Karen Weigert serves as Chief Sustainability Officer for the City of Chicago.  She was appointed in 2011.   As Chief Sustainability Officer Karen works to guide the City’s sustainability strategy and implementation, bringing innovative, practical solutions throughout the work of the City. Prior to her appointment Karen served as Senior ViceRead More …

Genevieve Thiers is an entrepreneur in the Chicago area.  Her first company, Sittercity.com, is America’s first company to take caregiving services online. Sittercity.com now has millions of users nationwide, and serves clients like the U.S. Department of Defense, Avon, Mastercard, Monster WW and many others. With new locations in theRead More …

Corri McFadden is the founder and owner of luxury consignment service, eDrop-Off. As one of the largest ebay Power Sellers in the U.S., eDrop-Off is revolutionizing the consignment business by selling over 3,000 items per week with over 350,000 transactions to date. At the head of the company is Corri,Read More …

Candace Collins Jordan began her career at age 13 in St. Louis, Mo. as the youngest fashion coordinator in the history of major retailer Famous-Barr.  After a stint at St. Louis University she became a Bunny at the St. Louis Playboy Club and was quickly promoted to the Chicago PlayboyRead More …