Top Founders in Greater Chicago Area

JD GERSHBEIN
Creator & Facilitator, The LinkedIn Strategic Roundtable for Thought Leadership
Greater Chicago Area
Creator & Facilitator, The LinkedIn Strategic Roundtable for Thought Leadership
Social Business Psychologist & LinkedIn Strategist for Thought Leadership Development
Speaker on LinkedIn Best Practices, Personal Branding and Thought Leadership
Broadcast Media Personality on LinkedIn for Business
Contributing Writer
Vistage Speaker on LinkedIn Best Practices
LinkedIn Speaker at Colleges & Universities
LinkedIn Coach & Social Branding Strategist
LinkedIn Profile Architect & LinkedIn Coach for CEOs, Thought Leaders & Business Owners
LinkedIn Corporate Trainer, LinkedIn B2B Consultant, and LinkedIn Workshop Facilitator
LinkedIn Profile Architect & LinkedIn Consultant for Professional Services Providers
LinkedIn Profile Architect & LinkedIn Coach for Sales Professionals
Founder & CEO
Adjunct Professor of Marketing Communications
Speaker & Faculty Advisor
Contributing Blogger on LinkedIn & Social Business
Business Cartoonist ♦ Comic Strip & Caricature Artist
Illinois Institute of Technology (Stuart Graduate School of Business)
Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT College of Psychology)
University of Cincinnati
The Second City Training Center
New Trier West High School
Recommendations: 310
LinkedIn Profile Writing
Public Speaking
LinkedIn Consulting
LinkedIn Training
Blogging
Personal Branding
Corporate Branding
Thought Leadership
BRIAN O'NEIL
CEO & Founder
Greater Chicago Area
CEO & Founder
Business Development Manager
Park University
Beal City
Recommendations: 254
Process Improvement
Human Resources
Customer Satisfaction
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Payroll
People Skills
Selling Skills
Management Consulting
Tricia Tamkin, MSE, MSS, ECRE
Founder, Partner, Trainer, Master of eSorcery
Greater Chicago Area
Founder, Partner, Trainer, Master of eSorcery
President
Tony Robbins Business Mastery
Recommendations: 128
Internet Research
Candidates Searching
Technical Recruiting
Diversity Recruitment
Candidate Assessment
Full-cycle Recruiting
Creative Sourcing
Candidate Generation
Nelson Gord
Educational Speaker
Greater Chicago Area
Educational Speaker
Volunteer
President & Founder
Head Baseball Coach
Program Manager
Co-Founder
National Head Scout
President - Owner
Midwest Coordinator
Board of Directors
Head Coach - Freshman
Head Coach - 18U
Assistant Baseball Coach
Facility Manager, Lead Hitting Instructor
Professional Baseball Player
Professional Baseball Player
Professional Baseball Player
Assistant Coach - Baseball
Account Executive
University of Illinois at Chicago
Buffalo Grove High School
Recommendations: 78
RICHARD KILLIAN
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Greater Chicago Area
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Harvard University
Roosevelt University
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Recommendations: 72
Entrepreneurship
Real Estate
Finance
Marketing
Small Business
Business Coaching
Franchising
Event Producing
Spencer Ellena
Regional Account Manager - Midwest
Greater Chicago Area
Regional Account Manager - Midwest
Founder & Equity Partner
Midwest Regional Manager - North America
Sr. Territory Manager - Orascoptic
Broker Market Manager
St. Norbert College
FIE International Business School - London, England
Kettle Moraine H.S.
Recommendations: 64
Jo Blitz Escotal
CEO and Founder
Greater Chicago Area
CEO and Founder
Computer Trainer
CEO
DePaul University
Recommendations: 58
Business Strategy
Customer Satisfaction
Training
Leadership
Networking
Troubleshooting
Online Marketing
Entrepreneurship
Matthew Rolnick
Business Development Director / Consultant
Greater Chicago Area
Business Development Director / Consultant
Founder
Franchise Owner
Sales Director
Sales Director
Strategic Account Executive
Regional Sales Manager
Senior Account Executive/Multi-Media Consultant
Account Executive
Partner
Northwestern University
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Recommendations: 48
Online Advertising
Digital Marketing
Google Adwords
SEM
Social Media Marketing
Marketing Strategy
Integrated Marketing
New Business Development
Robert Rosell, CMQ/OE, ITILv3, PMP
Project Manager
Greater Chicago Area
Project Manager
Senior Software Quality Engineer
Founder
Volunteer Team Leader
Senior Software Reliability Engineer
Project Manager
Business Systems Analyst
Senior Software Quality Engineering Manager
Quality Program Manager
Software Quality Green Belt
George Washington University
Harper College
Illinois State University
John Hersey High School
Recommendations: 47
Quality Assurance
Quality Management
Quality Systems
Software Quality
Quality Auditing
Data Quality
Quality Engineering
IT Management
Matt Dollinger
CEO
Greater Chicago Area
CEO
Founder
Council Member
Head of Industry Relations
V.P. of Strategic Development
Director of Career Development
National Director
Account Executive
Luther College
Webster University of Geneva
Metamora Township High School
Recommendations: 43
New Business Development
Website Development
SEO
Collateral
Business Coaching
System Development
Residential Homes
Public Speaking
Jeff Allen
Co-founder, Chief Product Officer
Greater Chicago Area
Co-founder, Chief Product Officer
Advisor, MBA/MIBA Graduate Program
Senior Vice President, Technical Delivery, Redbox
Founder & Soul Proprieter
Vice President, Network Gaming Systems & Applications
Lead Principal Program Manager - Xbox Live, Xbox 360, Zune Media Services
Product Lead - Xbox Live Alternative Entertainment Team
Lead Developer - Xbox Live
Technical Director/Architect/Developer, Network Gaming
Senior Member Technical Staff - Storage Servers
Lead Software Engineer - Data Management Group
Unix Systems Programmer - Physics Research Division
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Recommendations: 41
Product Management
Agile Methodologies
Software Development
Strategy
Product Development
Leadership
Software Engineering
Video Games
Michael Gelphman
Founder
Greater Chicago Area
Founder
Founder
Founder and President
Founder
Recommendations: 40
Community
Social Media
Entrepreneurship
Start-ups
Blogging
Social Networking
Public Speaking
Event Planning
Peter Ellman
VP
Greater Chicago Area
VP
Founder - President
Committee Member
Trumpet Player + Board Member
Trumpet
Technical Sgt.
