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Startup Showcase

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Startup Showcase with Scott Kitun from WGN Radio 720 in Chicago

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  1. Startup Showcase: The LISA App

    On the Startup Showcase, Scott welcomes back the CEO of The LISA App, Robert Richmond. LISA partners with employers and property managers to bring self-care directly to work – keeping the people you count on feeling less stressed, refreshed, more productive and valued. They provide an on-site,...

  2. Silicon Valley, Robinhood, and the ‘Average Joe’ Investor | Startup Showcase: It’s By U

    Scott Kitun and Producer Ashley Bihun kick off the show by discussing what it’s like for the “Average Joe” human being get into the investment world and what is the best way to learn before actually putting any real money into the markets. That way is with an app called TopstepTrader.…

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  3. Startup Showcase: QuantmRE

    On the Startup Showcase, Scott talks with the founder and CEO of QuantmRE, Matthew Sullivan. QuantmRE enables homeowners to get cash from their home equity with no added debt. They link homeowners and investors to provide debt-free financing and generate revenue highly scalable product and huge...

  4. Startup Showcase: Juna

    On the Startup Showcase, Scott talks with the CEO and CMO of Juna, Jewel Zimmer and Taylor Lamb. Juna is a minimalism company. Juna’s mission is to design the most effective and sustainable wells products for our modern world. They believe nature is the best chemist; all of Juna’s products are...

  5. Startup Showcase: Glyph

    On the Startup Showcase, Scott talks with the co-founder and CEO of Glyph, Pranav Sachdev. Glyph is a minimalism company. Their shoes are digitally knitted to be the only pair of shoes a person needs to own. The people who love them are the people who find freedom in owning less. Glyph is backed…

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  6. Startup Showcase: Reflex Protect

    Today on the Startup Showcase, Scott talks with the Founder and CEO of Reflex Protect, Joe Anderson. Reflex Protect is a safety preparedness company offering a complete solution of policies, procedures, training, and implementation, in addition to its revolutionary, non-lethal active defense...

  7. YCharts Market Watch: Fib.co, the crowdfunding platform for video games| Startup Showcase: Upshift

    On the show, Scott kicks off the Startup Showcase by talking about the new crowdfunding platform for video games, Fib.Co. Listen in as Scott breaks down how investments work for video games and how Fib plays an early and easy role in investments for the gaming industry. Then on the Startup…

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  8. Startup Showcase: GRIT BXNG

    Today on the Startup Showcase, Scott talks with the CEO of GRIT BXNG, Bill Zanker. GRIT BXNG is an innovative new fitness concept that provides high intensity group classes with the boxing discipline at its core. The studio’s mission is to inspire and motivate people to transform their lives and...

  9. Shawn Riegsecker: “It is often said that adversity builds character. Adversity actually reveals one’s character”

    Technori’s Scott Kitun is joined with CEO and founder Centro Inc, Shawn Riegsecker. Listen in as the two of them talk about how now really shows a companies true morals when it comes to both their customers and their employees. Shawn also tells listeners who are business owners how to keep their...

  10. What a crazy world we’re living in now-a-days

    Technori’s Scott Kitun is joined with New York Times best selling Author Jeff Pearlman about how the media is covering COVID-19 and dive deep within the environment we are all living in right now.

  11. Nick Kokonas on the new way restaurants are being operated amongst COVID-19 |Startup Showcase: Provenance

    On the show, Scott kicks off the Startup Showcase by talking with American restaurant executive and author, Nick Koronas. Listen in as the two of then break down what most restaurants are doing in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak. Nick and Scott also talk about how the restaurant industry will...

  12. Co-founder of Cameo’s take on COVID-19 in a business owner stand point| Startup Showcase: Pure Green Franchise

    On the show, Scott kicks off the Startup Showcase by talking with one of the co-founders of Cameo, Steven Galantis. Listen in as the two of then break down what most companies are doing in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak. Steven and Scott also talk about how if you have the funds…now is the […]

  13. Featured Co-host: Baby Vivian Rose Kitun | Startup Showcase: Delee & Youcanevent

    On the show today Scott is then joined with his 6 month old daughter Baby Vivian Rose Kitun! On the startup showcase, Scott kicks it off by talking with the the CEO of Delee, Liza Velarde. At Delee, they are a high technology company that specializes in biotech and medical device automation. They...

  14. Startup Showcase: The Lieu & Aavrani

    On the show today, Scott kicks off the Startup Showcase by talking with the the CEO of The Lieu, Rebecca Lima. The Lieu is a B2B subscription service for work-spaces, delivering premium grooming and feminine hygiene products to enhance the bathroom experience for women. Next Scott chats with the...

