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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 Consulting 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.
Michael Sacks
CEO of Grosvenor Capital Management
Michael J. Sacks is the Chief Executive Officer of Chicago-based Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P. Grosvenor is a leader in the alternative investment industry, specializing in the management of multi-manager investment portfolios. Grosvenor currently manages over $23 billion for a globally diverse institutional and high net worth client base. Sacks joined Grosvenor in 1990, and was named the firm’s Managing Partner in 1994. He led the growth, development and institutionalization of the firm from its position as an early participant in a cottage industry to its current position as a leader in the global alternative investment arena. Prior to joining Grosvenor, Sacks spent two years at Harris Associates, L.P. A native of Chicago, Sacks received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Tulane University in 1984, a general course certificate from the London School of Economics for work completed in the 1982-1983 academic year, a masters in Business Administration from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University in 1988 and a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law in 1988. He is a member of the Illinois Bar. In addition to his work at Grosvenor, Sacks and his wife, Cari are active in various philanthropic and community activities. Sacks is a Trustee of Northwestern University, a member of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Commercial Club of Chicago, and is a Board Member of the Economic Club of Chicago, The Museum of Science and Industry, The Field Museum, The Art Institute of Chicago, After School Matters, Birthright Israel Foundation and is a member of the Advance & Major Gifts Committee for the Jewish United Fund. Sacks also serves as the Vice-Chairman of World Business Chicago board alongside the Mayor of City of Chicago, where he will focus on promoting and attracting business and the City’s broader economic development agenda. Sacks have been married for over 20 years and have two sons and a daughter.
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About Grosvenor Capital Management: GCM Grosvenor is a diversified independent alternative asset management firm.
Dan Wagner
Founder & CEO of Civis Analytics
Dan Wagner is ambassador for the firm’s external partnerships, representing the company’s vital, core interests as it engages client business opportunities. Dan served as the Chief Analytics Officer on the 2012 Obama campaign, overseeing a 54-person team of analysts, engineers and organizers that provided analytics and technologies for voter contact, digital, paid media, fundraising and communication. His department’s work was credited with “reinventing how national campaigns are done” and has been highlighted in Time Magazine, MIT Technology Review, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Los Angeles Times, and Harper’s. Dan began his work in politics as the Deputy Voter File Manager for Barack Obama during the 2008 Iowa caucuses, which defined the relevance of data, and client comprehension of data, in his career. That led to roles as the Great Lakes Targeting Desk and National Get Out the Vote (GOTV) Targeting Director, followed by the National Targeting Director at the Democratic National Committee for the 2010 election cycle. Dan previously worked with the FTI Consulting Economics Practice. He graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in economics and public policy. Dan is originally from Birmingham, Michigan, where he grew up imitating Michael Jackson’s “Billy Jean” performance. He remains the first one on any dance floor. He is fluent in Spanish and, according to two sources with knowledge of the incident, cried during “Like Water for Chocolate.” He used to play congas – not to be confused with the bongos – in a DC funk band.
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About Civis Analytics: Civis Analytics is a software company that helps public and private sector organizations make data-driven decisions.
Xiao Guo
President and Chief Executive Officer of Thoughtworks
Xiao Guo has been the Chief Executive Officer and President at ThoughtWorks, Inc. since June 2013. He served as China Managing Director, General Manager of China Operations and Director of Technology of ThoughtWorks, Inc. from 2004 to June 2013. Xiao Guo has helped to create and grow ThoughtWorks’ China branch, and has served as Deputy General Manager for this region. He is focused on growing ThoughtWorks’ business in the Chinese market, building its thought leadership in the Chinese IT industry, and delivering business value to its clients in China and worldwide. He joined ThoughtWorks in 1999 as a Senior Consultant. He has spent 8 years of his career implementing distributed, multi-layer, multi-tier enterprise solutions. Xiao Guo has helped a number of clients to build large scale, mission critical, globally deployed applications with high scalability, availability and reliability.
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About Thoughtworks: Thoughtworks is a community of passionate individuals whose purpose is to revolutionize software design, creation, and delivery.
Jack Durburg
Global Chief Executive Officer – Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) of CBRE Group
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About CBRE Group: CBRE Group is a holding company that conducts all of its operations through its indirect subsidiaries.
Kyle Stoner
Founder and CEO of Abode
Kyle is a seasoned entrepreneur with a proven background starting and growing multiple companies. He co-founded Pangea Money Transfer and Alpha Lead. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Kyle worked as an investment banker focused on mergers and acquisitions for JP Morgan and Robert W. Baird. Prior to that, he focused on lean manufacturing as an Industrial Engineer for Delphi Automotive and General Motors. Kyle earned an MBA from Columbia University and is a Purdue Industrial Engineering alum.
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About Abode: Abode is a user-friendly app that eases the home buying process and is especially helpful to first-time buyers.
Rahul Shah
Founder and CEO of Katalyst Technologies
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About ForecastEra, Katalyst Technologies: Katalyst Technologies provides a full range of IT professional services for its clients in the U.S., Middle East, and India.
Pamela Morgan
Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Third Key Solutions
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About Empowered Law, Third Key Solutions: Third Key Solutions offers consulting and cryptographic key management solutions for companies using decentralized digital currencies.
Darpan Munjal
Founder & CEO of Squadhelp
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About Squadhelp: A leading naming platform offering a unique combination of crowdsourcing, smart technology and agency level services for brand naming
Leo Friedman
Founder & CEO of iPromo LLC
Leo Friedman is CEO & Co-founder of iPromo.
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About BuyHappier.com, Digital BrandWorks, Golden Reviews, iPromo LLC: iPromo develops and delivers promotional products that are used by businesses for their marketing campaigns.
Jeffrey Moss
Founder and CEO of Parker Dewey
Jeffrey is the Founder and CEO of Parker Dewey.
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About Parker Dewey, Parker Dewey: Helps companies work with college students / recent grads on short-term projects both to address immediate needs and improve hiring.
