Using mindfulness to tackle mental disorders

Barath Anandakumar is the founder of Actiwit. Barath’s younger brother dealt with seizures and after getting training from their father, Barath’s younger brother’s health improved. Barath next wanted to find a way to make this treatment more portable. Currently Actiwit is a program that offers individualized brain tracking for children diagnosed with ADD and ADHD. But…

Can tech help patients get seen sooner?

Physicians are in demand and are hard to come by. Ben Albert is the CEO and Co-founder of Upfront Healthcare Services. Albert noticed how inefficient doctor patient scheduling was when helping with his ailing grandfather. Upfront ensures practitioners efficiently meet patients to cut down on wait times. Listen on WGN Radio.

Kids Need Not Be Afraid to Invent!

Joseph Greer is the founder of makexchange. Joseph realized that education was far too difficult for kids. He decided to break down that learning curve. Makexchange provides kid-friendly invention kits that give kids a start on STEM education. In order to succeed, Greer and his team had to figure out what scares people away from building.…

Take Your Kids to Chicago Public Libraries

CEO Brian Bannon was appointed by Mayor Emanuel in 2012 to update the Chicago Public Library system. Chance the Rapper famously recorded his mixtape at the Harold Washington Library. This is important for Bannon as he utilizes Chicago’s library as a method of community building. The library is an important resource since one-in-three Chicagoans still don’t have…