CEO of Stackin’. Scott Grimes set out with a simple mission to help people better understand their finances and how to save and invest. Participating in the financial systems we have is one of the easiest ways to understand how money is made, and too often most young folks (and older) go through school and…
CEO of Clockwork. No one starts a business because they love grappling with the financial side of it. But understanding your money is key if you want to keep the lights on. Clockwork CEO Fady Hawatmeh understands this better than anyone. He used to run a CFO consultancy firm where he saw firsthand how small…
As pithy motivational business posters like to remind us, big ideas grow from the smallest seeds. The metaphor is actually appropriate for Artem Milinchuk, the CEO and founder of FarmTogether. It was while he was working in finance related to the agriculture and farming sector that he first began to appreciate farmland as a potential…
When consumers can’t pay a bill or are living paycheck to paycheck, SpringFour believes they need direction to local resources that can help. Rochelle Nawrocki Gorey joins Scott in-studio at TechNexus to give us an exclusive look inside her company and her story. She set out to build the proper technology that would easily…
This past year has turned a lot of average Joes into less-than-average investors, and we can thank the crypto surge for this. So you bought a share of a company, and then the stock dropped 60%… what do you do now? That’s what keeps people away: the constant ups and downs of the market. Rapunzl…
Boycotts against Google ads could hurt your favorite YouTuber. Also, Facebook will allow users to personally fundraise in a time of crisis, the move may bring much needed help. But the idea is making others squirm.
Chicago City Treasurer, Kurt Summers, talked to Scott about the need the city had to have a treasurer with a strong financial background and investing experience. He also discussed how the violence in Chicago has impacted it’s growth.
Matthew Luzadder, Partner at Kelley, Drye & Warren LLP, talked to Scott about the financial technology or “fin tech” that we are going to see in 2017.
Founder and CEO Chris Rentner presents Akouba Credit at Technori Showcase downtown Chicago in January 2016. Chicago-based startup Akouba Credit provides a digital end-to-end commercial loan platform enabling regulated financial institutions to lend to small businesses efficiently.
Unless you are one of those entrepreneurs who has made a boatload of money for venture investors before, you have probably noticed that raising early stage venture capital is pretty challenging these days. All the more so if your base of operations is somewhere in flyover country. And if you do stumble upon some early…