The
Accelerator

David Ben-Dov

Golan Christie Taglia LLP
Partner
(312) 696-1361
djbendov@gct.law
Attorney
Home Group: North Shore 1

Bio: I am a business litigation attorney with an emphasis in employment law. I have over 20 years of courtroom experience representing business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals in a myriad of commercial disputes.

Leslee Cohen

Hershman Cohen
Principal
(312) 445-9628
lcohen@hershco.com
Attorney
Home Group: North Shore 1

Bio: Leslee represents entrepreneurs and startups in connection with fundraises, day to day business contracts and mergers and acquisitions.

Rich Fahn

NFP Corporate Services
Vice President
(847) 732-9743
rich.fahn@nfp.com
Insurance
Home Group: North Shore 1

Bio: Rich is a recognized thought leader in the health and welfare benefits industry and brings more than 20 years of proven experience and results for his clients.

Chrisopher Gandy

Midwest Legacy Group LLC
President/Founder
(312) 532-2257
cgandy@midwestlegacyllc.com
Financial Service
Home Group: Chicago 8

Jason Harris

Law Office of Jason S. Harris, LLC
Attorney
(847) 940-1800
jharris@jshlawoffice.com
Attorney
Home Group: North Shore 1

Bio: Jason is the founder of the Law Office of Jason S. Harris, LLC, a firm specializing in real estate. With 20 yrs of experience, our office is trusted to guide individual buyers, sellers and investors through the process with a sense of ease and confidence.

Sook Lee

STOUT
Director, Disputes, Compliance, & Investigations
(847) 530-3521
slee@stout.com
Accountant
Home Group: Chicago 1

Brad Mart

Mart Partners
President
(317) 775-0050
bmart@martpartners.com
Financial Service
Home Group: Chicago 6

Bio: M&A Advisor and Consultant. I help business owners with sales of $5 million to $100 million sell their companies. I also provide strategy consulting for owners looking to sell within the next 5 years.

Jason McAllister

Paragon Tech
CEO
(815) 556-1145
jason@paragonus.com
Information Technology
Home Group: Chicago 9

Bio: At the intersection between technology and revenue.

Patrick Osborne

CIBC
Managing Director
(847) 975-3612
patrick.osborne@cibc.com
Banking Finance
Home Group: Chicago 2

Bio: Provides loans to middle market companies with revenues of $25MM-$2B, along with wealth management, treasury management and capital markets services to businesses and their owners.

George Schoenbeck

Sosin, Arnold & Schoenbeck, Ltd.
Partner
(708) 448-8141
gschoenbeck@sossinarnold.com
Attorney
Home Group: Chicago 10

Wendy Spreenberg

YES! Your Exceptional Space
Founder & President
(312) 608-1859
wendy@yes-spaces.com
Real Estate
Home Group: Chicago 8

Bio: Wendy Spreenberg is the founder and president of SITE RESolutions, LLC, a Chicago-based commercial real estate firm and Founder of YES! Your Exceptional Space®, a Strategic Partner in the development of Flexible Workspaces and Building Amenities.

George Stephen

Supporting Strategies | Northern Chicago
Managing Director
(847) 232-7218
gstephen@supportingstrategies.com
Accountant
Home Group: North Shore 1

Bio: We provide enterprise-level accounting and finance services to transform the way small businesses operate and position them for optimized growth.

Dr. Jeremy Weisz

Rise 25
CEO of Rise25
(847) 477-9988
jeremy@rise25.com
Marketing
Home Group: Chicago 8

Bio: Rise25 helps B2B businesses connect to their ‘Dream 100’ clients and referral partners and get ROI, using a podcast.

Bruce Werner

Kona Advisors
(847) 910-2025
bruce@konaadvisors.com
Consultant Service
Home Group: Chicago 8

Bio: Bruce provides governance and owner advisory services to middle market businesses; including M&A, strategy, finance, workout, succession planning and family business.