  15. Featured Co-Host: Managing Partner of Lightbank Victor Pascucci | Startup Showcase: Tallyfy & Status Money

    On the show today Scott is then joined with the Managing Partner of Lightbank, Victor Pascucci III to ride shotgun. Victor is a venture capitalist with 19+ years of broad professional experience. Top decile performing track record. Extensive fin-tech (insur-tech, banking & wealth management)...

  16. Featured Co-Host: Managing Partner of Lightbank Victor Pascucci | Startup Showcase: Avenify

    On the show today Scott is then joined with the Managing Partner of Lightbank, Victor Pascucci III to ride shotgun. Victor is a venture capitalist with 19+ years of broad professional experience. Top decile performing track record. Extensive fin-tech (insur-tech, banking & wealth management)...

  17. Guest Co-host: Managing Partner at Hyde Park Angels Pete Wilkins | Featured Guest: Michael Gelphman with Dare Mighty Things

    On the show today Scott is joined with Pete Wilkins, the Managing Partner of Hyde Park Angels, to be his guest co-host for the hour. Pete Wilkins is a purpose-driven leader committed to creating a positive impact on the world by investing in people and organizations. Today, Pete leads the most...

  18. Featured Guests: Katy Lynch CMO of Codeverse & Todd Snead Director of Learning Programs w/ the Lyric Opera & Managing Partner of Lightbank Victor Pascucci | Startup Showcase: Digital Dream Labs

    On the show, Scott kicks off the show by talking with our featured guest Katy Lynch, CMO of Codeverse and the Director of Learning Programs at the Lyric Opera, Todd Snead. Earth to Kenzie is a new opera written by Frances Pollock and Jessica Murphy Moo and directed by Jess McLeod. Featuring a…

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  19. Featured Guest: Managing Partner of Hyde Park Angels Pete Wilkins | Startup Showcase: Soar Robotics

    On the show, Scott kicks off the show by talking with our featured guest Managing Partner of Hype Park Angels Pete Wilkins. Pete Wilkins is a purpose-driven leader committed to creating a positive impact on the world by investing in people and organizations. Today, Pete leads the most active...

  20. Featured Guests: Chris D’Cruz & Paula Fontana of Nubundle | Startup Showcase: Jumpstart

    On the show, Scott kicks off the show by talking with our featured guests Chris D’Cruz & Paula Fontana who are the Co-Founder and VP of Operations of Nubundle. Nubundle redefines employers’ relationships with the family through benefits by providing access to family planning and fertility…

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  21. Featured Guests: Co-Founders of Digital Adventures Omowale Casselle & Arjun Venkataswamy | Startup Showcase: Blue World Voyages

    On the show, Scott kicks off the show by talking with our featured guests Omowale Casselle & Arjun Venkataswamy who are the Co-Founders of Digital Adventures. Digital Adventures teaches kids, 4-18 years old, through a tech-powered, project-based approach, to develop 21st century computer coding…

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  22. Featured Guest: Managing Director of VentureSCALE Todd Caponi | Startup Showcase: Nanno

    On the show, Scott kicks off the show by talking with our featured guest Todd Caponi who is the Managing Director of VentureSCALE. Todd Caponi is author of the award winning book, The Transparency Sale, a speaker & workshop leader as Principal of Sales Melon LLC, and Managing Director of…

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  23. Startup Showcase: Chris Lai the CEO of MassVR discusses the evolution of the gaming industry

    Today on the show, Chris Lai is the founder and CEO of MassVR and the co-founder and the co-CEO of SafeSpeed. Chris joins the show to discuss his passion for gaming and how he raised $1M to start a gaming company with 20 employees. Chris also discusses his company’s newest team-based...

  24. Featured Guest: CEO of Data Vault Nathaniel T. Bradley | Startup Showcase: WeLivv & The Town Kitchen

    On the show, Scott kicks off the show by talking with our featured guest Nathaniel T. Bradley who is the CEO and Founder of Data Vault. Nathaniel is the named inventor of several phonetic and navigational patented inventions known as AudioEye. Data Vault enables you to monetize and maximize the...

  25. Startup Showcase: CHRGR & Win-Win

    Today on the show, Scott Kitun talks with CEO of CHRGR, John Mullin. As a former media executive who enjoys the nightlife scene, John often found himself out late at a bar or venue with little or no battery left on his phone. Having limited options of tethering to an outlet and leaving his device...

