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After a week filled with the excitement of the DNC Convention, my wife and I traveled to Boston to help our son, Ryan Fassnacht, settle in for his…
After a week filled with the excitement of the DNC Convention, my wife and I traveled to Boston to help our son, Ryan Fassnacht, settle in for his…
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I started volunteer at Chicago Innovation as a mentor for professional women because of their unique vision that innovation is for everyone. What…
I started volunteer at Chicago Innovation as a mentor for professional women because of their unique vision that innovation is for everyone. What…
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Completely inspired by tonight’s Chicago Innovation Innovation Hall of Fame Inductees Grant Achatz and Christie Hefner. Chef Achatz said that once he…
Completely inspired by tonight’s Chicago Innovation Innovation Hall of Fame Inductees Grant Achatz and Christie Hefner. Chef Achatz said that once he…
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Experience
Education
Volunteer Experience
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Chair of Membership Committee, Technology and Innovation
The Economic Club of Chicago
- 4 years 1 month
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Committee Member
P33 Chicago
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Taking Chicago's technology and innovation community to the next level
Publications
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Rising Together: The Story of Chicago’s Innovation Ecosystem
Book Ends Publishing
What is an innovation ecosystem? It is a blueprint for the city of the future. An environment that not only supports innovation, but makes it inevitable. Over the last twenty years, Chicago has seen a revolutionary change in business culture and success, largely in part to the formation of an ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship. The city has become a top-ten global innovation hub, and leads the country in diversity of industry and foreign direct investment.
Rising Together: The…What is an innovation ecosystem? It is a blueprint for the city of the future. An environment that not only supports innovation, but makes it inevitable. Over the last twenty years, Chicago has seen a revolutionary change in business culture and success, largely in part to the formation of an ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship. The city has become a top-ten global innovation hub, and leads the country in diversity of industry and foreign direct investment.
Rising Together: The Story of Chicago's Innovation Ecosystem shares the story of the people, organizations, and culture that led to this regional growth, as told through the lens of those who lived it. -
Innovating...Chicago-Style: How Local Innovators are Building the National Economy
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Economists and policy makers say that we need to out-innovate the rest of the world to stay competitive. They are right. But knowing that innovation is vital and making it happen are two very different things. Economic recovery comes from creating new jobs and new businesses. It is accelerated by new products and services that create value and fuel growth. Innovating...Chicago-Style invites you to be inspired by 80 innovators who know that the key to unlocking growth is through innovation.
Honors & Awards
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Crain’s Top 25 Rising Stars in Tech
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Crain's "20 in their 20's"
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Chicago Ideas Week "Ideas Award" Recipient
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Last week I was fortunate to attend Chicago Innovation ‘s IN-Gala and listen to some of the best acceptance speeches I’ve heard in years for the hall…
Last week I was fortunate to attend Chicago Innovation ‘s IN-Gala and listen to some of the best acceptance speeches I’ve heard in years for the hall…
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Talk about butterflies! Thank you so much to Chicago Innovation for the invitation to speak at this year's #InGala2024. It was a pleasure to share…
Talk about butterflies! Thank you so much to Chicago Innovation for the invitation to speak at this year's #InGala2024. It was a pleasure to share…
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Last night I had the honor of co-hosting an EXTREMELY successful event for one of my fav Chicago orgs, and a close Lofty Ventures partner, the…
Last night I had the honor of co-hosting an EXTREMELY successful event for one of my fav Chicago orgs, and a close Lofty Ventures partner, the…
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Get close to Chicago's innovation - go to Grant's restaurants, Theaster's spaces, join one of these high impact mentoring organizations. It will…
Get close to Chicago's innovation - go to Grant's restaurants, Theaster's spaces, join one of these high impact mentoring organizations. It will…
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Last night brought another great event by my friends from Chicago Innovation, led by its President & CEO Luke Tanen, and its Co-Founder Tom…
Last night brought another great event by my friends from Chicago Innovation, led by its President & CEO Luke Tanen, and its Co-Founder Tom…
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Felicidades/Congratulations to Luke Tanen , @LauraJordanLeclair, @PaulKitti, Finn Bauer , & the Chicago Innovation team for another successful…
Felicidades/Congratulations to Luke Tanen , @LauraJordanLeclair, @PaulKitti, Finn Bauer , & the Chicago Innovation team for another successful…
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Had a blast yesterday at mHUB with Pat I., YJ Lin and the Dell Technologies For Startups team to wrap up P33 Chicago’s AWESOME 2nd annual TechChicago…
Had a blast yesterday at mHUB with Pat I., YJ Lin and the Dell Technologies For Startups team to wrap up P33 Chicago’s AWESOME 2nd annual TechChicago…
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Wow! What a wonderful night at The Taste of Innovation! Thank you to Chicago Innovation for putting together such a phenomenal panel of guests…
Wow! What a wonderful night at The Taste of Innovation! Thank you to Chicago Innovation for putting together such a phenomenal panel of guests…
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Earlier this week, as an intern for Chicago Innovation, I had the opportunity to contribute to an event - The Taste of Innovation, hosted in…
Earlier this week, as an intern for Chicago Innovation, I had the opportunity to contribute to an event - The Taste of Innovation, hosted in…
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On July 9th, I had the incredible privilege of joining Chicago Innovation and the 2023 Chicago Innovation Award winners to ring the Nasdaq opening…
On July 9th, I had the incredible privilege of joining Chicago Innovation and the 2023 Chicago Innovation Award winners to ring the Nasdaq opening…
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🔔 A ringing endorsement! 🔔 🚚🚢🏗️📦 project44 joined Chicago Innovation's Luke Tanen and Paul Kitti to ring the opening bell at @Nasdaq last…
🔔 A ringing endorsement! 🔔 🚚🚢🏗️📦 project44 joined Chicago Innovation's Luke Tanen and Paul Kitti to ring the opening bell at @Nasdaq last…
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We are excited to welcome Laura Jordan, Manager of Mentoring and Inclusion Programs at Chicago Innovation, to our next monthly meeting. Laura will…
We are excited to welcome Laura Jordan, Manager of Mentoring and Inclusion Programs at Chicago Innovation, to our next monthly meeting. Laura will…
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Congratulations to Chain Reaction Innovations for ringing the Nasdaq bell this morning! We eagerly anticipate seeing what the future has in store for…
Congratulations to Chain Reaction Innovations for ringing the Nasdaq bell this morning! We eagerly anticipate seeing what the future has in store for…
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