President, Peak Development Strategies
Mary is a published author, dynamic speaker, professional Trainer/Coach/Consultant, She is the author of the book, "Communicating with the 5 Generations in the Workplace." She offers business professionals the development services they need to thrive in their business roles and cope with their ever changing workplace and market. Erlain founded Peak Development Strategies in 2007.
Entrepreneur, Musician, and Aspiring Evangelist, Live for Christ Ministries
Natoya Johnson is a mother, entrepreneur, musician, and an aspiring evangelist at Live for Christ Ministries. She hails from Chicago, IL, where she grew up with both of her parents and a host of siblings. Her father was a musician, her mother served as a teacher for several years, and some of her aunts were
President & Co-Founder, Davisware, Inc.
At age 17, Jennifer Davis became the co-Founder of Davisware, alongside of her now husband, Dan. That business was at the epicenter of technology transformations in thousands of field services businesses during her 30+ years in the technology business, where Jennifer led the industries, they served with thought leadership on scaling a business, technology, and
Co-Founder, Clover Lane Partners, LLC
Tim Reynolds is a Co-Founder of Clover Lane Partners, a management consulting firm that helps companies, organizations and individuals develop and improve skills that leaders need to thrive. Before starting Clover Lane Partners, Tim spent over twenty years as the Chief People Officer and General Counsel for Highland Ventures, Ltd., a diversified holding company that
Founder, CFO-Pro
Interim CFO for the past 19 years; expertise is financial management and planning for small business owners and CEOs; MBA, CPA
Retired Teacher, Brother Rice High School
I am retired after 40 years of teaching math at Brother Rice H.S. in Chicago. I am author of a book detailing 62 shortcut methods dealing with addition, subtraction, fractions, squaring and multiplication. I have spoken in 16 states and Canada to various groups at over 130 math conferences, schools and libraries. Mental math is
Owner, GuruNischan Unlimited
Gurunischan is a pleasure activist, mental health advocate, published author, and breath trainer with over 30 years in holistic health, experiential learning and trauma-informed, body-based transformation. After scaling a wellness business to almost a million in global sales, she used the crash of burnout and the sinister loss of her company as a catalyst to
President, Premier Insights, LLC.
I'm an author and own a consulting practice focused on mentoring CEOs of technology based start-ups where I help them demystify the "fuzzy front end" of their businesses with an emphasis on converting their innovations into profitable enterprises. I also created and teach people how to become entrepreneurs via a course sponsored by a local
Naturopathic Doctor, Naperville Naturopathic
Dr. Tony Koufos is a Naturopathic Doctor certified in reflexology and iridology. He has been active in natural health for more than 40 years. He was Initially educated as a Naturopathic Doctor in the original ingham method of reflexology. Dr. Tony was a founding member of the Illinois Reflexology Association. His other fields of interest
Author
Jim Proebstle’s first two novels have received outstanding reviews from readers and industry professionals. They have been recognized with awards from the Eric Hoffer Award, the Indie Book Award, and the International Book Award. He and his wife, Carole, live in Deer Park, IL and call northern Minnesota home for the summer months. Proebstle received
Community Outreach Coordinator, Career Vision
Georgia joined Career Vision in 2014 as the Community Outreach Coordinator. As the former Executive Director of the Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce and an enthusiastic resident of Glen Ellyn, she has a strong commitment to helping people discover their paths to success. As a long time resident and reliable volunteer for a variety of
Attorney, Hoogendoorn & Talbot LLP
Attorney Laurence Kline has for over forty years concentrated his practice in the areas of estate planning, and estate and trust administration. He is a partner of the law firm of Hoogendoorn & Talbot LLP, a twenty-five lawyer firm with practice areas concentrating in the areas of Trusts & Estates, Litigation, Corporate and Real Estate.
Professional Organizer, Arranged By Erin
After a successful sales career, I decided to follow my passion and started Arranged By Erin Professional Organizing. I have been organizing in Chicagoland for 11 years. I love to share my knowledge and speak about organizing.
Holistic Chiropractor and Owner, Whole Health America
Whole Health America was founded in 2004 for the purpose of helping patients learn about natural health care. Currently health care in the United States costs $2 trillion each year. This figure could be drastically reduced if people learned about and took responsibility for staying healthy. Natural health care, whether it is chiropractic, nutrition, acupuncture
Founder, Dollars and Sense
Lea Ann founded Dollars and Sense to make it possible for donors to make their dreams come true by partnering with both for-profit and nonprofit organizations to improve education, advance healthcare, inspire creativity and seek solutions to both little and big problems. She is becoming very active in networks exploring social enterprise, entrepreneurship and innovation.
