Anthos Training Clubs Team featuring co-founders Clifton Hempstead (far left) and Shaka Mitchel (far right). Photo courtesy of Anthos Training Clubs. “Two things really set us apart from other gyms,” says Shaka Mitchell, co-founder and company director of Anthos… Keep reading
The Polsky Exchange is a 34,000-square-foot startup incubator featuring work and meeting spaces with a calendar of programming and workshops designed to help entrepreneurs launch and grow their ventures. The Polsky Center, on behalf of the Duality quantum startup… Keep reading
The L3 Agency is a full-service integrated influencer marketing and communications consulting firm focused on creating authentic engagements for brands targeting Women, Millennials, and Gen Z audiences. Founder and CEO Larvetta Loftin, featured center. Photo courtesy of The L3 Agency. Keep reading
Stephanie Hart, owner of Brown Sugar Bakery. Photo by John R. Boehm, courtesy of Brown Sugar Bakery. “Some people talk about passion,” said Stephanie Hart, owner of Brown Sugar Bakery on East 75th Street in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood, “I’m… Keep reading
Members and guests at the Polsky Exchange (photo by John Zich) The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation recently hosted Incorporation/Organization Day, a first-of-its-kind event in Chicago that connected West and South Side entrepreneurs with attorneys from local law firms… Keep reading
The Polsky Exchange is a 34,000-square-foot startup incubator featuring work and meeting spaces, a Fabrication Lab for prototyping physical products, and a full calendar of programming and workshops designed to help entrepreneurs launch and grow their ventures. As part of… Keep reading
‘I Choose the Ladder’ Team Three years ago, Watchen Nyanue, MBA ’22 had a dream job as the senior vice president of marketing partnerships for the WNBA’s Chicago Sky. The only problem? It wasn’t her dream job. “I was… Keep reading
Kikwetu Kenya Coffee Company founders Leecox and Martha Omollo With three young children and a full-time job as a technology executive, Leecox Omollo has to be intentional about how he spends his spare time. So as… Keep reading
Javon Nicholas, founder of Egg Rolls Etc. It was a dare that brought Javon Nicholas, founder and president of Egg Rolls Etc.™, to Taiwan, and the kindness of her new community that inspired her to start a company focused… Keep reading
Owners of Urban Roots Tiffany (left) and Jimmie Williams (right). (Photo courtesy of Urban Roots.) Jimmie Williams, owner of social enterprise landscaping and snow removal firm Urban Roots, had his most successful year ever last year. He used that… Keep reading
Liz Abunaw, MBA’14, founder of Forty Acres Fresh Market When Liz Abunaw, MBA’14, stepped off the No. 66 bus in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood six years ago, she wasn’t looking to change her life. She was looking for a bank. “I… Keep reading
Co-founders of Eventnoire Jeff Osuji (middle) and Femi Masha (right), joined by colleague Hameed Bello (left). Jeff Osuji knew his latest business venture had legs during the 2019 Black Alumni Ball in Washington, D.C. His platform, Eventnoire, served as… Keep reading