DePaul University
The Air University
Naperville North
Recommendations: 39
Jazz
Singing
Music Production
Music Education
Studio Recording
Trumpet
Composition
Band
Norman MBA
Manager, Public Sector Management Group
Greater Chicago Area
Manager, Public Sector Management Group
Board Director / Co-founder / President
Manager, Business Development
Vice President, Asian Pacific Islander Business Resource Group
Manager, Sales Effectiveness / Sales Operations
Manager, US Brand Deployment
Project Manager / Business Consultant
Head Tennis Professional / Founder
DePaul University - Charles H. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business
University of Illinois at Chicago
Business Architects Association
Recommendations: 38
Business Strategy
Corporate Development
Global Business...
Strategic Advisory
Sales Operations
Sales Management
Business Architecture
Marketing Strategy
Kathy Sipple
Contract Trainer, Social Media Specialist
Greater Chicago Area
Contract Trainer, Social Media Specialist
Founder
Contract Trainer
Marketing Director
CEO/Social Media Trainer & Strategist
Statewide Social Media Manager, Northwest Indiana Regional Coordinator
Social Media Coach & Trainer
Broker Agent (Digital Marketing Specialist and Trainer)
Marketing/Client Relations Manager
Membership Development Director (Sales Management, Customer Retention)
Senior Account Executive (Direct Mail Advertising)
Creative Services Coordinator (Direct Mail Advertising)
Print Production Manager (Direct Mail Advertising)
University of Michigan
Recommendations: 38
Social Media Marketing
Online Marketing
Social Networking
Social Media
Email Marketing
SEO
Facebook
Blogging
Jong (Kellogg)
Founder, President and CEO
Greater Chicago Area
Founder, President and CEO
Vice President, Product Management and Innovations
Director, Customer Marketing
Founder and CEO
Director, US Business and Product Strategy
Director, Consumer Product Management - Consumers, Competition, Market, Quality
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Motorola Leadership Academy
National Technological University
Recommendations: 38
Market Research
Competitive Analysis
Market Planning
Business Case
Product Development
Product Management
Planning
Korean
Andrew Ettenhofer
Founder
Greater Chicago Area
Founder
Director of Sales and Marketing
Director of New Business Development
Director of New Business Development
Board of Directors
Founder and Writer
Senior Producer
Assistant Director of Mechanical Licensing
Audio/Visual Coordinator
Wright Leadership Institute
Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago - Le Cordon Bleu Program
Grinnell College
Palmer High School
Recommendations: 37
Food
Music
Culinary
Planning
Green
Sustainability
Cooking
Parties
Tom Mackey
Founder
Greater Chicago Area
Founder
VP Sales
Executive Vice President
VP America's
VP of Sales
VP
VP
Vice President of Sales
Vice President of Sales
Sales Management
Sales Manager
Stony Brook University
Hofstra University
Recommendations: 34
Process Improvement
Solution Selling
Sales Management
Enterprise Software
SaaS
Sales Process
ERP
Professional Services
David A. Le Roy
Managing Director, Founder
Greater Chicago Area
Managing Director, Founder
Board Member
Medical Safety Reviewer
Clinical Drug Safety Reviewer
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
University of Miami
New Trier Township High School
Recommendations: 33
Microsoft Office 365
Small Business Specialist
Apple Certified Partner
SharePoint
Lync
Cloud Computing
Office 365
Apple Certified
Amelia Case
Member
Greater Chicago Area
Member
Princess Expert:Princess Stories. The Secret Weapon for Girls Self Esteem and Empowerment!
Founder & Owner, Chief of Clinical Staff
Board-Certified Licensed Chiropractic Physician; Healthbuilding Strategist
Certified Senior Teacher, Facilitator of The Demartini Method & The Breakthrough Experience
Winner, April 2005
City Colleges of Chicago – Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses
The Demartini Institute
National University of Health Sciences
Middlebury College
University of Denver
Loretto Heights University
Recommendations: 33
Expert Manual Chiropractic Adjusting Skills
Expert in Facilitating John Demartini's Breakthrough Experience
Expert in Demartini Method Consulting
Helping pregnant women: Breech Presentations and more.
