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Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 at 6:42 PM
Spotlight: Redbox Instant's Amy Gibby

Spotlight: Redbox Instant's Amy Gibby

Redbox Instant's Chief Marketing Officer discusses what drew her to join the company and how it's positioning itself in a competitive industry with constantly changing technology. Watch »

Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 at 11:46 AM
Spotlight: Baird Capital Venture Partners

Spotlight: Baird Capital Venture Partners

Baird Capital partners Benedict Rocchio and James Pavlik discuss the process behind identifying companies to invest in, companies they're excited about and the outlook for Chicago's business scene. Watch »

Thursday, Apr 4, 2013 at 12:38 PM
Spotlight: Discover Card's Mike Boush

Spotlight: Discover Card's Mike Boush

The VP of E-Business at Discover Financial Services discusses how the company is using technology and partnerships to differentiate itself in a competitive industry. Watch »

Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 at 12:10 PM
CEO Spotlight: Threadless Founder Jake Nickell

CEO Spotlight: Threadless Founder Jake Nickell

Threadless founder and CEO discusses his company's unique culture, unique challenges and its business strategy going forward. Watch »

Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 at 10:17 AM
CEO Spotlight: kCura's Andrew Sieja

CEO Spotlight: kCura's Andrew Sieja

CEO and founder discusses growth of Chicago startup that specializes in legal software. Watch »

Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:26 AM
Spotlight: Sertifi's John and Nick Stojka

Spotlight: Sertifi's John and Nick Stojka

Co-founders discuss their Chicago startup that speeds up the last mile of the sales process by providing eSignatures and social business tools to help organizations close deals faster. Watch »

Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 at 12:55 PM
CEO Spotlight: ContextMedia

CEO Spotlight: ContextMedia

Founders Rishi Shah and Shradha Agarwal discuss managing the explosive growth of their Chicago-based medical information media company. Watch »

Thursday, Jan 17, 2013 at 11:49 AM
CEO Spotlight: Give Forward's Desiree Vargas Wrigley

CEO Spotlight: Give Forward's Desiree Vargas Wrigley

CEO discusses being on the forefront of the Chicago tech startup scene and the leading the way in the crowd funding sector. Watch »

Thursday, Jan 3, 2013 at 3:38 PM
Spotlight: REach Accelerator's Constance Freedman

Spotlight: REach Accelerator's Constance Freedman

Founder and managing director discusses how Chicago accelerator is nurturing businesses to work in the real estate industry. Watch »

Thursday, Dec 13, 2012 at 10:27 AM
Spotlight: Abundant Venture Partners' Andrew Swinand

Spotlight: Abundant Venture Partners' Andrew Swinand

Co-founder and partner discusses the philosophy behind investing in companies with a mission and purpose of doing well while doing good. Watch »

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Daily Deals

Daily Deals

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Pets

Pets

Some officials have estimated the City of Chicago's dog population to be somewhere around 500,000. Add in all the cats, fish and birds and you've got yourself an industry just begging -- and barking -- to be...

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Social Media

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Fashion

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Marketing

Good luck making a dent in the public conscience if you don't have marketing and branding plan to get your message out.

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Food Business

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