Dev Singh
Founder & CEO of AiRo Digital Labs
Dev is the Founder and CEO of AIRO Digital Labs. He brings in Global Business leadership experience of two decades across highly successful executive leadership roles with global technology leaders. A consistent theme across Dev’s career is his well-recognized entrepreneurial ability to take charge of significant business objectives and creatively mobilize large global teams to achieve those goals. Prior to this, Dev served as the President & Chief Sales & Operations Officer for FPT USA, part of a $2Bn technology conglomerate headquartered in Vietnam, Wipro’s GM and Head of BPO Business for HLS (Healthcare, Pharma and Life Sciences), and served as the Managing Director & Americas Sales Head for Dell Services’ Healthcare Providers BU. Prior to these roles he spent almost ten years at Wipro in roles such as Global Head for the GE-Wipro Business as well as North America Head for the Consumer Electronics & Hi-Tech Sector. For around three years he also managed the Central US Business for Wipro Energy, Utilities and Manufacturing Sector and being Wipro’s first-ever BPO Practice Evangelist in UK and continental Europe. Early on in his career, Dev worked with Large Tier-1 Technology companies such as HCL Technologies and TCS across technical and sales roles. During this time Dev has consistently been recognized for his outstanding leadership in the face of tremendous challenges and received several awards such as Best Vertical Leader of the Year, Best Growth Driver, Best Deal of the year, etc. Dev has consistently been recognized for his business acumen, passion and leadership skills and has received several awards and industry recognition during his career. Dev earned his MBA from IIM Lucknow in India and his Bachelors of Engineering from Punjab Engineering College. He is currently based with his family in Chicago, US.
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About AiRo Digital Labs: AiRo Digital Labs is an emerging tech solutioning company specializing in transforming healthcare ecosystem
Reid Lappin
CEO of VOKAL Interactive
Reid is CEO and a founding partner of VOKAL. He takes the role of lead strategist and operations manager where he directs the company to help cultivate innovation and deliver unique client solutions. Prior to starting VOKAL, he co-founded and managed Fresh From the Hills, an organic farm, catering to restaurants, residential delivery, and farmers markets. Reid is an active volunteer in the entrepreneurship community and a board member at the DePaul Coleman Center for EMerge. He has been featured on CNBC, spoken at PRSA America, and the Extreme Entrepreneur Tour. Additionally, he often guest lectures at several local universities, including DePaul and Northwestern.
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About GoodMogul, VOKAL Interactive: Vokal is a leading-edge digital agency in Chicago, specializing in mobile apps. We design, develop and deploy digital experiences.
Kelly Dietrich
Founder and CEO of GetElected
Kelly spent sixteen years in Democratic politics working campaigns all across the country at every level of government. His specialty is new campaign creation, strategy and fundraising. After getting his start on a congressional campaign in Kansas in 1997, Kelly went on to work and advise dozens of candidates for U.S. House, Senate, governor, mayor and more. For several years he owned a national political consulting company with four partners and offices in Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, DC and Kansas City. Building businesses and winning campaigns are his passions. Now, he’s found a way to mix the two with GetElected. For the fun “non-work” stuff, Kelly is a poker enthusiast, diehard Kansas Jayhawk basketball fan, avid movie buff and believes Louis CK may be the funniest man currently alive.
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About GetElected: GetElected is a comprehensive online resource for candidates looking to start, run, and win political campaigns.
Steve Kreynin
CEO of Forte Group
Steve Kreynin is a CEO at Forte Group. Steve founded Forte Group two decades ago with the dream of building a bridge between people and technology. What began with a vision in a garage now bridges 500 employees across four global offices together.
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About Forte Group, Forte Knowledge: Forte Group is a full-service software solutions and managed services resource.
Jimmy Chamberlin
CEO of Blue J Strategies
Jimmy Chamberlin is a CEO at Blue J Strategies.
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About Blue J Strategies: Blue J Strategies provides access, connectivity and strategic direction to companies across media.
Tim Hanlon
Founder & CEO of The Vertere Group LLC.
Tim Hanlon is the Founder and CEO of The Vertere Group, LLC, a boutique consulting, advisory and investment firm focused on helping today’s most forward-leaning brands, content producers, entrepreneurs, and investors benefit from rapidly changing technological advances in marketing, media and consumer communications. Hanlon was previously Founder and Managing Director of Velociter, the innovation-centric partnership and strategic investment arm of Interpublic Group’s corporate media agency division Mediabrands – where he was chiefly responsible for driving entrepreneurial innovation through proprietary relationships with more than a dozen emerging venture-backed media/marketing startup firms. Before Velociter, Hanlon was Executive Vice President/Managing Director of Publicis Groupe’s VivaKi Ventures – the strategic partnership and investment arm of VivaKi (comprising Starcom MediaVest Group, Zenith Optimedia Group, Digitas, Razorfish, and Denuo), which he founded in 2008, after launching predecessor Ventures practices for Denuo (2006) and Publicis Groupe Media/PGM (2005). In those roles, Hanlon served in formal advisory and directorial positions with over three dozen media-related startups, while managing successful exits with nearly two dozen firms, including Sling Media (acquired by Echostar/Dish Network, 2007); Navic Networks (Microsoft, 2008); Rapt (Microsoft, 2008); SnapTell (Amazon/A9, 2009); Dapper (Yahoo, 2010); Pelago (Groupon, 2011); Tumri (Collective Media, 2011); Panache (24/7 Real Media/WPP, 2011); Sezmi (KIT Digital, 2012); Brightcove (IPO, 2012); Peer39 (DG/MediaMind, 2012); Modiv Media (Catalina Marketing, 2012); ViTrue (Oracle, 2012); Buddy Media (Salesforce.com, 2012); TRA (TiVo, 2012); Daylife (NewsCred, 2012); RMG Networks (IPO, 2013); YuMe (IPO, 2013); Adap.tv (AOL, 2013); and Aggregate Knowledge (Neustar, 2013). Prior to founding the Denuo Ventures and PGM Ventures practices, Hanlon was Senior Vice President/Director, Emerging Contacts for Starcom MediaVest Group. He was chiefly responsible for all US client activity and agency initiatives in the field of emerging media technologies, including the firm’s ground-breaking TV 2.0 Practice, centered around evolutionary television platforms such as interactive/ enhanced television, on-demand video, digital video recording, interactive program guide navigation, addressable advertising, and digital broadcasting/multi-casting. Hanlon has over 20 years of classic, digital and “emerging” media and marketing experience including senior management positions at marketing promotions agency Frankel (Chicago), regional advertising agency Creative Alliance (Louisville), digital content pioneer Starwave (Bellevue, WA), and credit card issuer MBNA America (Wilmington, DE). Hanlon also has wide-ranging journalism experience, including production, editing and writing stints at CBS News, Sports Illustrated, the former Radio & Records, and the Voice of America. Hanlon holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business, and a BA from Georgetown University.
