CEO Mike Pykosz is building a patient-first approach to health care with Oak Street Health. The centers, spread throughout Chicagoland, focus on medicare patients and underserved communities. 9 out of 10 patients are strongly recommending Oak Street Health services. What sets them apart? Same-day appointments for one. Find more innovators at Technori.com or on Facebook,…
ShedWool is changing the way employees schedule. CEO Cory Warfield has spent 20 years in the restaurant industry and he’s ready to modernize organization. Warfield used to rap and talks about his past in the music industry as well as bootstrapping. Warfield had a negative experience with a Chicago steakhouse and took it upon himself…
Any new customers can download the app, or sign up at the fridge and get 50% off. For existing customers, they can use the code WGN10 to get 10% off. Farmer’s Fridge creates automated “micro-restaurants” delivered to offices, public lobbies, and airports and every unsold meal is donated to local pantries. The process doesn’t cost…
10 thousand baby boomers are turning 65 every day. Genivity is allowing seniors to retire without having to worry about bankruptcy by getting the whole family on board. Founder and CEO Heather Holmes helped create a SaaS platform that offers elder care cost planning. Listen and clear the air and the fear that comes along…
XSELL Technologies founder and CEO Matt Coughlin and Vice President Brad Bennett are revolutionizing sales. The platform utilizes AI to manage customer interactions. What if every customer talked with your best sales rep? That’s what XSELL offers! Find more innovators at Technori.com or on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Jiobit CMO Lindsay Slutzky is helping to keep your kids safe. The company’s hardware gives parents peace of mind when they’re out in public with children. Parents can get GPS locating on their smartphone. Now the company is setting its focus on gun violence. Jiobit is joining forces with Motorola, Techstars Chicago and the Illinois…
Founder Ercan Erciyes and Director of Customer Success Hardik Patel join the show to discuss easily storing your photos with Monument. The intelligent monument device backs up all the photos you take automatically. The team crowdfunded with Kickstarter and discovered a bigger user base excited to embrace the product than they expected. Use code TECHNORI…
Facebook is taking major hits this week. Stock and user engagement have been falling. It’s likely that Facebook will sustain itself through this rough patch since it’s in a kind of “too big to fail” situation. But we’ve grown estranged. The Cambridge Analytica story has sparked renewed interest in how our data is collected, used…
A recent study shows that Chicago leads in returns to investors. Lightbank Managing Director Victor Pascucci III is one of those investors that opens doors for some of the hottest Chicago startups. Host Scott Kitun talks with Vic about Chicago’s rising tide as a tech hub and what sets the Windy City apart from the…
ISAC has been around for 60 years, and it has just won Most Effective IT Team award for the second time, being the first state agency to do so. CIO Ramnath Cidambi joins the show to talk about how ISAC has stayed relevant and how they help low-income students flourish. Sean Froelich fills in for…