Holistic Health
Pain Management
Healing
Spinal Manipulation
Jeff Block
VP, Process and Technology
Greater Chicago Area
VP, Process and Technology
Founder and Principal Technical Strategist
VP, Operations
Neudesic
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Collinsville
Recommendations: 32
Project Portfolio Management
Software Project Management
Certified Scrum Master CSM
Public Speaking
Business Intelligence
Leadership
Consulting
Technology Solutions
Sean Byrne
Founder
Greater Chicago Area
Founder
General Counsel & Vice President, Sales
Head of eDiscovery Solutions
eDiscovery Solutions Director
Litigation Solutions Counsel
The John Marshall Law School
Illinois State University
Deerfield High School
Recommendations: 31
Litigation Support
Computer Forensics
Commercial Litigation
Business Development
Social Networking
Personal Injury Litigation
Legal Consulting
Trials
Kelly Olexa
CEO, Founder
Greater Chicago Area
CEO, Founder
Polar Ambassador
Sears(R) Fit Studio Club Team Member
New Business Development
Fiesta Agent #60
Director of National Accounts, Photography
Outside Sales, Assistant Account Executive
Real Estate Consultant
Director of Business Development
Regional Sales Director
Director of Sales & Business Development
Catering Manager
The Ohio State University
Recommendations: 31
Blogging
Video Blogging
Social Media
SEO
PPC
Web 2.0
Copywriting
Blogger Outreach
Christine Welch
Founder | Gourmet Food | Gluten-Free/Nut-Free |Corporate Gifting | Wholesale |Customer Retention
Greater Chicago Area
Founder | Gourmet Food | Gluten-Free/Nut-Free |Corporate Gifting | Wholesale |Customer Retention
Recommendations: 31
Ronald Lanz, AICP
Principal
Greater Chicago Area
Principal
Member of the Board
President
Principal
Founder & President
Senior Planner
Project Manager & Planner
Planner
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Recommendations: 30
Land Use Planning
Urban Design
Economic Development
Visioning
Entitlements
Bicycle & Pedestrian Planning
Comprehensive Planning
Zoning
Naaz YarKhan
Founder
Greater Chicago Area
Founder
Founder, College essay coach
Content Strategist
Director, PR & Social Media
PR & Content Strategist
Principal
Content Strategist ( Contract)
Director, PR, Web Content & Social Media Strategy
Managing Editor, Halal Consumer Magazine
Volunteer, Founder, Director
SEO Copy Writer
Content Strategist
Northwestern University
Bombay University ( Sophia College)
Recommendations: 30
Project Management
Strategic thinking
Writing - Print, Web
Editing - Print, Web
Public relations
Fundraising
Public Speaking
Writing
Greg Cox
C.E.O. & Founder
Greater Chicago Area
C.E.O. & Founder
Leader, Speaker, Trainer & Coach
President & Chief Operating Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Vice President
Division Manager
Branch Sales Director
Major Accounts Manager
IBM KID
Sales Manager
Major Accounts Representative
Senior Sales Representative
Sale Representative
Taylor University
Wheaton Academy
Vanderlyn Elementary
Wisconsin Hills
Recommendations: 29
Conflict Resolution
Team Building
Leadership Development
Executive Coaching
Cultural Transformation
Leadership
Coaching
Account Management
Mark Lieb, LCE, FEXE
Computer Forensic Examiner
Greater Chicago Area
Computer Forensic Examiner
Product Manager
Litigation Support
Owner
Board Member (ALSP)
Subject Matter Expert (Ad Litem Consulting)
Senior Consultant
Litigation Support (Ad Litem Consulting)
Litigation Support
Litigation Support (Ad Litem Consulting)
Litigation Support (Ad Litem Consulting)
Co Founder
MIS Manager
Recommendations: 29
Litigation Support
Computer Forensics
ESI
Software Design
Patent Litigation
Document Review
Document Management
Consulting
Wendy Dolan
Senior Director, World Wide Sales Go to Market
Greater Chicago Area
Senior Director, World Wide Sales Go to Market
Director of Sales
General Manager, Sales Director - Midwest
Central Area Solution Development Manager, Microsoft
President & Founder
Central Area Regional Sales Manager - Data Back-Up and Recovery
Recommendations: 28
Enterprise Software
CRM
Selling
New Business Development
Leadership
Sales Management
Coaching
Sales Operations
Mitch Lieberman
Founder, Strategist
Greater Chicago Area
Founder, Strategist
Principal Solution Delivery Lead
University of Vermont
Recommendations: 28
Customer Experience
Customer Service
Customer Relations
Contact Centers
Enterprise Software
Call Center
Product Management
SaaS
Mike Rosanova
Adjunct Professor, Psychology/Sociology
Greater Chicago Area
Adjunct Professor, Psychology/Sociology
Adjunct Professor, Psychology/Sociology
Teacher, English as a Second Language
Adjunct Professor of Psychology
Consultant/Project Manager
Pharmacy Technician Trainee, Pharmacy Services Associate
Member, The Chicago Council
Co-Founder, Member of the Board
Member, Editorial Board, BFN
Tutor/Consultant
Director, Kennedy-King College Child Development Laboratory Center
Member, Board of Governors
Director, Social Justice Leadership & Advocacy
Adjunct Professor of Psychology
Evaluator/Coach, NEIU Chicago Teachers' Center
Founder, Head of School
Adjunct Professor of Psychology
Chairman of the Board
Board Member, Personnel Coordinator
Yale University
Yale University
DePaul University
Yale University
Yale University
Fenwick High School
St. Giles Elementary School
Recommendations: 28
Spanish
Coaching
Fundraising
Research
Program Management
Marketing Strategy
Training
Analysis
Marie Elwood
Marketing Strategy Consultant / Pres
Greater Chicago Area
Marketing Strategy Consultant / Pres
- Marketing Research / Consumer Insights Consultant
- Director
- Brand Marketing Manager
- Brand Marketing Manager
- Marketing Strategy Director
Founder
Director
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management
Baylor University
Recommendations: 28
Marketing Strategy
New Product Development
Consumer Insights
Qualitative Research
Brand Strategy
Ideation
Positioning
Focus Groups
Nicole Dessain
Founder & Chief Talent Strategist
Greater Chicago Area