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About The Vertere Group LLC.: The Vertere Group is a provider of consulting and investment advisory services.
Jon Stromberg
CEO & Founder of Stromberg Sport
Jon Stromberg currently serves as CEO and Founder of Stromberg Sport LLC. Leveraging unique business development and operational improvement systems, Jon has helped numerous clients achieve revenue growth, penetrate hard-to-reach markets and achieve aggressive corporate objectives. Prior to founding Stromberg Sport, Jon was CEO Americas for THG Worldwide. As the world’s largest sports hospitality entertainment provider, THG covers over 350 major events managed through 55 global locations. Jon oversaw all Sports Division operations in the United States and Canada, and its expansion into South America. In his twenty year career with THG, Jon worked with thousands of executives from Fortune 50 -1000 to attend the most exclusive sporting events and personally attended over one hundred major golf, Olympic and professional sport events. Jon is a member of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and currently serves as the Chapter Chairman for the 140 member Chicago Windy City Chapter. He is an Advisor to the Chicago Sports Commission where Jon is an active participant in Chicago’s sport industry advancement on the international stage. Jon is also on the Advisory Board for SportXast based in Santa Fe. Jon grew up in Lake Forest, IL where he was an avid soccer and golf player. He attended DePauw University in Greencastle, IN and competed on DePauw’s golf & track teams. He was an active member of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity and served as the social chairman for two years during his college career.
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About International Deal Gateway, Stromberg Sport, TIGER 21, Young Presidents Organization (YPO): Stromberg Sport is a strategic advisory firm based in Chicago, Illinois.
Ryan Nelson
Founder & CEO of Goby
Ryan has more than 15 years in enterprise software and management consulting experience including supply chain software implementation and process optimization for fortune 50 companies including Chevron, AIG, Zurich Insurance, and FedEx. He began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers management consulting and went on to Ariba where he lead the international software roll-out for Chevron. After Ariba, he co-founded blueSolutions, a supply chain optimization and software implementation consultancy which was acquired by Hubwoo. Since 2009, Nelson has been focused on enabling owners and managers to run better buildings through cloud based energy management and best practices. He is an avid biker and sailor, enjoys playing the guitar, and has recently started enjoying his new toy, a Chevy Volt.
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About Goby: Goby is the most comprehensive and intuitive platform for ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) management.
George DeMet
Founder and CEO of Palantir.net
George DeMet is the founder and co-owner of Palantir. For nearly two decades he’s helped high-profile corporate, educational, cultural, and non-profit clients develop effective online strategies. George is an active open source advocate, serving on the Advisory Board of the Drupal Association, as well as several of the organization’s committees. He’s helped organize many open source community events, including DrupalCon Chicago in 2011, and is a frequent speaker at conferences and other industry events. Outside of his professional activities, George enjoys consuming and commenting on all kinds of culture, including books, movies, music, and video games. He’s a particular fan of science fiction, and has a different robot shirt for every day of the week.
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About Palantir.net: Palantir® is a digital consultancy that works to strengthen humanity by helping others discover, create, and share knowledge.
Angela Cobb
CEO of FirstGen Partners LLC
Angela Cobb is CEO of FirstGen Partners LLC, a firm that helps organizations and individuals evolve and adapt to maximize their impact, she has two decades of experience in recruiting, diversity, community development, strategic philanthropy and change management. Before launching FirstGen Partners LLC, Angela served as the first Chief Diversity Officer at Teach For America – the country’s national teaching corps – where she led organization-wide diversity and inclusion efforts. Angela also has extensive experience launching and leading new philanthropic efforts and business ventures through her work at FirstGen, and in various senior roles at Allstate, Monster, Deloitte, and United Way. Angela is a member of the board of Umoja Student Development Corporation, serves on the Advisory Board of the Chicago Children’s Museum, and is a member of the current cohort of the Pahara-Aspen Education Entrepreneurs Fellowship, a part of The Aspen Institute’s Crown Fellows Program. Past leadership and honors include serving as a Trustee of the University of Notre Dame and as a member of the Advisory Council for the University’s Mendoza College of Business. Angela was also a 2008 Leadership Greater Chicago Fellow. A graduate of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, where she received an M.B.A. in Organizational Behavior and Strategy, Angela received a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame.
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About FirstGen Partners LLC: FirstGen Partners provides consulting, advisory, and coaching services.
Jordan Lowe
Chief Executive Officer of ServerCentral Turing Group
Jordan Lowe co-founded SCTG in 1999 and today is responsible for company strategy. He loves scuba diving and drinking adventurous new blends of whiskey — but not at the same time.
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About Deft, ServerCentral Turing Group: SCTG is a trusted provider of colocation, cloud, and disaster recovery services for startups, enterprises, and Fortune 500 companies.
Geoffrey Hoffmann
CEO of DHR International
Geoff Hoffmann joined DHR International in 1999 and was promoted to the role of chief executive officer in October of 2012. In his current, role Mr. Hoffmann is responsible for directing all functions and operations of the business. Previously Mr. Hoffmann was the chief operating officer. In this capacity he oversaw all corporate marketing, public relations, internal recruiting, research, and strategic planning responsibilities on a global basis. Before that, as executive vice president of strategy, Mr. Hoffmann oversaw all of the firm’s international offices and was accountable for the development and growth of new locations. During his tenure the firm began its global expansion and subsequently established offices in 13 countries with additional openings to follow.
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About DHR International: DHR International provides executive search services, succession planning, and middle management/emerging leaders search solutions.
