Abbe has been promoting Fortune 500 companies, entertainment, and nonprofit organizations for over 20 years. She has a broad background in all aspects of communications with expertise in brand strategy, social media marketing, content development, and publicity. Over the years, Abbe has successfully crafting marketing communications programs for some of the nation’s most prestigious companies…

Mireya is a Certified Balloon Artist (CBA) and a Master Certified Party Decorator (MCPD). She has been working in the balloon industry for seven years and received her certification in 2014. Mireya recently started her home based business and is working full time doing balloon décor. I ran into Mireya at the America’s Baking and…

With a background in architecture and design, Bill Stank has long had an interest in product design and innovation. He has conceptualized numerous projects and products with sketches and models. After years of imagining a truly streamlined product Cookies in a Snap became the invention that really felt right to bring to full development. Cookies…

Since 2003 R.D. Alchemy Natural Products has been freshening the world with a wide selection of over 300 organic, natural products consisting of skincare, body care, aromatherapy, dietary supplements, makeup, and more. These products are made in house in small batches, bottled and labeled by hand and are 98-100% organic, free from synthetic fragrance, preservatives,…

Dr. Ray Lauk is the owner and founder of Dr. Ray’s Toffee in LaGrange, IL. He is also the Business Manager of the Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89 and performs storytelling and stand-up comedy in Chicago and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dr. Ray holds three UIUC degrees—a Ph.D. in Educational Administration, an MBA, and a…