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Laura Adamski
Cygnet Midwest
President
Marketing executive
Joe Barron
Gray Matters Games
Gray Matters Games
Co-Founder
Business Development Mergers & Acquisitions Product Development Leadership Finance (Reporting & Forecasting) Sourcing / Procurement Sales Raising Capital (Angel & VC) Business Strategy
Jim Bell
Innovation DuPage
Director of Operations & Partner Engagement
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Garrett Black
Axess Church
Axess Church Glen Ellyn
Planting Pastor
Advertising, Social Media, Marketing, Branding,
Phil Brown
Score | Fox Valley
SCORE Fox Valley
Certified Small Business Mentor
"Manufacturing Operations Business Strategy
Hilary Burkinshaw
Business Development Center
Program Manager
Expertise in SBA 504 and other small business financing programs; business strategy development and implementation and market development. Accomplished trainer and speaker.
Anneke Chamy
NorthShore Care Supply
Chief Financial Officer
Accounting, Finance, Operations
Mary Cherry
Miller, Cooper & Co
Recruiting Manager
Client HR Services
Mario Christopher
Score | Fox Valley
Retired / SCORE
Certified Business Mentor
Mergers & Acquisitions, Leadership, Accounting, Finance (Reporting & Forecasting), Operations, HR, Raising Capital (Angel & VC), Business Strategy
Elina Conley
EMD Electronics
Global Product Manager, Silica
John Daniel
Retired
Engineering Leader
Engineering, Product Development, Operations, Hiring, developing staff, Product development systems, Customer end/user interaction, Consumer Product Goods, Automation; machine system design and development, new products
Dan Facchini
Innovation DuPage
Managing Director
Corey Ferengul
Yello.co
Aperiam Ventures
Operating Partner at Aperiam Ventures
Mergers & Acquisitions Leadership Strategic Marketing Operations Sales Digital Marketing Raising Capital (Angel & VC) Business Strategy
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Julie Fish
Mill Chance
Mac Duggal / Creative Imports
Product and Merchandising Manager
Supply Chain & Logistics Leadership Operations Sourcing / Procurement Data Analytics
Carlos Galindo
U.S. Compliance
Director
Health and Safety
Tim Giegerich
Power Construction
Senior Vice President
Gene R Grant Jr.
GMP Business Solutions
GMP Business Solutions LLC
CEO
Business Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Product Development, Leadership, Strategic Marketing, Accounting, Finance (Reporting & Forecasting), Insurance, Operations, Sourcing / Procurement, HR, Sales, Data Analytics, Business Strategy.
Monica Hernandez
Business Development Center
International Trade Center (ITC) Program Manager
International Trade
Norma Huff
Score | Fox Valley
Owned Minicraft Models and part-time residential realtor
Owner
Supply Chain & Logistics Manufacturing, Business Development, Product Development, Leadership Strategic Marketing ,Operations Sales, Business Strategy
Ileen Kelly
Business Development Center
Director
Program Manager IL. APEX Accelerator Advisor to Small Businesses
Marty Leamy
Retired Software Exec
Mentor
Business Development Mergers & Acquisitions Leadership Strategic Marketing Operations Sales Raising Capital (Angel & VC) Business Strategy
David Lezondra
Business Development Center
Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Program Manager
Business Adviser
Jayson Mamaclay
Think Quick Events
Norman Professional Services
Vice President
Accounting Finance (Reporting & Forecasting)
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Thomas D. Nastas
Innovative Ventures Inc
Innovative Ventures Inc (IVI)
President, Founder & CEO of Innovative Ventures Inc (IVI)
Business Development, Product Development, Leadership, Strategic Marketing, Finance (Reporting & Forecasting), Operations, Banking / Treasury, Raising Capital (Angel & VC), Business Strategy
Brad Neelan
Stratemai Ventures
Stratemai Consulting
Founder
Advertising, Business Plan, Budgeting, Marketing, PR/Media, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategy
Sharon Potsch
HirePlexus
HirePlexus
Recruiting Consultant
HR Recruitment
Ron Richards
Score | Fox Valley
Software Technology Consultant
Product Development Leadership Information Technology Programming Business Strategy
Peter Salerno
Stratus Concept LLC
Owner / Principal Consultant
Business Technology Consulting: Mobile & Web Applications, Security and Business Continuity, Voice & Text Communications
Colleen Sall
Business Development Center
APEX Accelerator Program Specialist
Government Contracting, Business Advisor coaching, training and support
Edon Shaqiri
JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase
VP Commercial Banker
Banking / Treasury, Business Strategy
Eric Singer
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Partner/ Construction lawyer, litigator and mediator
Law, mechanics liens, litigation and dispute resolution
Curtis Snyder
Score | Fox Valley
CS Support Systems / SCORE
Advisor/ Consultant
Manufacturing Business Development Engineering Mergers & Acquisitions Product Development Leadership Operations Sourcing / Procurement Sales Business Strategy
Nancy Srock
Business Development Center
Business Development Center Client Liaison
Administration support
Sheryl Van Anne
Mortenson
Vice President & General Manager
Mike Varon
Innovation DuPage
Innovation DuPage
Strategic Business Advisor
"Manufacturing Business Development Engineering Mergers & Acquisitions Product Development Leadership Design (Industrial, Graphic, etc.) Information Technology Operations Sourcing / Procurement Sales UI / UX Business Strategy"
Melissa Villanueva
Innovation DuPage
Entrepreneur-In-Residence
Rob Vivoda
Seminal Venture Inc
Seminal Venture Inc.
President
Supply Chain & Logistics, Social Responsibility, Business Development, Product Development, Leadership, Information Technology, Finance (Reporting & Forecasting), Operations, Sourcing / Procurement, HR, Sales, Data Analytics, Business Strategy
Doug Voegtle
Business Development Center
llinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Business Advisor
Business Advisor
Keith Wakeman
SuperBetter, LLC
SuperBetter
CEO & Founder
Product Development Leadership Strategic Marketing Business Strategy
Jennifer Weggeman
Business Development Center
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Program Specialist
Business Advisor
Sue Winkler
Miller, Cooper & Co., Ltd.
Director, Client HR Services
Client HR Services
Joe Zurawski
DeBuey Venture Capital
Delve (digital and physical product development services; B2C and B2B)
Managing Director Madison Studio and Client Partner
Business Development, Engineering, Mergers & Acquisition, Product Development, Leadership, Strategic Marketing, Design (Industrial, Graphic, etc.), Information Technology, UI / UX, Data Analytics, Raising Capital (Angel & VC), Business Strategy,