Founder & Chief Talent Strategist
Director, Talent Strategies
Senior Manager, Talent & Organization Consulting
Learning & Career Development Manager
Career Marketing & Recruiting Consultant
Human Resources Associate, International Leadership Development Program
The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
Universität Hildesheim
Recommendations: 27
Talent Management
Strategy
Talent Acquisition
Employee Engagement
Recruiting
Management Consulting
Human Resources
Change Management
Ray Colbert
Sr Solution Architect
Greater Chicago Area
Sr Solution Architect
Founder | Technical Manager, Solutions Architect
Technical Solutions Architect
Technical Management
Technical Manager-Messaging Technology, Innovation & Marketing
Technical Manager - Applications CTO
Technical Manager - Lucent Messaging
Technical Manager -Switching Systems
Technical Manager, MTS
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Illinois College
Recommendations: 27
Solution Architecture
System Architecture
Network Architecture
Telecommunications
Unified Communications
Wireless
Product Management
Mobile Technology
Tami Palmer
Founder
Greater Chicago Area
Founder
Division Director
Sr. Manager HR/Community Relations
Branch Manager
Eastern Illinois University
Recommendations: 27
Recruiting
Interviews
Training
Leadership
Organizational Development
Strategy
Leadership Development
Career Counseling
Stuart Hochwert
Executive Vice President - General Manager
Greater Chicago Area
Executive Vice President - General Manager
President & Founder
Co-Founder & Executive Vice President
Vice President
President & Founder
University of Illinois at Chicago
Recommendations: 26
Publishing Technology
Direct Mail
Online Publishing
Social Media
Digital Magazines
Digital Marketing
Restructuring
Management
Michael Gurican
Founder
Greater Chicago Area
Founder
Vice President, Sales
Company Name Instant Technology, LLC
Account Manager
Hospital Corpsman
University of Illinois at Chicago
Recommendations: 26
Cold Calling
Account Management
Leadership
New Business Development
Sales
Contract Recruitment
Executive Search
Management
Loren Greiff, CIR
IT Recruiter
Greater Chicago Area
IT Recruiter
Lead UX Recruiter
Founder & CEO: NorthShoreInsider.com (NSI)
Director, Marketing
Sales and Marketing Manager
E-Commerce Marketing Manager
Vice President/Account Supervisor
Skidmore College
Recommendations: 26
Online Marketing
User Experience
Recruiting
Online Advertising
Graphic Design
Blogging
Italian
Marketing
Jason Schwartz
Company Name Bright Bright Great
Greater Chicago Area
Company Name Bright Bright Great
Creative Director, Founder
Co-Chair, Founder
Instructor, Interaction Design
Director, Marketing
The University of Kansas
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Recommendations: 26
Waffles
Creative Direction
Interaction Design
User Interface Design
Art Direction
Graphic Design
Web Design
Social Media Marketing
Rob Costlow
Director of Integrated Marketing
Greater Chicago Area
Director of Integrated Marketing
Founder, Artist and Composer
Digital Marketing and Product Development
Director, Consumer and Integrated Marketing
Director, Online Community and CRM
Director, Online Community and Experience
Chief Community Officer / Consultant
Director, Online Community and Customer Relations
Youth Project Consultant
Customer Service & Marketing Representative
Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington
Recommendations: 26
Integrated Marketing
Social Media
Strategic Partnerships
SEO
Digital Marketing
Online Marketing
Blogging
Product Development
MICHAEL G. STUART
Member/Manager & Founder
Greater Chicago Area
Member/Manager & Founder
President
Of Counsel
Landmark Education
Pace University School of Law
Pace University - Lubin School of Business
Bronxville High School
Recommendations: 26
Estate Planning
Trusts
Retirement Planning
Asset Protection
LLC
Real Estate
Succession Planning
Small Business
Dr. Marcus Robinson
Founder and Principal Consultant
Greater Chicago Area
Founder and Principal Consultant
Jazz-Funk-Fusion guitarist, rcording artist, and producr at MarcusRobinsonMusic, LLC
Trustee
Chairman of the Board of Directors
President
President and CEO
President
Director of Children's Program
Executive Director
Managing Partner
Vice President of Music Licensing and Supervision
University of Miami
American Institute of Hypnotherapy
American Institute of Hypnotherapy
Shoshin-do Karate
Japan International Karate Center
Recommendations: 26
Executive Management
Executive Development
Organizational Development
Personal Transformation
Music
Public Speaking
Non-profits
Coaching
AMY SPITZER
President and Founder
Greater Chicago Area
President and Founder
President
National Louis University
Grinnell College
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Recommendations: 25
Brand Development Strategy
Marketing Strategy
Public Speaking
LinkedIn
Email Marketing
Project Planning
Project Execution
Project Delivery
John Ellis
Advisory Board Member
Greater Chicago Area
Advisory Board Member
Founder, Managing Director
Global Technologist and Head of the Ford Developer Program
Partner
Director, Software & Services, The Americas
Adjunct Faculty
Director, Enterprise Product Management & Marketing
Director, Carrier Market Development - Software Ecosystem
Director, Product Management, Marketing and Strategy
Senior Manager, Product Management & Marketing
Senior Staff Engineer
Senior Staff Engineer
Senior Engineer
Software Engineer I & II
Translator
University of Notre Dame
Illinois Institute of Technology
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University
Recommendations: 25
Product Management
Mobile Devices
Wireless
Mobile Applications
Product Marketing
Product Development
Telecommunications
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Kelly Stickel
Founder + CEO
Greater Chicago Area
Founder + CEO
Founder + Co-Chair - Women Influence Chicago
Advisory Board
Contributor
Sr Director Business Development - Alliances
