Tech Talk Northern Suburbs - Spring Training for Tech Companies

Our speakers are prominent members of the Chicago Tech community:

Panelist 1 : Jordan Dolin, Founder, Emmi Solutions

Panelist 2 : JC Grubbs, Founder and CEO, DevMynd and Co-founder and President, DevWrx

Registration & Happy Hour: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Program: 6:30 - 7:45 PM

Jordan is a 25+ year veteran of Chicago’s entrepreneurial community. He has founded two companies, helped to launch a third and has served as advisor/ investor/ board member for several dozen early stage companies across multiple industries. In 2002, Dolin founded Emmi Solutions, a healthcare technology company that leverages interactive media to engage and empower patients to take a more active role in their care. The company combines innovation and expertise to help leading healthcare organizations improve clinical and financial outcomes. In late 2012 Primus Capital, a private equity firm based in Cleveland Ohio, acquired Emmi Solutions. Prior to founding Emmi, Dolin spent three years on the leadership team of an artificial intelligence software company and 14 years successfully leading a consumer products company that he co-founded in 1986. He is a frequent speaker, published author and an adjunct professor at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business’s entrepreneurship program.

JC is the founder and CEO of DevMynd, an innovation services firm in Chicago and San Francisco. He is also the co-founder and President of DevWrx, a strategic staffing firm with practice areas in software development and agile transformation. JC has dedicated most of his working career to the pursuit of bringing together great technologists, designers, and strategists and unleashing them on challenging problems - the recipe for truly innovative solutions. In 2012, JC was honored to be listed in Crain's Chicago magazine as one of their Tech 50 for his contributions to the Chicago technology community. And, in 2015, DevMynd was named #481 on Inc. Magazine's list of the 500 fastest growing privately held companies in America. JC is an active member of the technology community and regularly can be seen sitting on panel discussions or at speaking engagements on the topics of design thinking, innovation, and technology strategy.

Once again, Bob Sell will be moderating. Bob is a long-time technology company legal and business advisor. Bob is a member and host of Cornerstone Angels, a Board member of the Chicago Chapter of The Entrepreneurship Institute, and has been involved in the Chicago tech community for 20+ years - working with technology companies of all shapes and sizes.

We all look forward to seeing you at this great event next month. To RSVP, please go to the Chicago Suburban Tech Talk MeetUp Site at https://www.meetup.com/Chicago-Suburban-Tech-Talk-Meetup/ ­ - Note that space is limited for this exclusive event. Your prompt response will be appreciated, for our planning purposes.

Once again, food and beverages will be supplied at no cost, courtesy of our gracious sponsors, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (Bob Sell and Matt Hafter), The Private Bank (Josh Roberts) and TriNet (Adam Dahl). Many Thanks to all of these sponsors!

We look forward to seeing all of you again on March 10th at 5:30 PM, as we once again pull up some bar stools to talk about Tech in the Chicago Suburbs.