Nick Kokonis is the co-owner of Chicago’s most talked about restaurant, Alinea. He also just opened Roister (that Nick claims has the best chicken in the city), so naturally the next step was to create some cloud software…right? Scott Kitun invited Nick into Technori LIVE to talk about his restaurant booking software called Tock, that is helping restaurants tackle the volatile industry. After making huge waves…
Being featured on Technori as a young startup is a big win. Partnering your company with Lollapalooza that same weekend, is like winning the lottery. Scott Kitun chatted with Dan Sullivan and Benji Friedl of Crowdfind about how they are changing one of the most dated and basic systems. Without these guys, many things would be lost.
That’s what Sean Johnson is best at doing. Appropriate strategy and do diligence is vital when it comes to acquisitions and that is exactly what Sean and Scott Kitun talked about today on Technori LIVE. As a partner at Founder Equity and Digital Intent, Sean helps companies to create new product, merge, and grow. Scott and Sean chatted about what needs to…
The guys over at Chicago based Tally Drink App are back! Scott Kitun invited Kevin Bolger and Shawn Torres in studio to check in on them since they were guests back when Technori was Tomorrow’s Business Today. Scott, Shawn, and Kevin recapped how business has been after gaining more and more merchant partnerships and being featured on last month’s Technori event.
Jason Richmond, is the founder of Culturized, and he recognized a very important turn in business early on, and now it’s one of the most important factors in a business: culture. Scott Kitun talked with Jason on Technori LIVE about the pitfalls and successes that culture plays in companies and what young pups and old dogs can take away from it. Jason also…
Jonathan Eig is a master storyteller and nothing is off limits when a good story needs to be told. Scott talked with the New York Times Best Selling author, Medill alumni, and long time Chicagoan about how his perspective towards writing isn’t too different from an entrepreneur. His recent books touch on Chicago criminal Al Capone, the most important…
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.
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…
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…
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…