You have to play nice. Keep in mind that your startup may be cutting into the pie of a centuries old industry for the sake of innovation, cost and convenience. Sounds righteous, but it won’t be easy. At least that’s what we learned after speaking with ClearCover CEO Kyle Nakatsuji about existing in that precarious…
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…
ClearCover is a platform with the goal of cutting down on car insurance costs. CEO Kyle Nakatsuji saw his company raise over $11 million in year one. Nakatsuji’s company is a disruptor. So how do you disrupt a powerful industry like car insurance while also maintaining relationships with the old guard? Listen on WGN Radio.
TopstepTrader lets you test your skills without losing large sums of money. Michael Patak is the CVO and founder of TopstepTrader. Patak lost deals before building a million dollar company. You learn by doing and trading is one of the hardest games to play, according to Patak. So what do you need? Discipline. Get this and…
Kyle Swinsky is the CEO and Co-founder of AMOpportunites. His team won the University of Chicago New Venture Challenge back in June. The business has grown to have 500 sites across the United States. The US needs access to high-skilled physicians and AMOpporunities is giving talent a reason to work here. Listen on WGN Radio.
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.
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.…
Olivia Keneipp is giving you more options when taking to the skies. It’s time to soar! Olivia is the CEO of Chart Air. The platform lets you search instantly for the best locations and prices to fly. Keneipp and her team are bringing transparency to flight costs. This project came about after many stalled starts on…
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…
American mental health care is failing millions. David Cohn is the CEO of Regroup Therapy a telemedicine company that aids in the country’s shortage of mental health care. The services give patients quicker access to dearly needed care through video. Listen in and find out how it works. Listen on WGN Radio.