University of Missouri-Saint Louis
Recommendations: 25
Strategic Partnerships
Digital Marketing
Strategy
Mobile Devices
Mobile Marketing
Social Media
Marketing
Management
Mark Dronen
Managing Director, Founder
Greater Chicago Area
Managing Director, Founder
President and CEO, Founder
Chief Licensing Officer, Founder
President
President and CEO, Founder
Senior Certified Instructor
Director Management Consulting
Director Program Management
Systems Engineer
Eastern Illinois University
Recommendations: 25
Product Development
Strategic Partnerships
Leadership
Entrepreneurship
Strategy
Management
Team Leadership
Digital Marketing
Wes Thompson
Senior Business Architect
Greater Chicago Area
Senior Business Architect
Founder
Marketing Leader, Talent, Rewards & Communication
VP, Segment Mgmt
AVP, Marketing Strategy / Ops
Director, Business Development
Senior Consultant
The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
Northwestern University
Texas A&M University
Recommendations: 25
Strategy
Integrated Marketing
Marketing Strategy
Analytics
Leadership
Marketing
Talent Management
Consulting
Jean Durham
President and Founder
Greater Chicago Area
President and Founder
Administrator
DePaul University
Recommendations: 25
Legal Recruiting
Business Development
Entrepreneur
Temporary Staffing
Recruiting
Training Skills
Personal Development
Government Contracting
Catherine L. Tully
Editor/Owner
Greater Chicago Area
Editor/Owner
Founder
Freelance Writer/Photographer
Writer
Social Media Specialist/Editor
Co-Founder
Adjunct Professor
Fitness/Wellness Associate
Translator/Coordinator
Concordia University Chicago
University Of Maryland/Asian Division
Recommendations: 25
Dance
Social Media
Wellness
Fitness
Ballet
Performing Arts
Facebook
Blogging
Melissa D. Whitaker
CEO & Founder
Greater Chicago Area
CEO & Founder
Director of Professional Development & Managed Print Services
Global Relationship Manager, Business Analyst
Director of Sales Training, Recruiting, Development & Marketing
Vice President of Sales and Operations
Corporate Sales Training / Recruiter
District Sales Manager
Sales Consultant
Marketing & Sales Support
University of Bridgeport
Recommendations: 25
Consultative Selling
Coaching
Training & Development
Management Consulting
Business Strategy
Business Management
Profit Improvement
Strategic Consulting
Jeffery Leving
President Emeritus
Greater Chicago Area
President Emeritus
Founder
President/CEO
Illinois Institute of Technology
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Recommendations: 24
Family Law
Fathers' Rights
Child Support
Paternity
International Law
Financial Services
Mediation
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Sarah Vargo
Founder
Greater Chicago Area
Founder
EVENT + COMMUNITY MANAGER
Founder/President
Membership Director
Marketing
Marketing and Promotions
Brand Ambassador
Marketing Director of Le Passage
Assistant to Talent Agent
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Crystal Lake Central
Recommendations: 24
Connections
Social Media
Creative Writing
Project Management
Strategic Partnerships
Strategic Planning
Web Design
Philanthropy
Brock Reed
Founder
Greater Chicago Area
Founder
Founder
Benedictine University
Benedictine University
Recommendations: 24
Small Business
Leadership
Marketing
Sales
Customer Service
B2B
Team Building
Social Media Marketing
Rinku RPh
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Greater Chicago Area
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Executive Consultant, Specialty Pharmacy Strategy
Vice President, Pharmacy Strategy
Director, Pharmacy Development & Operations
Director of Procurement
Manager, Generics Contracting & Drug File Adminstrator
Pharmacist
Midwestern University (IL)
Midwestern University (IL)
Recommendations: 24
Pharmacy
Pharmacy Automation
Pharmacy Benefit...
Pharmacy Consulting
Community Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacy
Business Strategy
New Business Development
Vaughn Emery
President and Founder
Greater Chicago Area
President and Founder
Talent Acquisition Manager
Director of Talent Acquisition
Talent Acquisition Manager
Director of Growth Initiatives
Partnership Director
National Director of Recruiting
Senior Director of Talent Acquisition
University of Notre Dame
University of Cincinnati
Christopher Columbus Catholic High School
Recommendations: 23
Talent Acquisition
Recruiting
Talent Management
Performance Management
Human Resources
Applicant Tracking Systems
Sourcing
Project Management
Ron Stefanski MBA
Digital Marketing Consultant & Internet Entrepreneur
Greater Chicago Area
Digital Marketing Consultant & Internet Entrepreneur
Adjunct Professor - Course Developer
Adjunct Professor - Course Developer
Adjunct Professor
Founder - CEO
Digital Marketing Manager
Marketing Manager
Co-Founder, CEO
Operations Account Manager - Local Search
Owner
Internet Marketing Coordinator
Owner
Internet Marketing Manager/Outside sales
Small/Medium Business Account Executive
Admissions Representative
Colorado Technical University
Benedictine University
Colorado Technical University
York Community High School
Recommendations: 23
SEO
SEM
Marketing Strategy
Email Marketing
Social Media
Social Media Marketing
Google Adwords
MSN AdCenter
Reginald A. L. Kee, MBA
Financial Planning Consultant/On-Site Services Coordinator
Greater Chicago Area
Financial Planning Consultant/On-Site Services Coordinator
Senior Student Counselor
Founder
Student Counselor
Bilingual Student Advisor
Youth Coordinator
Program Instructor
Senior Technical Associate
Argosy University Chicago
University of Delaware
Suitland High School
Recommendations: 23
Higher Education
Leadership
Teaching
Public Speaking
Workshop Facilitation
Grants
Program Development
Strategic Planning
Danielle Dowell
Founder
Greater Chicago Area
Founder
Real Estate Broker
Managing Partner
Northeastern Illinois University
OTC
Recommendations: 23
Sellers
Short Sales
Real Estate
First Time Home Buyers
Relocation
Buyer Representation
