Industry Innovator: PopUp Republic

  Since launching in 2012, Chicago-based PopUpRepublic has become the leading end-to-end service provider for the $50 billion dollar pop-up industry. In-studio with Scott Kitun to explain how this new PopUp Economy has changed the face of how companies engage customers is its CEO Jeremy Baras.    

Technori LIVE: featuring Wild Garden

In the ultra competitive food world, staying innovative is vital to longevity.  Wild Garden VP of Marketing, Nezar Ziyad joined me in-studio to talk about how important it is to navigate the balance between keeping a clean label and practical packaging. Consumers have been conditioned to expect certain things and if you’re not delivering on…

Technori LIVE: featuring Windy City Things

Internet of Things has a mission to connect the unconnected to the internet; a task that seems simple yet incredibly daunting. Scott talked to Ray Hightower, President of Wisdom Group, who is helping spearhead the IoT conference with their new event, Windy City Things. The two dove into how the tech community is literally connecting the real…

Technori LIVE: featuring Seth Kravitz

After tonight, it will be official: Seth Kravitz will pass along the Technori torch to Scott Kitun. Scott invited Seth in studio before tonight, which will be Seth’s last Technori event, to talk about the story behind the showcase. The two tech leaders talked about their passion that lead them to the tech community, how…

Technori LIVE: featuring Ellison

After many phone calls, a few lunch meetings, and one happy consensus, “Tomorrow’s Business Today” is now officially “Technori”! The WGN Plus host, and now CEO of Technori, Scott Kitun talked with his good friend and founder of Ellison Sunglasses, Aristotle Loumis, for the inaugural episode of “Technori”. The two caught up, talked  about  ClubEllison, and what’s…

Industry Innovators: Next Shoring Chicago

According to a recent McKinsey report, Global energy dynamics are evolving— rising levels of innovation in areas such as battery storage and renewables—potentially reframing manufacturers’ strategic options. Simultaneously, advances stemming from the expanding Internet of Things, the next wave of robotics, and other disruptive technologies are enabling radical operational innovations while boosting the importance of…

Technori LIVE w/ Youngry founder Ash Kumra

Ash Kumra is the co-founder of YOUNGRY (a booming media platform to help young and hungry entrepreneurs based in LA), and he is taking on the road less traveled. Scott Kitun invited Ash onto Technori LIVE as a preview for the Technori Showcase happening tonight to talk about they way he and his team is pushing  for the growth of YOUNGRY through Title 3 Crowdfunding.