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As an entrepreneur in digital media, Julie Northcutt launched Caregiverlist.com to deliver the efficiencies of digital technology to senior care companies, professional senior caregivers, and families. After graduating from the Missouri School of Journalism, she jumped from writing to advertising sales due to her attraction to launching new business streams for companies. She credits her entrepreneurial skills to experiences gained while growing up on a family farm. She joined USA Today and then became a pioneer in the internet, launching online advertising sales for Morningstar.com. She eventually saved her money to start her own business — a senior home care agency, combining her entrepreneurial skills with a service she had personal experience in. She grew the agency to be a leader in the Chicagoland market and sold it to a national company to focus full-time on Caregiverlist. Caregiverlist.com provides the online tools she wished she had when she owned the agency, serving as a reliable resource for senior care professionals, adult children, and seniors.
Elisse Porter began her entrepreneurial pursuits after working in management for Hyatt Hotels in Vancouver, B.C., Tokyo, Japan, and San Francisco, California. She then created the largest, most prestigious corporate concierge business located in 23 major cities across the U.S. and Europe — a company responsible for creating a whole new industry. Clients included the Who's Who of Fortune 500 companies such as American Express, GM-OnStar, Goldman Sachs, Fidelity Investments, Microsoft, MasterCard, and Charles Schwab. After 12 years and growing the concierge company to millions in annual sales, she sold it to a national company and pursued a career in real estate, catering to high-net-worth individuals. She also began a consulting career focusing on small-to-medium-sized companies and met Julie while serving on the board of the Arizona Entrepreneur's Organization.
Mark Petrowsky developed his design skills at the University of Illinois at Chicago and worked as a design intern for Morningstar, Inc. while in college. He saw the fast growth of the internet during his internship and worked on freelance design projects. He has been involved with the design for Caregiverlist.com since inception. He works full-time as the Senior Manager for Interaction Design at Cars.com and keeps Caregiverlist.com's design on track as director of design.
An early pioneer in the internet, Borland founded MyWeddingPlans.com in 1996, an online event planning company. She raised nearly $1 million in investment capital and later sold the company to a national search directory. She then focused on her family, becoming a mother to 3 children. She joined the Chicagoland Young Entrepreneur's Organization (EO) as part-time Executive Director in 2002. In 2008, she became Executive Director for 2 chapters of the Young President's Organization (YPO) and has coordinated and managed learning events for business organizations such as Gathering of Titans, TiE Midwest, and BioAngels.
The author of a book on how to invest with online tools in the early 1990's, Fister was a pioneer in internet technology well before search engines existed. He has launched online products for several companies, including Morningstar.com. As a strategic management consultant he focuses on development of new products and process improvement. He is a graduate of MIT and Kellogg School of Management and currently works with C.N.A. Insurance.
An executive working with Arthur Anderson in their consulting division for health care companies, Katris later joined the Huron Consulting Group before becoming a strategist for Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital. She then followed her entrepreneurial spirit, launching the Nanny Boutique while starting a family of her own. Now she serves as Executive Director for Built in Chicago, an online community founded by highly successful Chicago entrepreneurs to develop synergy between Chicago angel investors, venture capital investors, and digital companies.
An innovative developer of commercial real estate — from parking lots to shopping centers to senior housing — Schain brings creative solutions and financial investors together to build successful properties. Brokering "dirt," he has built shopping centers, movie theatres, pharmacies, hospitals, outlet malls, and senior living complexes to meet the needs of communities, investors, local zoning boards, and politicians in multiple markets.
As president and founder of Senior Living Experts, Inc., Sneddon manages a team of senior care professionals who assist families to find the best senior care options in the Chicagoland area. Her team identifies the senior care needs, geographic requirements, and budget, and escorts the senior on tours of appropriate senior living facilities. She previously served as Director of Community Relations at Sunrise Senior Living and is also pursuing a degree in interior design with an emphasis in senior living innovations at the Harrington College of Design.
A media executive joining Tribune Broadcasting in 1987 as a local sales manager, he later served as vice-president and station manager of KTLA-TV, Los Angeles, then general manager of superstation WGN television and group vice-president of Tribune Television, overseeing 9 television stations. After becoming senior vice president of Tribune Broadcasting, he exited the company and became managing principal of Auvergne Holdings, investing in middle market companies. In July 2010, he joined Univision Local Media as president, overseeing operations and sales for Univision's local television stations, radio stations, and interactive properties. He earned an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.
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