Co-founder and CEO: Ben Rosenfield Company description: App that makes it easier for freelancers and potential clients to connect. Anyone can make money with their skills on the side. Date of Interview: July 2016 Ben Rosenfield is an entrepreneur, a traveler, and an accidental reality star. He began his entrepreneurship journey about ten years ago…
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Co-founder and CEO: Ted Gonder Organization description: Recognized by President Obama as one of the best new ideas for social innovation, Moneythink expands economic opportunity in the United States by equipping low-income youth to navigate the financial decisions of adulthood. By combining high-touch financial mentorship with a pop-culture curriculum and mobile technology, Moneythink mentors teach students to save, spend mindfully, and use financial products safely. Organization site: http://moneythink.org/; @moneythink Date…
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Founder: Nicole Yeary Company Description: Membership organization that connects and helps business and technology women entrepreneurs Company Website: http://ms-tech.co/; @MsTechGroup; Facebook Date of Interview: July 2015 Nicole Yeary is the founder of Ms. Tech, a membership organization that helps business and technology women entrepreneurs collaborate, network and ultimately invest in each other. On learning the…
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Profile: Elizabeth Peterson, Eastwood Group Company Description: Payment integration consulting and FinTech software product development Website: http://www.elizabetheastwood.com/; @Chitownlizzy Date of interview: October 2015 Elizabeth Peterson is an artist, an entrepreneur, a mother, a seeker of truth and continuous improvement. She started her education in arts and fashion, but ended up with a career in financial technology; and…
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COO: Kris Petersen Company Description: Curated clothing service for kids – ‘Trunk Club for kids’ Company Site: https://www.macandmia.com/, @MacMiaStyle, @KrisPetersen Date of Interview: September 2015 Kris Petersen is a serial entrepreneur, founder, and currently the COO of Mac and Mia, a responsibly sourced “Trunk Club for kids.” His favorite place in the world is Door…
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Founders: Martin McGovern and Rajiv Nathan Company Description: Platform of tools to ‘discover your inner awesome.’ Site: http://www.idealemon.com/; https://twitter.com/ideaLemon Interview Date: August 2015 Martin and Rajiv are the co-founders of Idea Lemon, a platform of tools to help you ‘discover your inner awesome’. They are optimistic about the lifestyle you are empowered to create by…
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Founders: Rose Afriyie, Genevieve Nielsen, Marina Goldshteyn Company Description: Technology that simplifies the screening process for public assistance programs. Company Site: http://www.mrelief.com/; Twitter Interview Date: July 2015 Rose Afriyie is a founder, a technologist, an activist, a writer. She is part of an all-women trio of co-founders that met and joined forces at the Starter League…
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Founder: Julie Schumacher Company Description: Copywriting, editing and social media studio Company Site: http://wellturnedwords.com/; https://twitter.com/wellturnedwords; http://forthchicago.com/; https://twitter.com/ForthChicago Date of Interview: July 2015 Julie Schumacher is a writer, teacher, community organizer, mother, wife, traveler. She is the owner of Well Turned Words, her own writing studio, and the co-founder of Forth Chicago, “an organization focused on creating…
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Founder: Levi Baer Company Description: Organizational strategy consultant and community leader Company Site: Levibaer.com; Twitter; Coffee & Conversation Date of Interview: July 2015 Levi Baer is a community builder, a team facilitator, an organizational change strategist, and was previously a nationally ranked Settlers of Catan player. He believes in using studied theories and real-life experiences to…
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Founders: Eliad Inbar, Yevgeniy Kuznetsov Company Description: Interactive software that adds size, look and feel context to online retail shopping Company Site: tangiblee.com; Twitter Date of Interview: December 2014 Eliad Inbar is the co-founder of Tangiblee. He came to Chicago last summer after Tangiblee was accepted to the 2014 class of Tech Stars. Eliad believes he is a…
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