Pierre Frechette
President & CEO of Renaissance Acquisition Holdings
Pierre Fréchette has 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry in North America and Europe. He founded Renaissance in 2010 in partnership with RoundTable Healthcare Partners after leaving his role of President & CEO at Sandoz Canada Inc., a position he held since 2004 when Sandoz, a division of Novartis, acquired Sabex Holdings Inc. from RoundTable. Mr. Fréchette was President & CEO of Sabex at the time of the acquisition by Sandoz. Under Mr. Fréchette’s leadership, Renaissance built a strong portfolio of companies including Confab Laboratories and DPT Laboratories in the contract development and manufacturing segments plus Renaissance Pharma and Prestium Pharma for the commercialization of niche generic pharmaceuticals and mature brands. Mr. Fréchette received his Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering and his diploma in Business Administration from the University of Sherbrooke.
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About Renaissance Acquisition Holdings: specialty and generics business.
David DiPasquale
President and CEO of PegEx
Advisor | 15+ years of C-level Sales/CS/Marketing/Operations/P&L/Product. Company experience ranges from start-ups to large public technology companies | B2B & B2C | SMB & F500 | Analytics | Digital | SaaS | E-Commerce | Enterprise Software.
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About PegEx: PegEx provides the digital operating system that solves the compliance and data challenges in the waste management industry.
Melvyn E. Bergstein
CEO of Diamond Management and Technology Consultants
Melvyn E. Bergstein was Chairman of Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. (“Diamond”), a management and advisory firm, from 2006 until 2010 at which time Diamond was sold to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC. Mr. Bergstein previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Diamond and its predecessors, Diamondcluster, Inc. and Diamond Technology Partners, Inc. since its founding in 1994. From 1968 to 1989, Mr. Bergstein served in several capacities with Arthur Andersen & Co.’s consulting division (now Accenture). Mr. Bergstein has been a director of Simon Property Group since 2001.
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About Diamond Management and Technology Consultants: Diamond Management & Technology Consultants and its subsidiaries provide management and technology consulting services worldwide.
Aleks Buterman
Founder & CEO of SenseAgility Group
Aleks Buterman is a Founder & CEO at SenseAgility Group.
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About SenseAgility Group: SenseAgility Group is a consortium of consultants, delivering trusted advice to C-Suite executives on controlling technology.
Martin Stasaitis
CEO of Devbridge
Martin is an original co-founder of Devbridge Group, and his focus today lies in leading the management team, executive hiring and strategic initiatives. He is responsible for accelerating growth and entrepreneurial vision within the organization.In addition to his work at Devbridge, Martin is a serial entrepreneur who is actively involved in the startup scene as a mentor and investor. He can be found advising startups as part of the StartupHighway accelerator, or defining strategy for young companies that incubated within Devbridge Group.Prior to co-founding Devbridge, Martin worked as a project and business manager at Monotype, Air Cycle Corporation and Sarpinos USA. Martin earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from University of Illinois.
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About Devbridge: Devbridge is a Chicago-based software design and development company and strategic partner to B2B enterprises.
Nancy Martin
CEO / Founder of Fortify
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About Fortify: Team & Talent development consultancy company
Vikram Khanna
Founder, CEO of ProVal Technologies
Love and passion for technology and business is what keeps Vikram ticking. Vikram began his career at Arthur Andersen in Chicago, as a technology consultant to Fortune 500 companies. Vikram founded ProVal in 2008 with a mission to serve the small-medium business community with his 15+ years of experience in technology and professional services. Vikram holds a bachelor’s degree from Rochester Institute of Technology (R.I.T), N.Y and resides in Chicago with his family.
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About ProVal Technologies: NOC Services for Managed Service Providers (MSP’s)
Kenneth Coats
Chief Executive Officer of KENTECH
Kenneth Coats is the CEO of KENTECH Consulting Inc.
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About eKnowID, KENTECH: KENTECH offers a suite of background checking and verification tools for companies of any size.
Katie Arnold
Managing Director, CEO, and Founder of Sprig Consulting
Katie Arnold is Advisor at Innoblative Designs.
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About Sprig Consulting: Sprig Consulting Group helps business owners translate their business vision into reality, increasing organization .
Christopher Olofson
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Olofson Technology Partners
Chris Olofson is an established senior executive in the legal technology services field and has developed legal technology innovations since 1992.
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About Olofson Technology Partners: Olofson Technology Partners provides specialty technology solutions and professional services within the legal profession.
Tony Smith
CEO Americas of HPD Software
Tony Smith has been working for HPD Software since 2008 where he has been helping to develop and expand the company’s presence in the American market. Prior to joining the company Tony enjoyed a wide range of business ventures including working as an accountant, managing software development and sales teams, launching and eventually selling a tech company within the commercial finance sector and building custom software for various clients. Tony’s educational background is in accounting as he holds a degree in accounting from Saint John’s University in Collegeville and is CPA certified.
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About HPD Software: HPD Software Designs and develops software for the factoring and asset based finance marketplace.
Kevin Connelly
Chief Executive Officer of Spencer Stuart
Kevin Connelly has been chief executive officer of Spencer Stuart since his May 2012 election by the firm’s partners. Previously, he served as chairman of the firm for six years. Kevin is a seasoned search professional and, in addition to his firm leadership responsibilities, he consults regularly with clients on executive leadership succession and board projects.
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About Spencer Stuart: Spencer Stuart is a consulting firm that specializes in CEO succession planning, leadership consulting, and executive search.
Russell Hill
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Ellwood Associates
Russ Hill is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Senior Consultant at Ellwood Associates and is a member of the firm’s Management Committee and Board of Directors. Russ joined our firm in 1994. As Chief Executive Officer, Russ is responsible for directing the firm’s overall consulting activities and leads our Defined Benefit Plan Practice Area. Prior to joining Ellwood Associates, Russ worked at Stratford Advisory Group, a Chicago-based consulting firm that he co-founded. Prior to entering the consulting business, Russ was responsible for managing the defined benefit and 401(k) plans for GATX Corporation for several years. Russ received his MBA from Loyola University of Chicago and his BS (with honors) from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. As a former player at NIU, he is a big fan of Huskies Football.
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About Ellwood Associates: Ellwood is an investment consultancy company.
Chandra Pendyala
CEO of Profitics
Chandra Pendyala is CEO at Profitics.
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About Profitics, UniteOR: Profitics is a software and services company specializing in pricing, profit, and Marketing Optimization Solutions and more.
