Business Rockstars

Kevin Hundert - Founder/CEO of Made Eye ware. Learn how Kevin took an idea and made it better!Mentor: James Siminoff - Founder of Door Bot mentors our rising star in the entrepreneurial space! DO NOT MISS THIS!CEO/Co-Founder, STEM Center USA

Dez White, Founder of Invisible Text, Invisible Social, Invisible Call and Invisible Email. Wouldn't it be nice to have your messages, texts, etc invisible from snoopy eyes! Dex teaches our listeners how to start a business just like this!Nick Kovacevich, Co-Founder & CEO of Kush Bottles

Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey, Barefoot Wine Founders & New York Times Best Selling Authors, The Barefoot Spirit. Learn the best ways to market your business!Nanxi Liu, CEO and Co-Founder of Enplug. Have a great idea but don't know how to get it funded? Look no further! We have the tips and tricks you need!

Elvina Beck, Owner at PodShare, Founder at ScoutMy.com. Learn how communities are now sharing their space for people visiting out of town! How can you do the same thing? Find out now!MUSIC MENTOR: Scott Page, PINK FLOYD. Learn how to turn your Band into a BRAND!MUSIC PROTEGE: Lara Johnston, Rising Star

Lance Stacy, Founder of BarFly Social Club. How disruptive are you being? Lance teaches our listeners the importance trying new ideas!Jay Samit , Serial Entrepreneur, weekly Business Insider.Jay talks about the shared economy and how you can utilize this important new tool.

CEO of Youbar Anthony Flynn helps our listeners better understand the business behind nutrition! Rahul Sonnad, Founder of Slipp. Learn how take your business and turn it into a growing powerhouse!

Diane Licht, Founder of Cambiami Sandals. Learn how to keep your company funded!Syd Leibovitch, President and Owner of Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Rodeo Realty, Inc. Most people think the realty industry is not smart to get into in this economy. Syd explains why that's about as far from the truth as you can get!

David Baird, Founder & CEO of Gigmor. When you need a gig for your band Gigmor is what you are looking for! So how did David do it? Gregory Markell, Founder, Infuse Creative. Learn the tips and tricks you need to know for great Search Engine Optimization!

Eden Heinsheimer, Founder of Max Daniel Designs, Inc.Scott Page, Mentor, Musician, PINK FLOYD. Learn how to build your band into a brand!PROTEGE: Kailynn West, Musician

On This Episode - Anthony Puntoriero - CEO / Founder of Instant Sponsor. You need your seats filled? Instant sponsor has you covered!Gerard N. Casale, Founder of Tilt. Collect money from your group and make something happen!

On this episode : Lilly Ghalichi by Avitan, Television Personality, Designer, Entrepreneur and James Siminoff, Your First Step International, Inc. Chief Inventor DoorBot

On This Episode : Mark Stagen (CEO & Founder of YBA) & Steve Glenn (Founder and CEO of LivingHomes, LLC)

On This Episode : Alex Bratton (Author of “Billion Dollar Apps: How to Find and Implement a Winning Mobile Strategy”) & Nolan Bushnell (Founder of Atari and Chuckie Cheese)

On this episode : Chuck Tempelton (Chairman, Impact Engine), John Flavin (Executive Director Chicago Innovation Exchange at the University of Chicago)

Featuring, CHUCK TEMPLETON - a rockstar entrepreneur who provides environmental and societal entrepreneurs with the capital, business resources and network they need to build successful companies & JOHN FLAVIN - a rockstar insider who with over 20 years of experience in the life sciences field focused on finance and operations & CHRISTIAN MATTHEW CULLEN - a rockstar mentor who composes music and creates sound design for video games, animation and advertising for clients such as Disney, Smirnoff, The Kentucky Derby, Jeep, and more.

A serial entrepreneur from the age of 16, Ilya Beyrak took his last startup from $0-$15MM in 1.5 years. With more than 12 years experience in software and business development, he has consulted Best Buy, Macy’s Toy’s R US on improving systems and ecommerce systems. Ilya is a leading expert in Big Data and Cassandra.Salen M. Churi is Lecturer in Law and Assistant Director of the Institute for Justice Clinic on Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Law School, where Mr. Churi teaches Entrepreneurship and the Law and supervises law students in the representation of lower- to middle-income entrepreneurs. He previously practiced corporate and transactional law at Sidley Austin and Kirkland & Ellis, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, securities, and technology transactions.

Adam Oberman – Adam has been with Retriever of Chicago for 14 years. He started as the manager of the risk/chargeback/collection department for NPC Corporate which is the parent company of Retriever of Chicago. He managed over 20 employees in his 4 years with corporate. Adam then joined forces with Nick Oberman and Ryan Hallett and formed Retriever of Chicago which is one of NPC’s largest Independent Sales Organizations today. That sales force has a sales team of over 60 agents nationwide, and four offices spread across the United States – Mokena IL, Chicago IL, Del Ray Beach Florida, and Los Angeles California. Adams primary focus is on the large mid-merchant segment that process in a retail environment. With Adams knowledge and experience in the Risk/Chargeback department he is able to assist clients in reducing their disputes with customers and managing their current Fraud tools within their gateway. Adam resides with his wife and three kids in Orland Park IL. He devotes his free time to his family and his

Alli Webb founded Drybar in 2010 after spending 15 years as a professional stylist. She attended the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and began her career in fashion in New York City in the early ‘90s working for designer Nicole Miller. In 1996, Alli left fashion retailing to pursue her true passion – hairstyling. After training at the Toni & Guy Academy, Alli sharpened her skills as an assistant to celebrity stylist John Sahag, famous for his signature dry-cut technique. Having struggled with her own extremely curly hair, Alli was always in search of a great blowout but was often disappointed with the two available options – an overpriced blowout at a traditional salon or a less-than-desirable experience at a discount chain. After leaving the professional hair workforce in 2005 to start a family, she decided to find a way to continue pursuing the creative side of hairstyling at a new-mom pace. Alli began offering weekly in-home blowout services for friends, but her little side business quickly grew into

A highly acclaimed security expert, published author, and keynote speaker who provides compelling insight into cyber security issues of the day, Tom Patterson provides clarity while delivering a high energy view into security that is of critical importance today. Patterson shares his insights and incredible knowledge on an area a lot of us either don't know about, or is just to confusing to understand. If you have any questions regarding internet security do not miss this compelling interview! Currently CSC's Global GM for Cybersecurity Consulting, Tom has run security services for Deloitte in EMEA, was IBM's Chief eCommerce Strategist and a venture-backed founder/CEO. Tom has worked on security for the launch of a nuclear aircraft carrier and space shuttle as well as for the U.S. Government and plus businesses around the world. The author of Mapping Security, Tom is a frequent guest security expert on TV including CNBC and CNN.Abbie Schiller, the company’s founder and CEO, is known as an industry powerhouse,

Gavin has been working in media space for over 20 years. His past experience includes positions at major television networks as well as owning and operating a television production company and a boutique advertising agency. His company created some of the first cross media TV content and worked with major networks including NBC, Discovery, CTV, and Global Television. The full service ad agency serviced two national clients and explored integrating brands into television and online properties. In 2004 he moved from his native Canada to the UK to better understand the rapidly emerging mobile phone space. Through his position at Endemol he worked closely with the UK’s largest mobile operator O2 and helped develop leading edge content for multiple platform release. In 2007 he moved into the web video arena based out of the Joost’s New York office. He has spent time in Japan, Africa, Europe and China exploring and understanding the global digital media content market place. He is invited to speak at media industry