Condos
Single Family Homes
John Coonen
Partner
Greater Chicago Area
Partner
Chief Marketing & Sales Officer
Managing Editor & Publisher
President
Founder & Co-Host
Executive Director
Member
St. Olaf College
Recommendations: 23
Social Media
Community Building
Marketing
Public Speaking
Web Content Management
CMS
Content Management
Content Strategy
Ben Goldberg
Founder & CEO
Greater Chicago Area
Founder & CEO
Mentor
Board Member
CEO
President
Colorado State University
Colorado State University
Prospect High School
Recommendations: 22
HRIS
Negotiation
Background Checks
Investigations
Drug Testing
Private Investigations
Human Resources
New Business Development
Pete Kadens
Founder and President
Greater Chicago Area
Founder and President
Founder and Evangelist
Director, Board Of Directors
Board Director
Chairman Emeritus
CEO, Green Thumb Industries (GTI)
Chairman
Founder and Chairman
Founder and CEO
Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board
Vice Chairman of the Board
Board Director, Green Thumb Industries (Ticker: GTBIF)
2019 Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute
Bucknell University
Ottawa Hills High School
Recommendations: 22
Entrepreneurship
New Business Development
Sales Management
Strategy
Sales
Leadership
Social Media
CRM
Stacey DeWeerdt, MBA
Founder || Business Development Director, Healthcare
Greater Chicago Area
Founder || Business Development Director, Healthcare
Director, Strategic Market Development Non-Acute Healthcare
LifeLink Solutions Executive
Director, Strategic Accounts
Sales Manager
Account Director
Professional Relations Manager
Pharmaceutical Sales Specialist
Illinois State University
Universitat-Gesamthoschule Paderborn
Illinois State University
Guilford High School
Recommendations: 22
Business Relationship Management
Sales Management
Project Implementation
Project Planning
Account Management
Brand Messaging
Strategic Planning
Sales Coach
Christine (Pietryla) Wetzler
Founder and President
Greater Chicago Area
Founder and President
Member of the Advisory Board
Advisory Board Member
University of Florida
Recommendations: 22
Media Relations
Public Relations
Corporate Communications
Marketing Communications
Message Development
Strategic Communications
Integrated Marketing
Social Media
Oksana Gritsenko CLC
Founder | CEO of Joyfulness | Mind Transformation Coach | Creator of "Know Your True Self" Program
Greater Chicago Area
Founder | CEO of Joyfulness | Mind Transformation Coach | Creator of "Know Your True Self" Program
Business Analysis Manager
Business Systems Analyst
Behavoral Health Institute
State Technical University
Fine Arts College
Recommendations: 22
Coaching
Mind Coaching
Life Coaching
Business Coaching
Job Coaching
Consciousness-expanding workshops, seminars, classes
Empowerment
Lifestyle Coaching
Bob Podgorski
Director
Greater Chicago Area
Director
Principal
Founder and Coordinator
Adjunct Instructor
Manager, Extension Services
Chair
Director, HR Career Board
Director, Human Resources
Director HR, Staffing
Vice President Human Resources Consulting
Former president
Recommendations: 22
Career Counseling
Leadership
Strategy
Executive Coaching
Recruiting
Public Speaking
Human Resources
Job Search Strategies
Alan Lee
President
Greater Chicago Area
President
President and Founder
President and founder
Founder, Corp Secretary and Treasurer
Recommendations: 21
CRM
Lead Generation
Data Conversion
Salesforce.com
Start-ups
Cloud Computing
ACT!
OAK!Merge
Candace Pittenger
TV Host / Personality; Founder & President
Greater Chicago Area
TV Host / Personality; Founder & President
Executive Producer and Host
President and CEO
Founder and Former Executive Director
Iowa State Univ.
Recommendations: 21
Public Speaking
Leadership
Entertainment
Small Business
Motivational Speaking
Entrepreneurship
Nonprofits
Social Networking
Karen Goins
KS Goins & Associates, CEO and Founder
Greater Chicago Area
KS Goins & Associates, CEO and Founder
Affiliate Execuitve Coach
Affiliate Consultant and Executive Coach
Director Human Resources
Director Global Human Resources
Director Purchasing
Purchasing and Diversity Manager
Facet5 personality assessment accreditation
Coaches Training Institute
Central Michigan University
University of Michigan
Osborn High School
Recommendations: 21
Coaching
Leadership Development
Executive Coaching
Public Speaking
Project Management
Performance Management
Talent Management
Organizational Development
George Deeb
Managing Partner
Greater Chicago Area
Managing Partner
CEO/CMO
Founder & CEO/CMO
Vice President--Investment Banking
University of Michigan
Recommendations: 21
Business Strategy
Digital Marketing
New Ventures
Corporate Development
Start-ups
Entrepreneurship
Online Marketing
Mergers
David Krull
IT Infrastructure/Software Program/Project Management Consultant
Greater Chicago Area
IT Infrastructure/Software Program/Project Management Consultant
Evening Program Leader
Founder
Speaker & Volunteer Community Leader
IT Infrastructure Program/Project Manager
Senior Project Manager
Unified Messaging - Global Deployment Lead Coordinator
Senior Project Manager
Chicago Deming Association - Six Sigma Masters
Assumption University
Recommendations: 21
PMO
Program Management
Project Management
Process Improvement
IT Strategy
Leadership
Disaster Recovery
Management Consulting
Judy Contreras, SPHR
Vice President Human Resources and Director Project Management
Greater Chicago Area
Vice President Human Resources and Director Project Management
Human Resources Strategist, Solution Provider
Founder, President
Director, Human Resources
Director & Chief Human Resources Officer
Director Global Human Resources
Benedictine University
Keller Graduate School of Management
Recommendations: 21
Franchise Sales
Franchise Consulting
Coaching
Executive Coaching
Talent Acquisition
Talent Management
Employee Relations
Employee Benefits
Christopher Rollyson
Managing Director
Greater Chicago Area
Managing Director
Editor in Chief
Founder
