“CARMEN!”
“CARMEN!” by Griffin Caprio. Growing up, that’s a sound I frequently. My father, Carmen, had a knack for uniting the people at places he frequented. He could work a room, as they say, without ever leaving his…
Glimpse Into a Serial Entrepreneur’s Life
Wendy Piersall is a creative serial entrepreneur who grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. As a child, she struggled in school, which showed in her grades. Then, when she went to college, all that changed. She went from being a…
Nicholas Spencer has Got Some “Jolly Posh Bangers”
Our St Patrick’s Special Story. SSSzzzzzzzzzzzzz……. That’s the sound of the kitchen at The Gage and Hot Doug’s and Bangers & Lace and any of the…
The Power of Inspiration
Ambar Frausto, founder of Posy, an event planning web-based solution, is someone who knows what she wants out of life and goes after it with gusto. Growing up in the suburbs outside Chicago, she dreamed of the day she could move to the…
John Roa Wants to Make the “Second City” First in UX Design
SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD JOHN ROA sat in his parent’s living room dumbfounded. He had just been pushed out of the company he had helped build piece by piece over the course of two years.
CHICAGO ENTREPRENEURISM: FOUR INGREDIENTS TO HELP YOUR BUSINESS – AND THIS CITY – DOMINATE
Chicago has become a hub of activity over the past year, reviving itself from the city that “Oprah is leaving†to the city that “birthed Groupon”, the fastest growing company on the planet whose founders turned down a…
It Took 33 Years for Bernhard Kappe to Find the His Own Path
IN THE EYES OF AN ENTREPRENEUR, no matter how comfy a job may be, it's still a job. It can be quite a shock to family, coworkers, and friends to hear someone throw caution to the wind and say, "I'm outta here!"
Bernhard…
Meet Hallie Steube from BookYap
Interview with BookYap Founder, Hallie SteubeWe had an opportunity to catch up with Hallie Steube and talk about her company, BookYap, an online search engine that provides users with personalized book recommendations. BookYap officially…
Troy Henikoff Wants You!
It’s when we least expect opportunity to find us that it typically shows up. Most businesses will have at least one chance encounter in their lifetime that leads to a big opportunity. These are the opportunities no one can plan, whether…
Interview with Edulender Founder, Suyeon Khim
Spring is right around the corner and with it the annual college loan application season. Around this time high school seniors, college students and their parents look at their options for school loans in an attempt to find one with a decent…