by Leopoldo Jacobsen | Dec 31, 2016 | Press
by Leopoldo Jacobsen | Nov 30, 2016 | Press
As companies nominate for the Chicago Innovation Awards they are judged on; -To what degree do their company fill and unmet need? -What is the market impact of the innovation? -What benefits does this innovation bring to end-users? This year, 643 nominees presented...
by Leopoldo Jacobsen | Nov 17, 2016 | Press
On a night when everyone in Chicago seemed focused on baseball, the business community found time to cheer on innovation. “I don’t know if you know it or not, but there’s a big event at about 7:08 p.m.,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel told the crowd at...
by Leopoldo Jacobsen | Nov 17, 2016 | Press
While its spotlight was focused on the city, a number of suburban companies came away with top honors at the 15th annual Chicago Innovation Awards. The annual awards, founded by Tom Kuczmarski, senior partner and president of Kuczmarski Innovation, and former Chicago...
by Leopoldo Jacobsen | Nov 17, 2016 | Press
Five years ago, I moved to New York City to pursue a dream deferred – becoming a writer. While in NYC, I discovered my inner entrepreneur via my snack food mix, Auntie Ronda’s. An entrepreneurial spirit is the life blood of NYC. It is the pulse and rhythm of the...
