Devin Gough is a serial entrepreneur who has many skillsets across numerous industries. Devin has a decade of impressive experiences in business. He has a proven history of increasing productivity and profits, as well as a natural talent and passion for doing so. His additional areas of expertise include: digital…
Scott Kitun is a Chicago-based media entrepreneur and investor. Scott is a co-founder of personalized music marketplace Songfinch that allows anyone to discover and collaborate with thousands of professional musicians to create custom, one-of-a-kind songs. Prior to Songfinch, Scott co-founded Technori, a popular media platform featuring podcast interviews with startup…
Poonam Rahman is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of two international 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations designed to provide free resources to historically marginalized communities. The first international nonprofit she founded, Virtue Mental, aims to provide free mental health resources to historically marginalized communities, while her second nonprofit, Shattering Bias In…
Dr. Anosh Ahmed is an internal medicine physician and thriving entrepreneur. As a self-driven individual, he has contributed to the re-development of various healthcare facilities in both Chicago and Houston. Despite his passion for the medical field, Dr. Ahmed has always been interested in the business side of the healthcare…
Founded by tech entrepreneur Erica Bishaf, a 20+ year veteran in market intelligence, strategy, and trade shows, CampfireSocial is a white-labeled social network and e-commerce platform that provides organizations a new way to stay better connected to their industry, further extend their brand, and monetize interactions and real-time audience insights…
Kelly Page has a PhD in Psychology of Web (Hypermedia) Knowledge and an obsession with social storytelling and human development. Dr. Page is the Director of Bennett Labs at Bennett Day School, the creator of Bennett Live, and is the former Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) at the Illinois Mathematics and…
Andrew Alexander is best known for his leadership of The Second City theatre company and the hit television show SCTV. Alexander is a major presence in the entertainment scene and also works as a theatre, film, and television producer. Alexander was born in London, England. He studied at Tri-State College…
Eric Tubbs is the President of Iron Light Labs, a non-profit dedicated to equipping purpose driven organizations to change the world. After helping to build his retail automobile company into a $55 million a year business, Eric sold his shares to his brother in 2016 to pursue his passion for…
Sarah Alysse’s journey towards fitness and nutrition has not always been easy. In fact, she did not really start to care about her health until college. Dance was always a fundamental component of her Musical theater studies at Columbia College Chicago, but she struggled with balance and core stability. Within…
Fedia Kourbatov was born and raised in Chicago, IL. He went to Lincoln Park HS in the city. Growing up Fedia spent most of his free time playing sports and being involved in the Ukrainian community. Once it was time to go to college he decided to go to The…