Using positive psychology, ProHabits develops daily activities that can inspire personal and professional growth. Remove certain negative words from your day’s vocabulary or take 10 minutes to daydream and recharge your brain. A little professional habit goes a long way. Adam Fridman talks with Scott about his journey founding Mabbly, ProHabits and launching his new…
An elevator in a city can be the deciding factor between a healthy lunch and an unhealthy one. Square Roots Kitchen is a tech-enabled, fast-casual, restaurant that provides guests with fresh ingredients and tasty dishes that won’t break the bank. Or your belt!
“Software is eating the world!” This line was famously coined by software engineer Marc Andreessen in a 2011 Wall Street Journal essay. Andreessen is best known as being one of the web’s founding fathers, having co-authored the first global web browser, Mosaic. He’s also a U of I alum. Sounds like this geek knows software.…
Gogo is one of Chicago’s brightest startups. They built a reputation by extending Wi-Fi on flights. The transformation of flying is just getting started though. Gogo’s SVP Global Account Manager Dave Bijur stops in to talk about how your flight will feel different soon. GoCivic’s Beth Bond joins the conversation. The team also discusses the…
We know too little about software. Which is dangerous since it’s so global. Flexera CEO Jim Ryan is making the process of selling software more transparent, secure and effective. With software being so rooted in our everyday life, there’s a lot of room for sunk costs and dysfunction. Flexera seeks to solve this. Scott and…
City Colleges of Chicago Executive Vice Chancellor of Institutional Advancement Eric Lugo joins the show the show to talk about training students for tech. City Colleges offers free coding classes and cybersecurity bootcamps that helps underprivileged students get into the tech scene. Lugo is providing quality tech training for students. GoCivic’s Beth Bond joins the…
Appearing on Technori’s Startup Showcase, Altaneve is using the republic.co crowdfunding platform to help raise money for their prosecco and reach the entire world. Coming straight from the Italy-Austria border, Altaneve has been in the prosecco business for nearly 10 generations. Become a part of their family today: https://republic.co/altaneve
It’s time to get serious about ordering weed. Sounds funny, doesn’t it? As the cannabis industry grows, it’s only a matter of time before Illinois goes full-blown reefer madness. Legalization is in the wind, baby. That’s why Scott Kitun and co-host, GoCivic Managing Director and community organizer Beth Bond, strike up conversation on what a legal…
RajNATION joined Scott Kitun and Beth Bond live in-studio at WGN Radio to share his thoughts on why social media is the absolute worst (even though we were live tweeting), how startups should prepare before pitching to anyone other than their mother… and why it seems like STEAM is basically just school.
Masa Matsumara is the managing director of LeanBox Great Lakes. He’s been in and out of the food industry and now is making office eating cleaner. LeanBox creates a unique fridge filled with the most popular items for any office. Will this get cubicle-dwellers to drop the potato chips?