1871 Jobs Roundup: Week of 4/10/18

April 10, 2018 by J Blaszczykiewicz

JOBS! Every week, we highlight a number of open jobs for our member companies. If you’re looking for an exciting career in the tech industry or an opportunity to work alongside Chicago’s best and brightest, then you’ve come to the right place. Here are the job openings for the week of April 10, 2018.

April 9, 2018 by J Blaszczykiewicz

Do you ever wonder how companies starting from scratch become successful? 1871 member and CEO of Digital Authority Partners Codrin Arsene sheds light on the good, the bad, and the ugly of building a multi-million dollar business. Here’s the third and final segment of this three-part blog series.

April 9, 2018 by J Blaszczykiewicz

Guest contributor Mary Kay Devine is the Director of Community Initiatives at Women Employed, an advocacy organization that has been opening doors, breaking barriers, and creating fairer workplaces for women since 1973. Read on to learn her strategies on everyday negotiating for women in the workplace.

April 6, 2018 by J Blaszczykiewicz

After serving Chicago’s tech and business community for four years, Tom Alexander, COO of 1871, is moving on. In the second post of a two-part series, Alexander reflects on the some of the most important lessons that he’s learned from working with Outgoing 1871 CEO, Howard A. Tullman.

April 6, 2018 by J Blaszczykiewicz

After serving Chicago’s tech and business community for four years, Tom Alexander, COO of 1871, is moving on. In the first of a two-part series, Alexander shares some of his most valuable lessons when it comes to passion, inclusion, teamwork, and more.

April 6, 2018 by J Blaszczykiewicz

David Kelbaugh is the Founder of Tacklebox Brand Partners , which helps companies improve their brand strategy with qualitative and quantitative research, brand positioning, brand identity including logo design and naming, brand guidelines development, turnkey web site development, and media and influencer outreach.

April 6, 2018 by J Blaszczykiewicz

Last night, 14 Latinx entrepreneurs presented their businesses in front of a packed room at 1871. After 12 weeks of hard work, each entrepreneur celebrated their graduation from the Hispanic Technology Incubator as three of our core values — innovation, inclusion, and economic growth — intersected to create an evening full of unforgettable moments and ideas.

April 4, 2018 by J Blaszczykiewicz

Our increasingly decentralized economy will usher in vast changes for some industries. The bad news is that millions of jobs are at stake. Don’t blame technology for all these seismic shifts. It’s us, too.

April 3, 2018 by J Blaszczykiewicz

1871 is partnering with FinTEx, one of Chicago’s leading Fintech organizations, to provide even more Fintech offerings and services for its members, partners, and community.

April 3, 2018 by J Blaszczykiewicz

Chelsea Sprayregen and Hannah Meyer founded their company, Pie for Providers, to help child care providers streamline operations and build stronger businesses. Sprayregen is the CEO of the company and Meyer is the COO.

April 3, 2018 by J Blaszczykiewicz

April 2, 2018 by J Blaszczykiewicz

It’s official. Today is the day I start as the new CEO of 1871 and I could not be more excited. Howard and the team, with support from many, have created an amazing institution with unrivaled impact and it is an honor and privilege to lead its next phase.

March 30, 2018 by J Blaszczykiewicz

We’re excited to share a memorable Q&A session with Steve Dolinsky, one of Chicago’s most well-known food reporters — you probably know him better as The Hungry Hound on ABC7. In this interview with 1871’s Kat Rokhlin, Dolinsky shares his thoughts on Chicago’s best eats, entrepreneurship, and his new book, Pizza City, USA: 101 Reasons Why Chicago Is America’s Greatest Pizza Town. [Read more…] about Food For Thought: An Exclusive Q&A with The Hungry Hound

March 29, 2018 by J Blaszczykiewicz

With this year’s Women’s History Month coming to a close, we wanted to celebrate by highlighting some timeless books hand-picked by women from the 1871 community. From entrepreneurship to empowerment, the pages in these must-read books are filled with knowledge, inspiration, and wisdom.

March 28, 2018 by J Blaszczykiewicz

Tomer Yogev, Chief Synergist and Innovator Coach at TandemSpring, shares a look at the well-known gender gap in the startup community and offers some advice on what men can do to show their support. Read more to learn more about DyMynd Angels‘ new Got Her Back campaign and hear Yogev’s thoughts on how men can help improve gender parity in the business and entrepreneurial community.

March 28, 2018 by J Blaszczykiewicz

Cate Costa is the Founder of Venture Catalyst Consulting, which helps business owners and entrepreneurs build successful, sustainable companies and assists organizations that support those business owners to build thriving entrepreneurial ecosystems and effective entrepreneurship support programs.

March 27, 2018 by J Blaszczykiewicz

1871 is excited to announce the launch of its Chicago Blockchain Initiative, a program that will expand its blockchain offerings with specialized workshops, mentoring, events, meetups and more.

March 27, 2018 by J Blaszczykiewicz

Jessica Chung, CTO and Co-Founder of TraX, MRE (Multi-family Real Estate), makes it easy for real-estate professionals and property managers to automate and manage their processes.

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