Dude Wipes started with a group of roommates who wanted a cleaner way to do “your business.” The business has appeared on Shark Tank and recently made a deal with Walgreen’s. Part of CEO Sean Riley’s success came from working with Head of Customer and Partner Marketing Jon Parise from Kabbage. The Dudes used Kabbage to build a proper line of credit for their products. Learn how success is built with some community help.  

The process of finding care for your children is hard and complicated. Elizabeth Harz recently came on as CEO for SitterCity, a network that makes child care quick and accessible. The company is now 16 years old. Find out how Harz and her team have been continually staying up to date on the latest tech developments.  

Sonny Garg uses data to determine when a wind turbine is going to fail. Uptake is a predictive analytics company that mines all the data out there to determine when a machine might fail and to protect companies from loss. Garg is the Energy Solutions Lead for Uptake.

Adam Hirsen is mixing the old media like TV with the new, like Instagram, for his business UPshow. How the marketing platform works is that it allows photo takers to share pictures with a bar, restaurant or event to be displayed on their TVs live. Showbiz Shelly joins Scott Kitun to discuss the latest celebrity-tech news. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3359671/3359671_2017-05-30-180411.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3805.mp3

Thad Wong is the Co-Founder of the largest independent real-estate broker in Illinois. @properties has been striking property deals for years, surviving the 2007 crash. Wong has watched the evolution of Chicago’s population closely. Hear about his perspective on how you can expect Chicago neighborhoods to transform in the coming years. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3359676/3359676_2017-05-30-181316.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3805.mp3

G2 Crowd CEO Tim Handorf recently raised $30 million in series B funding for a company he sparked during a conversation at a Cubs game. His company is a B2B system that brings your business authentic user reviews. Bad reviews can help you assess issues, limit risks, and get working in the right direction. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3358155/3358155_2017-05-25-180555.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3805.mp3

Ken Thompson is on a mission to get startup people to care and have actual fun with financial dealings. Thompson is the founder of Level X Consulting and helps business folk understand the drivers and basic concepts behind the money that’s moving their company.

An estimated 3,000 people die every year from food borne illnesses. Dr. Harlan Stueven is the founder of Dining Grades which allows consumers an inside look into restaurant health inspections and make a safe dining choice. Dr. Stueven is an expert on food borne illness and emergency care. He has seen many cases of alleged food poisoning which inspired him to develop the business. *Correction: Dining Grades Inc is based in Denver, Colorado and Newark, Delaware.

Ross Kimbarovsky is the founder and CEO of crowdSPRING. Find out how he manages dealing with clients from hundreds of countries around the globe to design logos and web pages for a plethora of companies. Also learn how companies are turning away from an in-house staff and relying on the web to build a business. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3357306/3357306_2017-05-23-182606.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D3805.mp3

Mike Reever is VP of Government Relations for the Chicagoloand Chamber of Commerce. He is currently battling a bill that could have a freezing effect on the tech industry. Illinois is the first to flirt with this law and the effect could ripple across the nation. Host of the Feed Sean Froelich joins Scott Kitun to discuss new laws regarding your internet privacy.