Vice President of Marketing & Alliances, reporting to CEO
Principal Consultant, Management Consulting Services, Strategic Change
Marketing Director, ICE Midwest
Manager of Marketing and Public Relations, reporting to CEO
Principal
Chef de Cuisine | Capo di Cucina
Interpreter/Business Associate
The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
Volkshochscule Tiergarten
Université Blaise Pascal (Clermont-II) - Clermont-Ferrand
Kalamazoo College
Il Liceo Americano d'Aviano
Recommendations: 21
Management Consulting
Business Strategy
Social Networking
Experiential
Service Design
Business Transformation
Competitive Analysis
Public Speaking
Beth Nyland
Founder & Principal Consultant
Greater Chicago Area
Founder & Principal Consultant
Communications Lead
Communications Manager
Communications Manager
President
Project Manager, Internal Communications
Manager, Sales & Marketing
Marketing Manager, Chicago Office
Senior Professional Writer
Northern Illinois University
Recommendations: 21
SharePoint
Corporate Communications
Internal Communications
Writing
Crisis Communications
Editing
Social Media
Project Management
Charlene Gervais
President / partner
Greater Chicago Area
President / partner
Business Counselor
Founder
Traveler
Senior Vice President
President / co-founder
President / co-founder
Marketing & Sales: Electronic Prepress Division
University of Saint Thomas - School of Business
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Recommendations: 20
Start-ups
Business Planning
Process Improvement
Small Business
Sales Management
Advertising
Marketing
Business Strategy
Sami Rageb
Engineering Manager
Greater Chicago Area
Engineering Manager
Consultant
Founder, Tech Consultant, Startup Advisor
Directory of Technology
Consultant
Co-founder
Solutions Architect
Chief Technology Officer
Vice President Of Engineering
Freelance Consultant
Recommendations: 20
Windows Server
Active Directory
Strategic Partnerships
Powershell
Disaster Recovery
C#
Web Performance
Windows Azure
Nicole Emerick
Director of Social Media
Greater Chicago Area
Director of Social Media
Agency Lead, Social Media
Adjunct Professor
Founder
Founder
Community Marketing Manager
Chase Business Credit
Commercial Banking Associate
Credit Manager
University of San Francisco
Miami University
Recommendations: 20
Social Media Marketing
Blogging
SEO
Content Management
Editorial Calendars
Digital Strategy
Social Media Measurement
David Feder, RDN
Managing Editor, Prepared Foods magazine
Greater Chicago Area
Managing Editor, Prepared Foods magazine
Executive Editor-Technical
Founder
life student
member
Food and Nutrition Editor
Nutrition Columnist
Managing Editor
Senior Food & Nutrition Editor
Lab Instructor, Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant
freelance writer/editor
chef
The University of Texas at Austin
Recommendations: 20
Magazines
Hospitality
Food Writing
Nutrition
Public Speaking
Copy Editing
Publications
Publishing
Bob Pommer
Founder & CEO
Greater Chicago Area
Founder & CEO
Co-Founder, Vice Chairman & COO
Strategic Accounts
Principal
National Accounts
Drake University
Recommendations: 20
Business Development
Telecommunications
Procurement
Sales
Energy
Contract Negotiation
Mobile Technology
Technology
Christopher Watts, MBA
Education and Employment Manager
Greater Chicago Area
Education and Employment Manager
Founder
Robert Morris College
Recommendations: 20
Career Counseling
Community Outreach
Process Improvement
Workforce Development
Program Development
Awareness
Leadership
Non-profits
Rich Blue
Founder & Clinical Director
Greater Chicago Area
Founder & Clinical Director
Ordained Minister
Author
Senior Leader
Founder and Clinical Director
Therapist
Campus Director
Wright Graduate University
Wright Graduate University
Trinity International University
University of California, Berkeley
Recommendations: 20
Creative Writer
Family Therapy
Group Therapy
Counseling
Couples
worksh
Grief Counseling
Depression
Carl Nerup
Executive in Residence (EiR)
Greater Chicago Area
Executive in Residence (EiR)
Vice President, Secure Mobility
Strategic Advisory Board
Advisory Board Member
Advisor - Online Presence
Founder and Chairman
Venture and Board Advisor, Quality of Life Technology Foundry
Advisory Board Member
Advisory Board Member, Kellogg Innovation Network
Partner
Vice President, Sales, Business Development, and Marketing
United States Naval Academy
University of Washington
Recommendations: 19
Start-ups
Alliance Development
Corporate Development
Channel
Cross-functional Team...
Mobile
WiFi
Wireless
Sam Kann
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Greater Chicago Area
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Manager Application Services
Director of Administrative Systems
Software Engineer
Chief Information Officer
Founder
Director of Enterprise Application Services (EAS)
Strayer University (VA)
Strayer University (VA)
CLC
Recommendations: 19
Stephen Niketopoulos
Chief of Staff
Greater Chicago Area
Chief of Staff
Founder
Aldermanic Candidate, 2015
Educational Programming
Producer, Retrospective Documentary Series
Producer, Chicago Office
Producer, Educational Programming
Loyola University Chicago
Recommendations: 19
Video Production
Non-profits
Television
Community Organizing
Public Speaking
Broadcast
Radio Producing
Audio Engineering
Jennifer Cyra
Senior Vice President | COO | GM | Merchandising
Greater Chicago Area
Senior Vice President | COO | GM | Merchandising
Senior Vice President, Merchandising and Integration
Senior Vice President, Merchandising
Senior Vice President, Private Brands and Global Sourcing (Interim)
Founder and Principal
Start-up Team Member
Instructor
Vice President-General Merchandise Manager
Divisional Merchandise Manager
Senior Buyer
Inventory Planning and Allocation Manager
Associate Buyer
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Recommendations: 19
Strategy
Leadership
International Business Leadership
P & L Oversight
Merchandising
Retail
E-commerce
B2B
Robert I. Scales, Jr.
