Zach Kaplan is the founder of Inventables and he’s a builder. He makes toys, including those massively popular fidget spinners. Kaplan blended his youthful passion to build a business that brings out the maker in all of us. His business is built around helping kids learn how to carve 3D objects. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3365686/3365686_2017-06-15-181326.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3805.mp3

FlashFrame CEO Griffin Kelly and COO Nathanael Robinson saw an opportunity in racing. They saw a business built around crowdsourcing photography from marathons and other race events. The business was a success. But they ran into a little trouble with the hosts of the event. Get an inside look into what it’s like to be a disruptor. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3365685/3365685_2017-06-15-181225.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3805.mp3

Mark Baldino and Ben Ihnchak are the co-founders of Fuzzy Math. Their works is revolutionizing the way industries produce. Augmented Reality makes work safer and more efficient. Host of “The Feed” Sean Froelich hosts the discussion about how augmented reality may change our lives. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3365681/3365681_2017-06-15-180821.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3805.mp3

BiAffect is an app developed at University of Illinois at Chicago that tracks texting habits and detects mood abnormalities. The app is currently developed for people living with bipolar disorder to catch a depressive or manic episode with data-mining tools that track text speed and movement. Scott Kitun is joined by Founder Dr. Alex Leow and Consultant Prof. Philip Yu. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3364832/3364832_2017-06-13-182732.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3805.mp3

Asif Khan founded Caremerge to help incentive senior care facilities to offer specialized care and lighten the burden. Caremerge creates simple-to-use tech that helps simplify the complexities of individual care for the senior-living communities. Families can also keep up-to-date on the care for their loved ones through the software. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3364836/3364836_2017-06-13-183136.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3805.mp3

Procured Health is finding solutions for hospitals to provide better care at a lower cost. President and Chief Strategy Officer Eric Meizlish was inspired after seeing medical products being marked up without the hospital’s knowledge. According to Meizlish, health care only changes when it has to, and “when” came after the Affordable Care Act passed.   http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3363104/3363104_2017-06-08-180804.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3805.mp3

Karan Goel founded GetSet after discovering that college dropouts were voicing the same troubles as students who stayed in school. The GetSet platform lets students find other students who shared in the same challenges to spread that message that “you’re not alone.” Host of “The Feed” Sean Froelich joins the conversation to discuss the taboo pains of starting college. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3363107/3363107_2017-06-08-181407.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3805.mp3

Kids are getting their hands on robotics and programming in Chicago. Digital Adventures Co- Founder Omowale Casselle helps kids after school to teach them about tech and programming. Learn how Casselle is working to cut costs and spread his program across the country. Showbiz Shelly joins Scott Kitun to talk about the most recent celebrity-tech news.

Scott Kitun holds an all hands on deck discussion about the U Chicago Polsky Center. Entrepreneurship is now a top program at U Chicago’s Booth School of Business. Associate Vice President for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Polsky Center, John Flavin, is joined by recipients of the innovation fund Katherine Harris of AVnovum and John Colson of ClostraBio.

Avi Jorisch (Senior Fellow of American Foreign Policy Council) and Aviv Ezra (Consul General of Israel to the Midwest) from the Israel Press Consul stopped in to lay out how much Israel impacts the global tech scene. In a lively discussion, the press duo explains how Israel is dealing with some of the world’s largest issue in a booming tech scene.