White Sox fans have an especially close connection to Guaranteed Rate — the company that purchased the naming rights to the team’s stadium in 2016. The company’s founder, Victor Ciardelli, is happy to keep it that way. Victor grew up in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook. Back then, classmates wouldn’t have predicted Victor would…
Retail is struggling. So a tool that can help stores build stronger relationships with customers is not just helpful — it’s a potential lifeboat. Enter Chicago-based Hatch, which offers a software solution for retailers to customize their loyalty programs. Retailers can monitor program performance in real-time and change it based on customer behavior. Hatch…
At any moment, my wife Jen could text me and tell me she’s in labor. I’m a bit anxious, to say the least. Fortunately, Monica Royer, Co-Founder and CEO of Monica + Andy, understands. She’s in the newborn-baby business. When she delivered her daughter in 2010, like many new parents, she didn’t know…
We all know the feeling of wrapping up a morning workout and sprinting straight to the office. Grabbing a bagel on-the-go might be convenient, but a protein-packed smoothie is what you really need to power the day. Smoothie lovers, you’re in luck! Through it’s no cleanup, unique approach to nutrition, “Zenblen allows any…
As the world seems to move faster, our time becomes even more precious. Getting in regular workouts is a familiar challenge. Colleen Werner wants to change that. As the founder and CEO at LulaFit, Colleen aims to make health and wellness easy, even when life gets busy. “It’s about recognizing what’s being asked…
It’s week three of the #ChiWellnessChallenge, a challenge designed to make entrepreneurs and founders take stock of their well-being and pursue a six-week goal to better themselves whether it be focus, eating, exercise, weight loss or sleep. Pete Wilkins, Managing Director of Hyde Park Angels, created the challenge after reflecting on the toll that stress…
Close your eyes and imagine the last time you sat in your doctor’s waiting room. What was playing on the TV? Judge Judy reruns? What if while you waited for the doctor, the TV ran valuable content that could help you get more out of your doctor’s visit? UPShow is here to introduce a…
Heather Baker, VP of talent at InContext Solutions, and Joe Wegreke, Director of human capital consulting at TriNet, join Scott in-studio at WGN Radio in downtown Chicago to discuss mixed reality and human resource services. Mixed reality, a combination of virtual and augmented reality, is a futuristic, Jetsons-esque idea that will soon be the…
With more information on the shortcomings, as well as the promise of the gig economy, it invites the question: Is on-demand shift work failing, or is it the future? Last year a reported 57 million Americans — over a third of the population — were a part of the gig economy. If…
Petal – the sparkling water infused with flowers and other botanicals Last spring, when Candice Crane was preparing to launch her botanical-infused sparkling water brand Petal, she didn’t play small. She knew that her product –– a certified-organic, 15-calorie, caffeine-free “better for you” beverage, was poised to bloom in a market thirsty…