A half-hour into our conversation, Terry Duffy’s phone buzzes. It’s Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews. The Hawks are down to Detroit, three games to one, and Duffy has some ideas for how Toews can shake free of Red Wings winger Henrik … Continue reading
Catamaran Chairman and CEO Mark Thierer slept well last night, and it’s not just because of the celebratory glass of red wine he had with his management team. Catamaran, the Lisle-based pharmacy benefit manager, on Monday announced a 10-year agreement … Continue reading
Kathryn Minshew quit her job at McKinsey to launch a website that would help professional women find the right companies to work for. The project failed, but she rebuilt the idea into The Muse: a site that lets job seekers … Continue reading
Early Thursday morning, Chicago’s business-inclined gathered at Nicor in Naperville for the Executives’ Club CEO fireside chat. Afterward, Grid grilled Molex CEO Martin Slark about life at the helm of a global corporation (hint: it doesn’t leave much time for … Continue reading
This morning, local leaders gathered at Nicor Gas in Naperville for a CEO fireside chat hosted by the Executives’ Club. David Hanfland, partner at A.T. Kearney, moderated the panel comprising Molex CEO Martin Slark, Capri Capital CEO Quintin Primo and … Continue reading
Last year, Meeting Tomorrow was looking for someone to head up sales. But the audiovisual and tech equipment provider found itself fishing in an empty pond. “Specific to Chicago right now, it’s hard to find good sales leaders, it’s hard … Continue reading
Hu-Friedy has made dental tools since 1908 in Roscoe Village — and CEO Ron Saslow has no plans to change that. Hu-Friedy employs more than 700 people globally and has offices in Rotterdam, Netherlands; Tuttlingen, Germany; Shanghai; Tokyo; and Milan, … Continue reading
Getting college students to come out on a warm Wednesday night for a business ethics conference? Not the easiest task for the Booth School of Business. Getting students to come hear a talk by a man who has been played … Continue reading
Joe Shanahan opened Metro across the street from Wrigley Field in 1982. He also owns Smart Bar, the Gingerman Tavern, and a piece of Wicker Park’s Double Door. 1. Shanahan’s first show: Black Sabbath in Rockford in eighth grade. “No … Continue reading
Most high-powered mergers go something like this: Discreet phone calls set up clandestine meetings between top executives, who consummate deals in quiet corners of pricey restaurants. Not so for GrubHub and Seamless, two fast-growing internet companies trying to revolutionize the … Continue reading