • Gregory Hines, with whom he has performed • President Bill Clinton, for whom Mr. Russell performed for at the opening ceremony for the 1996 Democratic National Convention As sole owner of one of California’s premier recording studios, Mr. Russell has had the opportunity to work with such talents as R. Kelly, Dr. Dre, Jamie Fox, Randy Jackson, Common, Kid Rock, Ludacris, Jermaine Dupri, Be Be Winans, Glenn Jones, Al B Sure, Faith Evans, Jon B, The Brat, Onyx, Ideal, 112, Savion Glover, LeVert, The Gap Band, Terrance Howard, Malik Yoba, Brian McKnight, The Nicolas Brothers, Sinbad, Bernie Mac, and Steve Harvey. Mr. Russell has also directed or produced industrials and tradeshows for such companies as Honda, Seagram’s, McDonalds, Coca-Cola, Fujitsu, Nupremis, AMD, Unisys, and IBM.
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About IndyBuild: IndyBuild is a free entertainment industry platform developed to fully showcase creative and performing artists
Ronny Sage
Founder & CEO of ShoppingGives
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About ShoppingGives: ShoppingGives encourages consumers to make an impact through its change commerce technology.
Sampo Parkkinen
CEO of Revieve
Co-founder @Revieve. General Partner @LandInChicago. Co-founder & COO @ RapidBlue Solutions (acquired in 2013). Member of Board @PromoRepublic. Mentor, advisor and early stage angel investor in startups.
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About Forbes Technology Council, Gorilla Capital, Impact Engine, LandInChicago, Revieve, Techstars: Market-leading beauty customer-experience personalization solution for beauty brands and retailers
Craig Vodnik
CEO of cleverbridge
Experienced customer experience billing executive that loves growing global businesses and building employee careers. I value honest communication, transparent thinking, collaborative problem solving, empowering passionate employees and a bias towards action.
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About cleverbridge, Hyde Park Angels: Cleverbridge is an ecommerce and subscription billing solution for monetizing software, SaaS, and digital goods.
Adam Grohs
Founder/CEO of agnoStack
Founder/CEO at agnoStack – the world’s first platform agnostic, omni-channel commerce solution built natively on Zendesk; bringing the next generation of customer support experiences to retailers large and small. Co-founder and Chairman at Particular, a digital innovation agency: The Innovation Agency Of Tomorrow, Today. We help organizations challenge norms and question unconscious assumptions. We craft brand materials; we design websites and campaigns; we even build high-volume transactional applications, but we do it with a relentless focus on outcomes. The most daring part of our company is to be the agency that teaches clients how not to need us. Technologist. Marketer. Educator. Entrepreneur. Seasoned business executive with a Particularly keen eye for design as well as deep expertise in strategy and execution across the commerce and marketing landscape. Co-founded and led SapientRazorfish’s global Chief Marketing Technology Officer University – CMTOu (an internal MBA style education training) as well as HUGE School (an accelerated post-college apprenticeship program) to help unlock the next generation of leaders. Led several hundred person teams across areas including Creative, Development, Testing, Strategy, Business Analysis, Analytics/Data Science, Business Development as well as IT driving overall strategy, structure and go to market positioning for growth. Expert and frequent speaker on In-Store Digital, Omni-Channel Transformation and Globalization Strategy after many years helping major brands design, build and run direct-to-consumer initiatives.
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About agnoStack, Keep Small Strong, Particular.: The post-purchase experience platform.
Hyeyun Park
Co-Founder & CEO of Marpple
Hyeyun Park (박혜윤) is the CEO of MarketPRESS, an online custom products manufacturer in Korea. Prior to that, she worked at UIC Electronic Visualization Laboratory. Park obtained her bachelor’s degree in electronic visualization from the University of Illinois.
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About MarketPRESS, Marpple: Marpple offers products with creative content and prints such as custom t-shirts, mobile covers and cups.
Katie Armour
Founder, CEO of Buddy Editions
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About Buddy Editions: Buddy Editions is an online art gallery that introduces enthusiastic collectors to emerging artists around the globe.
