Technori Podcast With Scott Kitun

AE Marketing Group Founder Brian Walker is celebrating 7 years of service and double-digit profit growth. The group helps organizations realize that “branding” is more important than just marketing. Everything should be aligned. Walker show how find a line to a goal. And it starts with narrowing down who the target audience is.

McDonald’s, Oreos, and Aquafina are all renowned for memorable packaging. Now you can beautify your packaging tubes. Paper Tube Co. Founder David Molo helps artisans and luxury-brands create customized, tubed packaging that’s just as good as the product inside. Hear the inside “scope” of how packaging can make you the top dog.

UPshow transforms TV screens into social media broadcasting for anyone wanting to throw their pictures on screen. Strike your best pose! Host Scott Kitun talks with CEO Adam Hirsen about his admiration for the growing company, and his love for Hooters wings. Hooters is now officially an UPshow client with many more chains like Dunkin’ Donuts getting on board.

ImagIT Solutions CEO Brian Gardner keeps businesses, with multiple locations, running. The company offers services in 45 countries after humble start in 1999, when Gardner was only 14. When WiFi drops and you need help, ImagIT is there. Host Scott Kitun and Gardner go down the wire and discuss how to best deck-out your office and stay connected from coast-to-coast.

Who are kids in school looking up to? Is it the Fortune 500 CEO or Diddy? Five to Nine CEO Jasmine Shells is connecting city millennials in new and exciting ways. The platform allows users to find events and groups around the city they probably didn’t know about. The Technori crew digs into how the millennial is networking, connecting and changing workplace culture. They also share their WORST networking experiences.

Wild-road hogs and bicyclists are getting a new tech friend, WolfPack Systems, Inc. Scott Kitun and Beth Bond are joined by Founder Jonathan Chashper to talk about the evolution of community biking. Don’t get lost from your pack! You can invest in WolfPack with Republic.

Who are kids in school looking up to? Is it the Fortune 500 CEO or Diddy? Five to Nine CEO Jasmine Shells is connecting city millennials in new and exciting ways. The platform allows users to find events and groups around the city they probably didn’t know about. The Technori crew digs into how the millennial is networking, connecting and changing workplace culture. They also share their WORST networking experiences.

Rent roll and operating expenses can and will add up quickly. With Lucro, your money can sit still and pile up while you make deals instead of crunching numbers. Break the model. Break your predicted earnings. Buy Lucro.

Using positive psychology, ProHabits develops daily activities that can inspire personal and professional growth. Remove certain negative words from your day’s vocabulary or take 10 minutes to daydream and recharge your brain. A little professional habit goes a long way.

An elevator in a city can be the deciding factor between a healthy lunch and an unhealthy one. Square Roots Kitchen is a tech-enabled, fast-casual restaurant that provides guests with fresh ingredients and tasty dishes that won’t break the bank (or your belt).

Scott talks to Gogo Air COO John Wade about the exciting innovations coming to the world of airline web services. March 2nd, 2017.

Gogo is one of Chicago’s brightest startups. They made a name extending Wi-Fi on flights. But the transformation of flying is just getting started. Gogo’s SVP Global Account Manager Dave Bijur stops in to talk about how your flight will feel different soon. GoCivic’s Beth Bond joins the conversation.

TechBridge is literally bridging Latin talent to America. The US is becoming increasingly Spanish-speaking and Latin countries are disrupting the global economy with new ideas. How should Chicago integrate with this change? TechBridge Managing Director Alfred Stevens is joined by AOS International Co-Founder Luis Calciedo to talk about partnering talents across hemispheres. GoCivic’s Beth Bond joins the conversation.

We know too little about software. Which is dangerous since it’s so global. Flexera CEO Jim Ryan is making the process of selling software more transparent, secure and effective. With software being so rooted in our everyday life, there’s a lot of room for sunk costs and dysfunction. Flexera seeks to solve this. Scott and Jim also reminisce about life at Marquette in Milwaukee and how that experience shaped their professional lives.

The Community Company Co-Founder Ryan Paugh built world-renowned community strategy for massive brands. Brands and publishers need an extra hand connecting with users and that’s where The Community Company fits in. Community builder Beth Bond from GoCivic Chicago joins the conversation. Ryan lays out what is needed to build a strong community.

We know too little about software. Which is dangerous since it’s so global. Flexera CEO Jim Ryan is making the process of selling software more transparent, secure and effective. With software being so rooted in our everyday life, there’s a lot of room for sunk costs and dysfunction. Flexera seeks to solve this. Scott and Jim also reminisce about life at Marquette in Milwaukee and how that experience shaped their professional lives.

City Colleges of Chicago Executive Vice Chancellor of Institutional Advancement Eric Lugo joins the show the show to talk about training students for tech. City Colleges offers free coding classes and cybersecurity bootcamps that helps underprivileged students get into the tech scene. Lugo is providing quality tech training for students. GoCivic’s Beth Bond joins the conversation.

Jane Technologies CEO Socrates Rosenfeld joins the show to talk about iheartjane.com, an online marketplace for ordering pick up/delivery of legal cannabis, currently in California. Could this be a blueprint for additional marketplaces as the industry gets stronger and legalization moves business into new states like Illinois?