Chicago Business Radio

For Clara Lucia Jaramillo-Carrier, life is more about the journey than the destination. Her journey began in Colombia, where she fought for life after being born prematurely. In 1999, she immigrated to the U.S., proudly representing her Colombian heritage and establishing Breaking Through Consulting & Coaching and, later, Let’s Awaken Purpose. She has faced and […]

In this episode of Chicago Business Radio, Stone Payton interviews Howard Abrams, a plaintiff’s personal injury attorney, about his journey in the legal profession and the mission of his law firm. Abrams shares insights into the complexities of personal injury cases, emphasizing the importance of building trust and establishing a personal relationship with clients. He […]

The ActiveCampaign Leap Day Extravaganza! is a free, global, virtual event for marketers and entrepreneurs looking to leverage technology, strategy, and process improvements to #MakeMoreTime in 2024. Attendees will hear from some of the brightest minds in AI, content creation, customer experience, ecommerce, email, entrepreneurship, intelligent marketing automation, podcasting, sales, and time man...

Amy Danzer works at Northwestern University where she manages several master’s programs, including the MA in Writing and MFA in Prose and Poetry programs. She directs the Northwestern University Summer Writers’ Conference and Chicago’s Printers Row Literary Festival. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Association for Graduate Liberal Studies Programs, and as […]

Gina Diaz, one of the top immigration and real estate attorneys in Chicagoland, is also known as #TheRightAttorney on social media. She opened Diaz Case Law to help immigrants find solutions to their difficulties and discovered a love for real estate investing. This added another dimension to her law practice as she assists investors with […]

A proud workaholic, John Philbin has always known how important it is to love what you do. As the founder of Spectacular at Work, he helps companies compete + win and helps them create cultures where their people thrive. He advises CEOs and develops future business leaders around the world. He and his team coach […]

When Zac Larson launched his career in the financial services industry nearly two decades ago, he wanted to take a different route than most. One that was purpose-driven rather than fear-driven. One that focused on the joy of living generously and serving others, not just selling products. The opportunity to do just that presented itself […]

A native Chicagoan, Adam Helman joined the Guest House staff in 2015, and has served in his current position since 2016. This is his first full-time work in the non-profit sector, following a 24-year career in marketing and advertising. The career change resulted from a job transfer by his previous employer, that returned him home […]

Christine Pietryla Wetzler, Founder and President of Pietryla PR & Marketing. She has been a consultant since 2002. She founded a Chicago public relations firm specializing in communications strategy and media relations for packaging, CPG, and professional services clients. She has assisted clients with significant M&A and funding announcements, product launches, strategic thought leadersh...

LaToya Williamson – CEO, Business Consultant & Director of Operations Virtually4You Business Solutions, LLC. An agency designed to provide concierge online business management services to executive coaches and business consultants while teaching the service providers who want to support them. As a director of operations, LaToya, who some call “Sunshine” or “POO” (power of one) […]

Jennifer Prell is the founder and president of Elderwerks Educational Services, a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization offering senior living coordination, advocacy, and education to older adults, seniors, families, and professionals. She is also the founder and president of Paxem, Inc., A+ Accredited Senior Move Managers and an ASEL (American Society of Estate Liquidators) Accredited Organization....

America Baez has an extensive career as a global thought leader in talent acquisition and diversity, equity & inclusion. She has implemented transformational global DEI talent solutions for Fortune 100 companies including Accenture, Comcast and most recently led the global diversity recruiting operations strategy for Verizon. She has held leadership roles in several organizations including [&#...

Olga Camargo has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. In 2006, Olga authored a graduate thesis, which focuses on the imperative need for financial institutions to provide culturally-relevant financial services to better engage today’s culturally diverse society. She has based her financial practice and new fintech project, SHENIX, on her research […]

As a Principal and a Director at Bottle Rocket Media, Dan Fisher is excited to be able to combine his years of experience as an Editor, Producer, Director, and Photographer to create content across many platforms. Connect with Dan on LinkedIn and follow Bottle Rocket Media on Facebook. What You’ll Learn In This Episode Business […]

Ted Rupp currently serves as Co-President of Kovitz. In this role, he oversees the firm’s strategic initiatives, as well as its corporate development efforts. Previously, Ted has worked on the firm’s private equity offerings and served as Chief Financial Officer of both Kovitz and a regional coffee and tea distributor. Ted is a member of […]

Jim Elliott, Diveheart’s Founder, and the President, has been around people with disabilities his entire life. When he discovered scuba diving he realized that the healing powers of zero gravity underwater could translate into hope and healing for those with disabilities. When Tinamarie Hernandez discovered Diveheart she was coming off an amazing career as a […]

Kristen Bomas, Life Mastery Guide at Kristen Bomas PA. She is a speaker, author, workshop facilitator, licensed psychotherapist, and the creator of  The Sage’s Template, a framework for the most anguished and complicated of relationships – the one between yourself and your universe. By recognizing life always ditches the original plan, her work reveals how […]

Maria Castro, Founder and CEO of Inspiration of Love Purse, a nonprofit that is “putting love on the shoulders of women in need, one #LovePurse at a time” and has collected and gifted almost 7000 purses since March 2021. Donations have been distributed in Illinois, Texas, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Missouri, Mexico, Canada, and the Ukraine. […]

Mike Abdelsayed is the current Artistic Director of One Group Mind, a first-ever comedians union, The Titanic Players, the only 2-time winners of the National College Improv Tournament, and The Comedy Clubhouse, the highest rated comedy club in Chicago. He was an iO coach, 6-year iO house team performer, an understudy for Keegan Michael-Key at […]

Nasutsa Mabwa, President at Restoration By Simons Nasutsa Mabwa is President of Restoration By Simons, a MBE/WBE certified firm with the City of Chicago and the State of Illinois. Nasutsa brings an extensive background of commercial real estate development to Restoration By Simons. She is focused upon building the commercial and residential side of property […]

Amy Wilhelmi is a successful multi-entrepreneur as the founder of Balanced Wellness Collective and Ascension Mentality, business & performance coach at Strategic Voyages Business Consultants and licensed mental health therapist. As a speaker, author, and professional athlete, she is on a mission to become a global go-to thought leader in making mental health in business […]

Shelley Gupta, Co-Founder & CEO at BāKIT Box BāKIT Box is a female, minority owned specialty baking kit service, aimed at making baking easy and accessible to all levels. BāKIT Box offers customers a changing selection of culturally diverse baking recipes and delivers all the pre-measured ingredients directly to your door. ustomers subscribe monthly or […]

Brianna Sylver is the founder and president of Sylver Consulting, an international innovation research and strategy firm operating at the intersection of Market Research, User Experience/Design, and Strategy. Brianna and the team at Sylver support Fortune 500 organizations to confidently embrace change and future proof their offerings and brands by illuminating the clear and focused […]

Keval Raj, Co-Founder at Quicklly Keval is a graduate of Marketing, specialized in International Business & Entrepreneurship, with strong statistical data analysis skills with the focus on Marketing Strategies. From the beginning, their focus has been to stay ahead of others in the space by providing the most comprehensive and most customer-centric services. Today’s launch of […]

Mike O’Malley is the SVP of Strategy at SenecaGlobal, a leading software development as a service company specializing in digital transformation. He has been in product development for 20+ years leading development, product management, marketing, and M&A in the tech space. Throughout his career, Mike has combined deep engineering knowledge with business acumen to help […]