Sailor and Author, My Sailing Odyssey
With seven decades of sailboat experiences to draw upon, Bob Bernstein has found that the discipline and freedom of the open water have been fundamental to his success on land. Born in Oak Park, Illinois, he has built a multifaceted life as a parent, financial expert, inventor, and author, finding that the skills required to
Founder & Senior Consultant, ProPlanProject
Consultant Bio: Pamela Bozeman-Evans is an executive manager experienced in program development and evaluation, student services, equity and inclusion programs, operations efficiency, and volunteer management. She also has significant experience in change management strategies, recruiting and cultivating leadership, and in establishing institutional strategy that support business mission and values. Currently, Pamela Bozeman-Evans, M.P.A., is the
Founder, Fractional Comms & Culture Advisor, COMM-ext, LLC
Have you ever navigated an organizational change that was so poorly managed that you said "that's it! I'm outta here!" I have. And that's why I've committed my career to helping companies do better to keep their people informed, engaged, and excited—and let's face it, just to KEEP THEIR PEOPLE! AS A FRACTIONAL COMMUNICATIONS PARTNER,
Support Group Facilitator for "Chapters"
Myself, like everyone else, have been through many interesting but sometimes challenging life experiences. I've found the importance and therapeutic relief in sharing stories, learned lessons and knowledge to others who need to hear while understanding they are not alone. I regularly help support families through difficult situations by way of Support Groups and not
Registered Investment Advisor,Adjunct Professor of economics, Wunderlich Wealth Management, Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
Charlie Munro brings extensive industry experience and knowledge to his role as Senior Vice-President with Wunderlich Wealth Management. During his more than 35 year financial services career, he spent almost two decades trading municipal bonds. He subsequently transitioned his deep understanding of fixed income investing to his work helping high net worth investors achieve wealth
Sales Success Trainer, 1st Ayd Corporation
Joe Rosner is a Certified Hypno-Therapist and a well regarded public speaker. In addition his training in hypnotherapy, he has studied the human mind in a variety of disciplines including martial arts and Vipassana Meditation.
Music Label Manager, MEGAO Inc.
Valeria Gershanova is a creative entrepreneur, music label founder, author, and marketing strategist dedicated to helping creators transform their talent into sustainable income. As the founder of MEGAO Music, she has built a diverse portfolio of ventures spanning music, publishing, digital products, and media. Valeria’s work is rooted in the belief that talent requires a
Financial Advisor, Veritrust Wealth Management
Katie Morris is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER professional and co-founder of Veritrust Wealth Management. An 11-year industry veteran, Katie graduated with honors from Illinois Wesleyan University, earning a B.A. in Economics. Katie works extensively with busy professionals and their families throughout the Chicago area. As a working mother of three young children, Katie takes great
President, Sims Law Firm, Ltd.
Naperville Attorney Bryan Sims of Sims Law Firm Ltd., concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial litigation and civil appeals. Before entering private practice, Bryan worked as a judicial law clerk for Illinois Supreme Court Justice S. Louis Rathje. He has also worked as a staff attorney for the Second District of the Illinois
Outreach Educator, Citizens Climate Lobby Education
For the last eight years Henry has been an Outreach Educator for Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL), a non-profit, non-partisan, volunteer organization. CCL’s mission is to empower citizens to take action with their Members of Congress for a solution to Climate Change. Henry works with our Congressmen locally and in D.C. to discuss their perspective on
Child Care Benefits Expert / Working Mother / Television Personality, MomSub
Diane Moca is CEO of MomSub, which reduces the cost, hassle and stress of finding, arranging and managing child care. MomSub improves productivity, retention and recruitment for business by bringing child care benefits to the workplace through its premium corporate program. MomSub matches a working parent to a specific provider who offers child care when,
Practice Leader, RISC Management and Consulting, LLC
Christopher Heuman CHP, CHSS, CSCS, CISSP is Practice Leader for RISC Management & Consulting, LLC Prior to consulting, Chris Heuman worked in healthcare organizations in an information systems and data security capacity for over 20 years. Chris held increasingly responsible positions in healthcare IT from systems and network administration to project management, infrastructure management and
Medicare Educator, Adduci Insurance Services
Diane Adduci is an experienced Medicare educator and provides educational programs to groups throughout Illinois. Diane has 30 years of health insurance experience and has worked with small and large groups, individuals under and over 65, but has chosen to specialize in the Medicare market. Having worked as a community relations specialist for several years
President, Andrea Donovan Senior Living Advisors
Andrea Donovan is the President of Andrea Donovan Senior Living Advisors, a senior housing consulting and geriatric care management firm that was opened in 2006. She holds the designation of Care Manager Certified conferred upon her by the National Academy Of Certified Care Managers. Since the opening of Andrea Donovan Senior Living Advisors in 2006,
Consultant, Gabby Rosely LLC
Gabby Rosely is an ex-college swimmer turned Communication Consultant who helps organizations bridge communication gaps to improve trust, collaboration, and performance across generations. As a Gen Z leader who managed Boomers through Gen Z at just 21, Gabby learned firsthand how generational miscommunication can derail even the most talented teams. After initially struggling to connect
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