  26. Featured Guest: CEO of ReviewTrackers Chris Campbell | Startup Showcase: Cityzenith & Salsa God

    On the show, Scott kicks off the show by talking with our featured guest Chris Campbell who is the CEO and Founder of ReviewTrackers. ReviewTrackers is an award-winning customer feedback software platform for managing online reviews and harnessing the voice of the customer. Today, the company...

  27. Featured Guest Roundtable: Ronny Sage, Aristotle Loumis, Justin Cunningham (ShoppingGives, Ellison, SocialWorks) | Startup Showcase: SimpleShowing & Cloudastructure

    On the show, Scott kicks off the show by talking with our featured guest roundtable featuring Ronny Sage, Aristotle Loumis and Justin Cunningham. Focusing on SocialWorks founded by Grammy-award-winning musician and humanitarian Chance the Rapper, aims to empower the youth through the arts,...

  28. Featured Guest: Aiden Fridman Student Founder of ProKids (ProHabits) | Startup Showcase: The SimplyBe Agency and Bounty0x

    On the show, Scott kicks off the show by talking with our featured guest of the show, the student founder of ProKids (ProHabits), Aiden Fridman. ProKids is inspired by a 13-year-old, Aidan Fridman. After experiencing bullying in schools and hearing about the power of positivity, Aidan decided to...

  29. Startup Showcase: Scoots, InnaMed, & R3 Printing

    David Costello, is the founder of Scoots and won second place at NU ‘19 VentureCat for the Business to Consumer category. Scoots is the worlds first plant based footwear brand and the first product is the All-Day Slipon, an amazingly comfortable versatile shoe that is made of plants! Co-founder…

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  30. Startup Showcase: New Venture Challenge Roundtable

    The New Venture Challenge finals are the culmination of a year-long business launch program where finalists present to a panel of judges comprised of top investors, entrepreneurs, and others. Each finalist team presents their full business plan in-person to the panel of NVC Judges. Only…

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  31. Startup Showcase: Feature Guest Jeremy Baras, Director of MASSChallenge

    Jeremy Baras is a serial entrepreneur and the Midwest Director of MassChallenge. In his role, he focuses on catalyzing the local and regional startup ecosystem by convening corporate, community, and tech leaders to position the Midwest as a leader in technology and innovation. For more than 5...

  32. Startup Showcase: CEO of Book+Main, Tracey Suppo

    Tracey Suppo is the CEO and co-founder of Book+Main. Tracey’s 25-year marketing career includes fashion, cosmetics, live entertainment & real estate. Her most recent role was VP, Marketing at a national commercial real estate firm where clients included GE, Sunoco, BP, 7-Eleven, and more. She…

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  33. Featured Guest: Nick Hamburger Co-Founder of Quevos | Startup Showcase: Factor 75 and Trust & Will

    On the show, Scott kicks off the Startup Showcase by talking with CEO of Factor 75, Mike Apostal. Mike calls in to talk about the wellness challenge and that 75% of your fitness results come from what you eat! Factor 75 prepares and delivers fresh, nutritious meals to your door. They combine...

  34. Featured Guest: Aman Mann Founder of Procurify | Startup Showcase: Sapient Industries & PenPal Schools

    On the show, Scott kicks off the Startup Showcase by talking with CEO of Sapient Industries, Sam Parks. The Sapient system is an enterprise deployment of smart sockets, using machine learning to detect the types of devices that are plugged in and eliminate energy waste resulting from human...

  35. Featured Guest: Mayur Gupta CMO of Freshly | Startup Showcase: Up Sonder & The Phluid Project

    On the show Scott is joined in studio with our featured guest, the CMO of Freshly, Mayur Gupta. Mayur Gupta is the former Global VP for Growth & Marketing at Spotify. He is responsible for growing the free and subscribed user base for the company with growth hacking and data-driven, always-on...

  36. Featured Guest: Ronny Sage CEO of ShoppingGives | Startup Showcase: Lavabit & Ample Food

    On the show today Scott is joined in studio with our featured guest, the CEO of ShoppingGives, Ronny Sage. Since launching the platform, Ronny built a team of 14 through a focus on strong connections and inspiring innovation. He attributes his success to leading with empathy and embodying his...

  37. Featured Guest: Ricardo Regalado | Startup Showcase: Fretch & Cardboard Live

    On the show today Scott is joined in studio with our featured guest, the CEO of Route, Ricardo Regalado. To start off the segment, Ricky gave us his background in taking over his family’s business and how he worked hard and made it grow. Ricky and Scott then dive into what it’s like working with […]

  38. Startup Showcase: ActionTrac & Kudu

    Today on the Startup Showcase host, Scott Kitun, kicks off the show by talking with Founder and CEO of ActionTrac, Hal Wendel. ActionTrac is an easy to use, implement, and use productive software company that offers immediate benefits and results. ActionTrac makes critical connections between...