Consultant
Greater Chicago Area
Consultant
Partner
Adjunct Professor
Partner
President and Founder
Vice President - Sales & Marketing
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Learning and Development Consultant
Marketing Representative
Central State University
Roosevelt High School
Recommendations: 19
Sales Training
Sales Coaching
Selling Skills Development
Targeted Sales Strategies
Sales Team Structure
Sales Candidate Selection Assessments
Evaluating Existing Sales Talent
Psychology of Selling
Debby Doig
Founder & Managing Director - Game On Global
Greater Chicago Area
Founder & Managing Director - Game On Global
Company Development/Accounting
Coaches Training Institute
Recommendations: 19
Coaching
Team Building
Leadership Development
Culture Change
Personal Development
Organizational Design
Executive Coaching
Employee Engagement
Sean Farney
Head of Global Technology Operations
Greater Chicago Area
Head of Global Technology Operations
Founder and CEO
Guest Lecturer
Chief Operating Officer and President
Vice President, Real Estate Development
Senior Director, Technology Operations
Data Center Manager
Director, Global Technical Infrastructure
Technology Leadership Roles, Architecture and Operations
Network Analyst
Systems Consultant
Senior Technical Specialist
Sales Account Manager
Northwestern University
Miami University
Recommendations: 18
Start-ups
Entrepreneurship
Start-up Operations
High Growth
Data Center
Co-location
Managed Hosting
Web Hosting
Ramesh Thumu
Chief Executive Officer
Greater Chicago Area
Chief Executive Officer
Member
Founder and managing principal
Founder, CTO and managing principal
Joint Treasurer
Bradley University
Osmania University
Recommendations: 18
Endeca
Fast
Fulcrum
Akamai
Weblogic
Gigaspaces
Solr
Salesforce.com
Moe Alkhafaji
Chief Information Officer
Greater Chicago Area
Chief Information Officer
Founder and CEO
Software Engineer
Sr. Java Developer / Software Engineer
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Lead Software Engineer
University of Chicago
University of Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Recommendations: 18
Java
Databases
Software Development
Software Engineering
SQL
Integration
Web Applications
Program Management
Robert Lasch
Software Consultant
Greater Chicago Area
Software Consultant
Web Developer
Chief Technologist
Senior Development Manager
Software Development Manager
Team Lead - Development
Team Lead
Project Lead Software Development
Software Engineer
Application Development Manager / Director
Founder
Cardinal Stritch University
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Recommendations: 18
Software Development
Web Applications
Agile Methodologies
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Web Development
SQL
Test Driven Development
JILL KIRSHENBAUM
Founder and CEO
Greater Chicago Area
Founder and CEO
Chief Development Officer - Project Work
Sales and Sales Management Coach, Trainer, Sales Force Development Expert, Keynote Speaker
Sales Manager, Corporate Sales Team West
Senior National Enterprise Account Manager
Senior VP of Business Development
Client Account Manager
University of Maine
Highland Park High School
Recommendations: 18
Sales Management
Management Consulting
Sales Hiring
sales management hiring
Sales Management Coaching
Public Speaking
Professional Mentoring
Accountability
Dan Matkowsky
CEO & Founder
Greater Chicago Area
CEO & Founder
Mentor
Mentor
Mentor
Director of Product
Senior Producer
Producer
Columnist
Adjunct Faculty
Columnist
Director of Sales and Marketing
Strategic Planning Analyst
Creative Services Consultant
Director of Marketing & Communications
Acting Executive Director
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Northwestern University
Recommendations: 18
User Experience
Video Games
Strategic Planning
Business Development
Game Design
Strategic Partnerships
Mobile Games
Social Games
Michael Drugan
Founder
Greater Chicago Area
Founder
Detective Special Victims Unit - Commander Crisis Negotiations Unit
College of DuPage
Recommendations: 18
Private Investigations
Homicide Investigations
Juvenile Law
Special Operations
crisis negotiator
Homeland Security
Conflict Resolution
Law Enforcement Instructor
Steve Sulkin
Founder & CEO
Greater Chicago Area
Founder & CEO
Northwestern University
DePaul University
Recommendations: 18
Strategy
Entrepreneurship
Event Planning
Marketing
Marketing Strategy
Contract Negotiation
Leadership
Advertising
Tom MacTavish
Assistant Professor
Greater Chicago Area
Assistant Professor
Founder
VP, Human Interaction Research
Vice President
Vice President
Director of Engineering
Software Development Manager
Recommendations: 18
Business Analysis
Human Computer Interaction
University Teaching
Business Strategy
Interaction Design
Project Management
Qualitative Research
Rapid Prototyping
Adam Levinstein
Director of Technology
Greater Chicago Area
Director of Technology
Technology Specialist
Associate Technology Solutions Specialist
Corporate Account Manager
Founder and President
Founder and President
Co-founder and CIO
Full-time Systems Engineer
Systems Engineer
Technical Assistant
Assistant Information Technician
Recommendations: 18
Program Management
Mac OS X
Creative Direction
Corporate Identity
Enterprise Software
Computer Hardware
OS X
Integration
Elizabeth DeFazio
Founder
Greater Chicago Area
Founder
President & Managing Partner, Talent Acquisition Start-up
Executive Vice President, IT Talent Acquisition Start-up
IT Recruiter, Branch Manager, Division Lead for Start-Up's, Executive & Corporate Recruiter
Canisius College
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
University at Buffalo
Recommendations: 17
Technical Recruiting
Recruiting
Information Technology
Executive Search
Contract Recruitment
Sourcing
Internet Recruiting
Permanent Placement
Kader Sakkaria
Company Name Realogy Holdings Corp.
Greater Chicago Area
Company Name Realogy Holdings Corp.
Company Name BMO Harris Bank
Regional Head - Midwest
Co Founder
Company Name D&B TransUnion Analytic and Decision Services Pvt. Ltd.
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Stanford University
University of Madras
Recommendations: 17
Program Management
Process Engineering
Solution Architecture
Team Building
Customer Relations
Business Process Re-engineering
Relationship Management
Integration
John B. Johanneson
Director - U.S. National Sales Team , Microsoft Consulting Services
Greater Chicago Area
Director - U.S. National Sales Team , Microsoft Consulting Services
Director - Program Management & Operations, Principal /Eng - US Enterprise Consulting Services Sales
Managing Partner, COO & Founder
Director Sales, Operations Solutions Outsourcing
Vice President of Sales & Sales Operations
Director of Regional Sales
Sales Executive -Sales Manager-Strategic/Investment National Accounts
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
University of Iowa - Henry B. Tippie College of Business
Recommendations: 17
Professional Services
Strategy
Management
Outsourcing
Solution Selling
Cloud Computing
Sales Process
Team Leadership
Ricky Phipps
Founder / CEO
Greater Chicago Area
Founder / CEO
Computer Science Teaching Assistant
Consultant
Vice President Service Operations
Chief Client Services Officer
Interim Chief Service Architect
Mathematics Teaching Assistant
Michigan State University
Macomb Community College
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Recommendations: 17