Unearth the World CEO and Technori Showcase alum Kathryn Pisco continues her mission of pairing international non-profits with individuals seeking to get involved with meaningful humanitarian work and evolve the normal university model for international education.

On today’s episode of Startup Showcase, Scott highlights some big news in Chicago business: SpotHero’s recent acquisition of Parking Panda. Who better to give perspective on that story than SpotHero founder himself Mark Lawrence? Mark joined Scott in the Allstate Showcase Studio to talk about the merge, going international about the parking app world at large. Then, Scott talked about Chicago’s own Guard Llama‘s appearance on Shark Tank. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3340991/3340991_2017-04-15-183231.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D5824.mp3

Lindsay Siwiec, executive director of My Favorite Outfit aids Chicago school kids by helping them select clothing from local stylists and teach them the power of fashion through building self empowerment and educational growth.

Managing Director of Network Ventures Jeff Mater is working to expand startup investment in Chicago. Many companies depend on angel investment from sources that aren’t experienced. Mater wants to connect professional investors with seed-stage companies and help them reach that first million.

Michael Scharf, CEO of MyClean joined the conversation to share his business’ mission and tell Scott about his transition from trading to spearheading a start-up. He also explained why the cleaning industry swept him off his feet and spoke to what it is that makes MyClean different from other cleaning services. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3338919/3338919_2017-04-08-181019.64kmono.mp3?ad_params=zones%3DPreroll%7Cstation_id%3D5824.mp3

SquadHelp CEO Darpan Munjal realized once he struggled to name a brand that it was an all-too-common issue. Darpan realized creating an incentivized platform for people to help name brands could be the right fix.

Semantify CEO Ashoke Dutt flipped his experience in banking over to delivering that same sophisticated, expensive technology to smaller banks for an affordable price with a low barrier to entry.

Scott talks to Level Office founder Bill Bennett about how important it is to love your office!

Scott talks to the people behind ChoreRelief about how they are empowering entrepreneurs and giving them the resources to make everyday life easier!

Scott and Showbiz Shelly talk about a couple can’t miss events in Chicago. Then, Bob Girolamo discusses how Sorc’d is the only “digital highlighter” you will ever need!