Anyone who lives in Chicago will know just how awful traffic is. However, thanks to Sharon Feigon, Executive Director of Shared Use Mobility Center, it is becoming easier and easier to avoid traffic. How you may ask? It's simple and right in the company name: shared mobility.
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Black Tech Mecca was introduced to the world last June during Techweek and ever since they have been making some big strides. Fabian Elliott, Founder of Black Tech Mecca, believes that through the development of a thriving black tech ecosystem, he will help empower the black community, propel the tech community, and introduce a new competitive advantage for the city.
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The STEM sciences are constantly looking for new talent and one is never too young to start learning. ISTI invites mostly high school age students to not only expand their knowledge of the STEM sciences, but also connect them to members of industry.
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Design for America, founded at Northwestern University, is going from school to school inspiring a passion of design in today's youth. They help groups generate ideas for today's real world problems by working with their local communities. Once the idea is formed and tested they help bring it into fruition through mentorship and guidance.
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The Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) is working hard researching the different ways we as Chicagoans can improve our community. Adam has Alden Loury of the MPC explain a little about their latest research project.
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iKeedo is changing how we donate and support our favorite charities or fundraisers. From using negative hashtags for positive results to turning cut down trees into a donation fund, the creativity at iKeedo doesn't stop. Adam caught up with founder, Chris O'Brien to discuss how he got the idea to start this company.
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Wayne Kimmel is a venture capitalist, author, and philanthropist who is trying to change the world for the better. He loves helping entrepreneurs discover their dreams.
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Zach Borders believes in giving people the tools they need to bring their ideas to life. With the technology provided by Civic ArtWorks, community members can garner the support they need to fund, plan and execute their creative neighborhood projects.
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Matt Wolf is the Managing Director at Dandelion which is a data, design, media and technology company for the public and social sector. Dandelion's primary focus is to help government and nonprofit agencies redefine the way they engage a community, deliver services and activate underutilized assets.
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Jeffrey Szorik is the creator and founder of Votesphere, a smartphone app that gives everyone the power to influence our government. It is available for all smartphone users and is designed to change the way we think and talk about politics.
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Dan Shalmon is an External Engagement Coordinator for Cline Center for Democracy at the University of Illinois. His mission is to transform information into knowledge that advances human flourishing and his primary focus includes international conflict and crisis bargaining, arms control, the law of armed conflict and international humanitarian law.
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Charles Adler is the Founder at the Center for Lost Arts which is a new space for ambitous creatives and a growing company built to support freeform creative work from a wide array of disciplines – architects, artists, product designers, engineers, entrepreneurs, graphic designers, musicians, curators, and more.
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