Michael Segel
President and CEO of Siegel and Associates
Michael is the President and CEO of Segel & Associates and works with clients to assist with their strategy and implementation of Hadoop. He has been working primarily in the Big Data Space since 2009 and founded the Chicago Hadoop User Group (CHUG). Having been described as someone who has a face for Radio, Michael tries to stay behind the scenes but sometimes gets prodded into speaking at meetups and has done Hadoop/HBase training for customers. Michael received his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the College of Engineering at Ohio State University.
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About Siegel and Associates: Siegel & Associates, Inc., a retained executive search firm, has an established record of identifying and placing senior-level executives.
Magda Walczak
CEO of Coacharya
Magda joined Coacharya to scale the company’s coach training and executive operation globally.
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About Coacharya, Maddowe Inc: Coach training and executive coaching firm
Angelica Ross
Founding CEO of TransTech Social Enterprises
At the intersections of gender, class, race, and religion, Angelica Ross has made a career out of helping others navigate the challenges that come along with being a member of more than one minority. Over the span of 10+ years Angelica built a creative design business that began in the margins of society, outside the formal education system. Angelica is the founding CEO of TransTech Social Enterprises. For more on Angelica Ross visit MissRoss.com
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About Miss Ross, TransTech Social Enterprises: TransTech is a creative design firm that provides graphics, web development, and multimedia production.
Patrick Beharelle
CEO/Owner of TrueBlue
Patrick Beharelle joined TrueBlue as Owner/CEO in 2018.
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About TrueBlue: TrueBlue is a provider of blue-collar staffing solutions.
James Carlini
Founder & CEO of Carlini & Associates
James Carlini, MBA, is a visionary and strategist for mission critical networks, technology, and intelligent infrastructure. President of Carlini & Associates, since 1986. Author of LOCATION LOCATION CONNECTIVITY, Next-Generation Real Estate, Intelligent Infrastructure, Technology, and the global Platform for Commerce (2014). Former award-winning adjunct faculty member at Northwestern University in both Executive Masters and undergraduate programs (1986-2006) He pioneered courses in Network Security, IT project team dynamics, Six Sigma, and international applications of technology long before others offered them.
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About Carlini & Associates: Carlini & Associates bridge the gap between understanding and strategically applying technology to business in many industries.
Prasad Kanumury
CEO/Principal of Mavens
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About Mavens: Mavens designs, builds, and implements software to transform engagement with healthcare professionals, patients, and consumers
Ryan Francis
Partner & CEO of LaunchPad Lab
As ambitious as he is tall, Ryan has a passion for creation. In 2012, he created Francis Lofts & Bunks, a company in Western Ohio that manufactures aluminum loft beds and bunk beds. Equipped with a burning desire to build things that are useful to others, Ryan has come into his own in web development, combining creativity, logic, and an empathy for others to build outstanding, easy-to-use products.
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About Francis Lofts & Bunks, LaunchPad Lab: Build your company’s future. Develop custom software that will move your business forward.
Ross Freedman
Co-Founder & CEO of Rightpoint
Ross founded Rightpoint in 2007 with business partner Brad Schneider. He has another title around here, though, that’s a little less official but every bit as important: Ross is Rightpoint’s Chief Passion Officer. Our CPO, if you will. Whether it’s his employees or clients, Ross’ passion—for marrying creativity and technology to solve business problems and transform brands—is utterly contagious. It’s what pushes the Rightpoint team to do great things and fuels our “intrapreneurial” spirit.
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About Rightpoint: Rightpoint is an independent customer experience agency with technology at our core.
John Kampas
Founder and CEO of EMPIST
John Kampas is the founder and CEO of EMPIST.
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About EMPIST: EMPIST is a full-service technology company that covers the spectrum of the digital landscape.
Pravin Kumar
CEO of AST
Mr. Kumar is the founder and CEO of AST LLC. He oversees strategic planning, marketing, and business development efforts, and sets the bar in our practice for exemplary client service, ethics, and teamwork. Prior to establishing AST in 1995, Mr. Kumar was a Principal Consultant at Oracle Corporation and a Systems Analyst at Tata Engineering. Mr. Kumar brings over 25 years of information technology and project management experience in the ERP industry and is the guiding force behind our excellent customer relations. He is responsible for establishing key account relationships and assisting with project management and execution across the Oracle product spectrum. He is active in trade circles, has delivered many presentations, and has moderated discussion panels at OAUG and other conferences. In his work with the Oracle Applications Development team, Mr. Kumar was instrumental in achieving certification from the General Services Administration (GSA) of the United States Government for R10 of the Oracle Government Applications. As a key member of Oracle Corporation’s Vertical Applications group, Mr. Kumar helped to develop new functionality in R10, including budgetary control and FSG features. He worked with Oracle Government Services in implementing projects for large Oracle customers, including Fermilab, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Bechtel. Mr. Kumar holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Birla Institute of Technology, India.
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About AST: AST Corporation is a specialized, recognized, and preferred systems integrator of Oracle Applications and Technologies.
Eric Rentsch
CEO & Founder of Code SixFour
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About Code SixFour, Zywave: The Code SixFour Benefits Consulting Cloud empowers insurance agents and benefits brokers to deliver better benefits outcomes to employers.
Bradford Smart
Founder and CEO of Topgrading
Brad completed his doctorate in Industrial Psychology at Purdue University, entered consulting, and since the 1970s has been in private practice as President and CEO of his own company, now called Topgrading, Inc., based in the Chicago area. Brad is frequently acknowledged to be the world’s foremost expert on hiring. The company consults with many leading companies and hundreds of small and growth companies. Brad has conducted in-depth interviews with over 6,500 executives. He is author of seven books and videos, including Topgrading 3rd Edition: The Proven Hiring And Promoting Method That Turbocharges Company Performance; The Smart Interviewer: Tools and Techniques for Hiring the Best; and the training series Topgrading Toolkit, featuring the 12 Topgrading hiring steps and demos of all the interviews. In addition, he has co-authored the following books: Topgrading for Sales: World-Class Methods to Interview, Hire, and Coach Top Sales Representatives, with Greg Alexander; and Smart Parenting: How to Raise Happy, Can-Do Kids, with Dr. Kate Mursau.