  39. Startup Showcase: ROW RiGOR & Coinseed

    Today on the Startup Showcase host, Scott Kitun, kicks off the show by talking with co-founder of ROW RiGOR, Kevin Allen. ROW ViGOR is the world class cardio solution to your fitness goals. Whether you’re a seasoned rower or a beginner, we have the live rowing and recorded content that will take...

  40. Startup Showcase: FitPeak

    Today on the Startup Showcase host Scott Kitun kicked-off the show by offering up some of his advice on investing and the dos and don’ts of what someone should do when they start off in the world of investing based off his own personal experience. Scott then chatted with co-founder and CEO of...

  41. Startup Showcase: Cool Suppliers & ArtistWorks

    Today on the Startup Showcase host Scott Kitun kicked-off the show by chatting with producer, Ashley Bihun. Listen as Scott and Ashley discuss millennials and how maybe there might be possibility that being raised in a automatic world could be beneficial in becoming a more efficient worker.…

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  42. Startup Showcase: Jubel & Blendtopia

    Last week on the Startup Showcase host Scott Kitun kicked-off the show by being joined in-studio with newest member of the Technori Crew, Davis Marklin. Listen as Scottt and Davis discuss whether or not there is a correlation with being successful and having a college education. Let us know what...

  43. How to Create A Successful Startup. Startup Showcase: The Phluid Project

    This week on the Startup Showcase host Scott Kitun kicked-off the show with his new segment called The inbox where Scott will read funny inbox messages he gets from people pitching wacky/bizzare startup ideas. Next Scott is joined on the air with Founder, CEO and Chief Mentor of FOMO Marketer…

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  44. Startup Showcase w/ Scott Kitun & Special guest Jason Komosa | 12.15.18

    Scott is back and ready to be hit the radio waves again. On this weekends episode of startup showcase, we’re investing! Jason Komosa Senior Director, Enterprise Accounts at AdQuick joins Scott in the studio as his co-host. Together they’re eyeing your business, money, and investing For our…

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  45. Startup Showcase: Nori & Bandwagon

    This week on the Startup Showcase host Scott Kitun kicked-off the show by checking in with WGN’s very own Adam Hoge to discuss Northwestern Wildcats Football. Scotts then talks with Paul Gambill who is the founder of Nori. Nori is the world’s only carbon dioxide removal marketplace. They are...

  46. Startup Showcase Full Show 11/3/18: Scott talks with 12 Year Old CEO of Quarters and Todd Unger

    Back after a month off from Northwester Football, Scott Kitun starts off the show with the startup showcase and chats with the father and son co-founders CEO and CTO of Quarters, George and Michael Weiksner. Quarters are the universal virtual currency for gaming and can be used across different...

  47. Startup Showcase Full Show 9/22/18: Author Scott Belsky & CEO and Co-Founder of PartySlate Julie Novack

    On the show today Scott Kitun talks with Chief Product Officer at Adobe, Scott Belsky about his new book coming out on October 2nd titled The Messy Middle. The Messy Middle is the indispensable guide to navigating the volatility of new ventures and leading bold creative projects by Scott to many…

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  48. Startup Showcase talks to the author of ‘Football for a Buck: The Fall of the USFL’ & Michael Gelphman of Dare Mighty Things

    To start off the show Scott Kitun talks with best selling author, Jeff Pearlman, about his book ‘Football for a Buck: The Rise & Fall of the USFL’ . If you are interested in obtaining a copy of the book yourself click here. Next Scott is joined in studio with Michael Gelphman from to talk about […]

  49. Startups are Declining: Is It Good or Bad?, Startup Showcase: Moonlighting

    To kick off The Startup Showcase today Scott Kitun discusses with Dr. Rob Atkinson about his article titled The Number of New Startups is Down — That’s OK . They also talk about what it really means to start a startup. Next on the show Scott talks with Founder and CEO of Moonlighting, Jeff…

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  50. Startup Showcase: Bandwagon & Dare Mighty Things

    Yesterday on the Startup Showcase host Scott Kitun talks with Harold Hughes of Bandwagon for the first half of the show. Bandwagon helps teams identify the fans that show up on game day. By understanding who is actually in the stadium, or arena, our customers are able to improve fan engagement,...

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