Chicago Business Radio

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 [...]

Jordan Queen & Gilead Fishel, Co-Founders at Dilly Dally Provisions Dilly Dally Provisions is a small food business that was founded by two brothers-in-law in 2020. They make handcrafted preserved goods that liven up everyday meals. Their products are made with clean, simple ingredients that promote healthy eating and reduce food waste through old-fashioned food [...]

Madan Kulkarni is a Management Graduate with a passion for music, arts, literature, and sports. He has been involved in conceptualizing and creating unique marketing and sales ventures in the field of Real Estate, Arts, and Consumer products. The Matrix Club encompasses his vision to provide a platform for his primary passions. Follow The Matrix [...]

Daryl Sneed, CEO/Co-Founder of SOUNDOFF A recovering pre-med/biochem major, who found the light after getting his MBA right after undergrad, Daryl's professional career with anchors in management consulting, health care, talent management and fashion/creative entrepreneur encompasses the idea of "moving experiences". Daryl spent his corporate life as a management consultant with two global consult...

Tamara Edwards is the Founder and Director of Communications at TE&Co. and is a sought after PR and Communications strategist, consultant, and advisor to visionary Business Leaders, Investors, Entertainment Professionals, and Aspiring Political Figures. Her early career as an aide to a high profile member of the U.S. Congress accelerated her experience and interest in [...]

Lou Sandoval is the President and CEO of SupplyHive , a B2B software technology company based in Chicago. Previously, he held senior leadership positions at Brunswick Corporation, a global consumer goods company based in the Chicago area. Lou has served on the Wintrust Bank Board of Directors since 2015 and brings more than 30 years of [...]

Mr. Sunkara is the President and Co-Founder of Nala Robotics. He is an entrepreneur carrying experience in multiple industries. He is a Director for Advansoft International and Usha Rama College of engineering. He cofounded Best Brains Learning Centers which has over 150 locations worldwide. Mr. Sunkara is also a managing partner at multiple breweries, manufacturing [...]

Vanessa Abron, the founder of Agency Abron, is an artist who has several years of experience working in corporate environments. She spent a vast portion of her life studying dance, music, theater, visual, and media arts, possessing both a bachelor's and a master's degree in arts management but also has more than 15 years of [...]

Natalie Shmulik is The Hatchery's CEO, and go-to resource for launching a successful food and beverage business. Along with an M.L.A. in Gastronomy from Boston University, she has a wide range of experience working with supermarkets, culinary publications, consumer packaged goods companies, and food service establishments. After successfully operating her own restaurant, Natalie was hired [...]

Todd Stephenson is the owner and sponsoring broker of Premier Chicago Real Estate. He has over 10 years of experience in real estate sales and consulting, property management, and real estate investment management. He has also represented distressed homeowners in working toward solutions by either advising on short sales or helping them work through loan [...]

Elizabeth Carter, Esq., is a crowdfunding securities attorney who represents investment companies, small businesses, nonprofits, cooperatives, and other social enterprises with the legal strategy and compliance of raising capital from both accredited and non-accredited investors. Her most recent work includes assisting a driver-owned ride-share cooperative with its $1.07 million crowdfunding debt...

Anish Michael serves as Firmspace‘s Chief Executive Officer. Firmspace is coworking private office space for discerning, achievement-driven professionals and executives Anish joined Firmspace as its CEO in August 2019 after spending fifteen years as a legal advisor to public and private companies, including serving as Firmspace's outside legal counsel since the company's inception. Anish brings [....

Alan Reed is the Executive Director of Chicagoland Food & Beverage Network. Prior to this role, Alan was Executive Vice President, Strategy & Innovation at Dairy Management, Inc., and was responsible for creating and driving innovative strategies to grow dairy demand. Alan has a degree in Telecommunications from Indiana University and an MBA in Management [...]

Chef Bryan Gryka has always considered food his passion. From an early age he was focused on providing eclectic cuisine to anyone who would dare try his creations. Growing up in central Arkansas, he adopted a love for soulful barbecue, which he has taken to his current foray at Milt's BBQ for the Perplexed. Although [...]

Alex Prichodko is an improviser and comedian based in Chicago, IL. Logan Square Improv was founded on November 2018.

Guest co-host Mike Lynn with TrainingPros joined us for this edition of Chicago Business Radio. Brian Krause / BMA Chicago Recently named by BtoB Magazine as one of the top digital marketers, Brian is a graduate from Benedictine University with a Bachelors of Arts in Management and MBA in Business Administration. Brian consistently grew [...]

Oliver Yandle / Association of Legal Administrators Since Oliver took ALA's helm in July 2012, he has led a major transformation initiative to help evolve the Association's future. ALA's Strategic Plan consists of four goals for evolving ALA's future; smart, sustainable growth, highly satisfied customers, innovative product design and delivery and highly engaged talent. Oliver is [...]

Rebecca Busch / Medical Business Associates Rebecca Busch is President/CEO of Medical Business Associates, a healthcare consulting, auditing and forensic services firm she founded in 1991. Rebecca has several patents, authored three books, penned chapters in 4 professional text books, written over 46 articles, gave over 100 presentations to consumers, government, corporate, professional entities,...