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About Topgrading: Topgrading is the hiring and promotion methodology that assists both for-profit and not-for-profit companies to top-grade.
David Zaret
Founder & CEO of Symphono
Dave Zaret founded Symphono in 2002 and is an industry leader in financial collaboration technology. In the 10 years since Symphono started, Dave has created a team with deep expertise in collaboration services and financial services technology generally and has built the company into a strong and growing presence in those markets. Dave started his career at Swiss Bank/O’Connor in Chicago, developing real-time arbitrage and risk management systems and soon led the firm in developing and evangelizing uses of emerging technologies. One of the solutions to emerge under Dave’s leadership was a collaboration platform which was widely adopted, both inside UBS and among its buy-side clients. That technology ultimately transferred to a newly formed company, Parlano, of which Dave became the CTO. The core technology he developed at Parlano was ultimately acquired by Microsoft and became the group chat module inside Microsoft Lync. Dave holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan.
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About Symphono: Symphono is a consulting firm focused on tech implementation strategy and custom software development.
Tiffany Nguyen
Founder & CEO of Talent Orchard
Tiffany Nguyen, Founder and CEO of Talent Orchard, is a proven leader in the field of talent acquisition. Bringing 19 years of experience in staffing and professional services, Tiffany has an in-depth understanding and knowledge of talent management and acquisition. The recruiting methodology used at Talent Orchard was developed using Tiffany’s wide range of experience, including an IT staffing agency supporting the Fortune 500, a pre-IPO systems integrator, a Big Five professional service and hi-technology consulting. She has vertical talent acquisition experience in the oil and gas, financial services, high-tech, federal and manufacturing sectors. Tiffany specializes in providing innovative and non-traditional recruiting solutions that give companies a competitive edge. Tiffany credits her Texas upbringing with providing her a strong work ethic. The guidance and influence of her first generation immigrant mother provided her the courage to be an entrepreneur and fortitude to successfully start her own company. Tiffany considers referrals from satisfied and repeat customers to be the ultimate measure of her success. She also takes great pride in her team, many of whom have been with Talent Orchard from the beginning. Tiffany has a BBA from The University of Texas and loves everything about the Longhorns. Tiffany enjoys spoiling her 10 nieces and nephews and skiing in Whistler, BC. She regularly donates her time to provide career consulting to people in need.
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About Talent Orchard: Talent Orchard is a full-service talent acquisition and human capital services company that provides customized long-term solutions.
Wheeler Coleman
CEO and Executive Partner of EC-United
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About EC-United: EC-United is a boutique IT consulting firm specializing in providing innovative solutions to transform businesses.
Salvatore DiBenedetto
Chief Executive Officer of Malu Marketing
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About Malu Marketing: Social Media Growth Agency
Sonny Balani
CEO of Balani Custom Clothiers
Sonny Balani has re-imagined the custom clothing experience as it applies to today’s client. He has designed a contemporary showroom and developed a collaborative selection process, establishing Balani as the premier custom clothier in Chicago.
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About Balani Custom Clothiers: Balani Custom Clothiers provides exceptional clothing and consultation services with an emphasis on sleek and modern presentation.
Matthew Koon
Principal, Founder & CEO of zooma
Matthew Koon is Princpal at zooma.
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About zooma: Zooma provides user experience, design, and development consulting services.
Roger Stanton
President & CEO of Digi-Me
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About Digi-Me: Digi-Me operates in the staffing and recruiting, also termed talent acquisition, segment of the human resources technology market.
Jason Perry
President & Chief Executive Officer of Azavar Technology Group
Jason Perry leads Azavar in delivering competitive advantage for our clients’ online business. From cultivating customer relationships to blazing innovative paths through internet technology, Mr. Perry guides the Azavar team to double-digit growth every year. Even before establishing Azavar, Mr. Perry used cutting-edge internet tools to develop applications that evolved into modern-day websites. While working on his studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he also worked as a developer and manager of a large technology initiative. Mr. Perry’s interest and experience grew as he prepared to launch Azavar in 1996, seeing the enormous business potential of the internet and the opportunity to help companies increase their competitive advantage. Since then, Mr. Perry has grown Azavar into a million-dollar company based on solid value and customer service, headquartered in Chicago’s downtown loop.
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About Azavar Technology Group: Azavar Technology Group designs, develops, and delivers websites as well as web and mobile applications.
Bob Bowers
CEO of Soliant Consulting
Bob, CEO and co-founder of Soliant Consulting, is widely known for his expertise in the field of software development. He is a recipient of the FileMaker Excellence Award and has co-authored seven books on FileMaker Pro database development. In 2008 he was inducted into the Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame. After graduating summa cum laude in Music and English at Wabash College, Bob earned a masters in Musicology from the University of Chicago
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About Soliant Consulting: Delivering technology solutions that transform your business.
Robert M. Figliulo
CEO of SPR INc
Robert M. Figliulo is CEO at SPR INc.
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About SPR INc: SPR is a family of IT professional services firms in the Midwest that deliver high-value technology solutions.
Kathy Steele
Founder and CEO of Red Caffeine – A Growth Consultancy
Long-time Entrepreneur, Recent IncSmallGiant, Married to Manufacturing, Playing the GGOB, Fascinated with Transformational Leadership.
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About Red Caffeine – A Growth Consultancy: Red Caffeine is a Growth Consultancy that’s mission is to build badass brands clients want to work with and employees want to work for.
Alex Goldfayn
CEO of Evangelist Marketing Institute
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About Evangelist Marketing Institute: The Evangelist Marketing Institute is a consulting and coaching practice that grows companies through powerful marketing techniques.
J. Todd Phillips
CEO of Parson Partners
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About Parson Partners: Chicago-based consulting boutique that helps transform organizations and their leaders
Dan Hill
Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President Sales of UbiStor
Dan Hill is Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President of Sales. In 2001, he and his partner, Steve, left their prestigious jobs at the Fortune 500 technology services company, Comdisco, to build a company with a large footprint in the disaster recovery landscape. Together they founded UbiStor, one of only a handful of data backup companies that existed prior to “the cloud.” As the backup and disaster recovery world constantly modernizes, Dan and his partners re-establish solutions best suited for their first priority, their customers. Dan creates vision and value for clients by providing affordable solutions that leverage emerging data, and cloud technologies, both public and private. Dan directs all sales strategy and operations, focusing on both end user and channel relationships. Prior to UbiStor, Dan held engineering, technical sales, and senior management level positions with Comdisco for over 17 years. In these diverse roles, Dan’s foundation of extensive technology and sales experience was built.
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About UbiStor: UbiStor, Inc. is a privately held, vendor-independent information technology services company.
Tracy Campbell
Founder and CEO of Cynosure Risk Advisors LLC
Tracy A. Campbell is a distinguished lawyer and counselor with unrivaled experience guiding corporations through complex insurance coverage issues and providing risk management solutions. Her 13+ years of practice include successful negotiations and settlements in executive liability, professional liability, commercial general liability, construction defects, property/business interruption, product recall, and title insurance. As partner and lead insurance attorney at Schiff Hardin LLP for six years, she represented companies of every size, including several of the nation’s largest. She identified risk exposures and counseled clients on changes to their risk management programs and insurance policies. She negotiated with insurance companies to recover insurance proceeds for her clients, and she represented corporate clients in insurance coverage litigation. Among other positive outcomes, she negotiated a multi-million dollar settlement of an environmental coverage claim and achieved a favorable determination in a case of competing claims for a policyholder’s assets. tracy-cdlb-ssTracy has also been recognized for her novel solutions to complex risk management and insurance liabilities. She employed innovative ways to transfer risk from her client to other parties in commercial agreements. She also drafted original insurance provisions to maximize the value of her clients’ insurance policies. Tracy developed a comprehensive insurance audit checklist for evaluating insurance policies. She has particular expertise in counseling senior-level executives and directors of both publicly and privately-held companies. She is adept at taking complex concepts and language and communicating their meaning to her clients in plain, unambiguous language. Her specialty is providing risk and insurance counsel to financial institutions, product manufacturers, utilities, technology companies and professional services companies. Tracy received her bachelor’s degree in political science from Yale University. In 1999, she earned her J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law.
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About Cynosure Risk Advisors LLC: Cynosure Risk Advisors LLC is a national business consulting firm specializing in business and governmental crisis and more.
Melonie Boone
Founder & CEO of Boone Management Group
Melonie Boone has a passion for business and education. She currently holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resources Management from Loyola University of Chicago, a Master of Business Administration in Management from Florida Metropolitan University as well as a Master of Jurisprudence in Business Law and Corporate Governance from Loyola University Law School. Her comprehensive experience in optimizing strategic planning initiatives to achieve organizational goals allows her to work as a trusted adviser to entrepreneurs, business owners and senior management teams. As founder of Boone Management Group Inc and Accelerenium she leads a team of experienced consultants that provide innovative strategic solutions allowing clients to thrive and gain momentum in today’s economy. Her combined business management, human resources, and client services experience bring clients personalized solutions that add value and get results. In addition to her role with Boone Management Group Inc Melonie also serves as Instructor for undergraduate and graduates studies at INSEEC University teaching various courses in Entrepreneurship and Business to international students. She also holds a part-time faculty position at Kendal College where she teaches local and international students in courses on Small Business Management, Business Management, Entrepreneurship and Leadership.
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About Boone Management Group: Boone Management Group is the in-sourced approach, specializing in business strategy, human capital management, and more.
Sandy Marsico
Founder & CEO of Sandstorm Design
Sandy Marsico is the Founder and CEO at Sandstorm Design and Member Board Of Directors at Women Presidents’ Organization.
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About Sandstorm Design, Sandstorm Design: Elevate your marketing with our blend of strategy, content, UX, responsive web design and usability expertise at Sandstorm.
Tom Ruginis
Founder and CEO of HappiLabs
Tom is a former molecular biologist, PhD dropout, and a lifelong student of psychology and neuroscience. His experience and passion for solving problems helped launch HappiLabs in 2013. If he’s not analyzing data or shopping for lab supplies you can find him networking and socializing in the Chicago and San Francisco entrepreneur and science communities.
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About HappiLabs: HappiLabs provides a variety of services to help scientists and biotech labs be better with finance and lab operations.
Shekar Reddy
President & CEO of StaffEx Corporation
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About Jobmatic, StaffEx Corporation: Employment, placement, staffing, recruiting & consulting
Matthew Minor
Founder, CEO of LawRevu, Inc.
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About LawRevu, Inc.: Collaboration tools for lawyers and their clients (Basecamp for lawyers)
Brad Fishman
CEO of Fishman Public Relations
Brad Fishman has devoted the majority of his career to not only building Fishman Public Relations into one of the largest and most respect PR agencies of its kind, but also promoting franchising as a business model and helping educate franchise systems about effective lead generation strategies. Always seeking to stay on top of the latest trends, people, news and legislation impacting the franchise industry, Brad can found as a participant or known presence at nearly every franchising event domestically or overseas. As one of the most well-connected individuals in the franchise industry, Brad has spent more than 20 years helping franchise systems develop franchisee lead generation and consumer awareness campaigns that help them achieve their desired growth. As a successful entrepreneur who knows how to operate a business, Brad has earned the trust and credibility of other entrepreneurs in the industry. His professional involvement in franchising includes sitting on the boards of numerous companies and organizations, as well as serving as past chairman of the IFA’s Franchise Supplier Forum, a past member of the IFA’s board and executive board and the IFA’s Membership and International committees. Brad enjoys skiing, golfing, traveling the world with friends and family and hosting some of the best parties in franchising.
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About Fishman Public Relations: Fishman Public Relations provides publicity and social media support for the franchise industry.
Bridget Brennan
CEO of Female Factor
Bridget Brennan, a pioneer in marketing and selling to women, is the author of the acclaimed book Why She Buys: The New Strategy for Reaching the World’s Most Powerful Consumers (Crown Business, 2009, 2011) and the world’s most popular speaker on this subject. She is the Founder and CEO of the strategic consultancy, Female Factor. Her book was called ‘essential reading’ by The Wall Street Journal, ‘required reading for anyone burdened with a Y chromosome’ by Fortune Small Business and was named a ‘Top 10 Marketing Book’ by MediaTrust. She is a contributing writer on the subject of marketing and selling to women for Forbes and one of the world’s most popular speakers on the subject. Bridget has served as an instructor at Northwestern University’s Medill School marketing communications graduate program, a guest lecturer at the Kellogg School of Management (the top-ranked business school in the US) and is a popular speaker at industry conferences worldwide. She is a member of the Forbes Executive Women’s Advisory Board, a founder of the Marketing to Moms Coalition, a member of the Economic Club of Chicago and the Network of Executive Women. Bridget developed her expertise as an agency executive, creating programs for major clients such as Whirlpool, Johnson & Johnson, Pizza Hut, Colgate-Palmolive, United Airlines and AT&T, among others. Prior to founding Female Factor, Bridget ran the consumer marketing practice of Edelman’s Zeno Group, and founded that agency’s Speaking Female division. A graduate of Texas A&M University, Bridget is based in Chicago, the headquarters of Female Factor.
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About Female Factor: Female Factor is a strategic consulting and sales training firm exclusively focused on women consumers.
Miguel Encarnação
CEO and Principal of ibdi Consulting
L. Miguel Encarnação has been a cross-industry strategic innovation leader for nearly two decades. In 2017 he served as interim Chief Technology and Innovation Officer of The QED Group in the International Development sector, after leading for five years as SVP and Chief Innovation Officer the innovation transformation of ACT in the educational assessment field. Prior to joining ACT, Miguel directed emerging technology innovation in healthcare at Fortune 100 Humana Inc., founded and directed a non-profit vocational school of higher education, and led advanced applied technology R&D and international for-profit spin-off activities at the Fraunhofer Society. He is an adjunct professor of computer science, the editor-in-chief of the IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications magazine, and the author of 2 books, 3 patents, and numerous contributions to peer-reviewed journals and conferences as well as a Maddock-Douglas Innovation Fellow. Miguel has BS and MS in Computer Science and Business Economics as well as a PhD in Computer Science with an emphasis on Human-Computer Interaction, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Data Visualization, Machine Learning and AI.
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About ibdi Consulting: Providing management consulting services to the executive level of companies and organizations across industries.
Karen Seda
Founder & CEO of Bespoke BizDev LLC
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About Bespoke BizDev LLC: A Business Development Agency for Startups. Helping Startups Scale.
Asif Rehmani
Founder & CEO of VisualSP
Asif has been training, consulting, writing and speaking on SharePoint technologies since 2002. He is a SharePoint Server MVP and MCT. Asif is the Founder and CEO of VisualSP (formerly known as SharePoint-Videos) which provides 100s of SharePoint video tutorials and is the home of VisualSP Help System : the in-context, on-demand Help for SharePoint users. Asif also provides in-person and online SharePoint training publicly and in private workshops throughCritical Path Training. Asif is the author of the books “SharePoint 2013 – First Look for Power Users”. He is also the co-author of the books “Professional SharePoint Designer 2007”, “Beginning SharePoint Designer 2010” and “Real World SharePoint 2010” by Wrox publications.
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About VisualSP: VisualSP provides Just In Time Help and Support to all SharePoint users.
Sally Smoczynski
CEO of Radian Compliance
Sally Smoczynski is CEO @ Radian Compliance.
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About Radian Compliance: Radian Compliance Consultants have been helping clients obtain and maintain compliance and/or certification with standards and regulations.
David Ormesher
CEO & Founder of Closerlook
David Ormesher is CEO @ Closerlook.
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About Closerlook: Closerlook, inc. is a digital marketing agency which provides solutions for the pharmaceutical industry.
Matthew Konda
CEO of Jemurai
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About Jemurai: Jemurai is a boutique security consulting company.
Rich Killian
Founder and CEO of Prospect Equities
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About Prospect Equities: Prospect Equities provides full-service national real estate brokerage.
John Challenger
CEO of Challenger, Gray & Christmas
John Challenger is CEO at Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
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About Challenger, Gray & Christmas: Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an executive outplacement firm providing customized, individualized training, coaching, and personal support.
Jake Evans
CEO/President of New World Associates
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About New World Associates: New World Associates is a vibrant marketing consulting firm servicing some of the largest names in the wireless/cellular industry!
Edmund Lee
CEO of Stellar Pride, Inc
CEO – Stellar Pride, Inc
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About Stellar Pride, Inc: Market entry consulting and technology platform developer
Amanda Britt
Founder & CEO of Panzanzee
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About Panzanzee: Panzanzee is Chicago’s social enterprise incubator & collaborative co-working space.
Amanda Britt
Founder & CEO of Panzanzee
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About Panzanzee: Panzanzee is Chicago’s social enterprise incubator & collaborative co-working space.
Daryl Travis
CEO of Brandtrust
Throughout his extensive career, Daryl has advised many of the largest and best brands in the world. His latest groundbreaking book, Little Things Big Returns, explores what really motivates people and how to deliver experiences that matter most to your customers. A colorful and engaging storyteller, Daryl speaks frequently on the power of insights and the critical need for marketers to change the way they think about how people think. He explains how research can lead us astray or help us to gain a competitive edge. “Most research discloses what happens,” he says. “However, it often fails to reveal why it happens or the underlying emotional drivers that are critical in creating an effective strategy.” Daryl’s guiding mantra is The NINA Principle®:—No Insight—No Advantage®. Passionate about learning and understanding more about how people think, Daryl is always reading a new book—more than one hundred each year. His voracious reading helps leverage recent breakthroughs in the social sciences to improve the consumer research process, tapping into the deeper underlying emotions and nonconscious motivations critical to revealing insights. He could be described as a professor, detective, journalist, anthropologist and writer all rolled into one. “We’re all avid thinkers here,” he’s said of his team. “There’s a genuine curiosity, a persistent desire to discover deeper insights that we all share in common.” Daryl and his wife Donnita extend his continuous learning passion as active members of Chicago’s philanthropic community, volunteering time and resources to support education and literacy programs for underprivileged children throughout the city.
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About Brandtrust: Brandtrust is a research and strategy firm that utilizes applied social and behavioral sciences to solve complex business challenges.
Richard Lee
CEO of RJSL Group
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About RJSL Group: IT Staffing, Consulting, Augmentation.
