What does a Former State Senator, Tech CEO and an award-winning MIT alum all have in common? The drive to make an impact, have grit and never give up. These are merely a few examples of qualities from our BizCastHQ alumni Chicago leaders. These executives attribute their success to putting the client first, hiring an all star team and following their gut when it comes time to make important decisions.

Hear from who drives the success of: Devbridge Group, Intersog, 10th Magnitude, Walker Sands Communications, SHS, Remedy, Illinois Technology Association, Soloinsight, The Abundancy, alligatortek, Matrex, Henson Consulting, Keono, Infiniscene and the Marovitz Group.

These executives have fascinating personal stories: from landing in Chicago during a polar vortex and falling in love with the city, to surprising former classmates by starting and leading an incredibly successful business. These executives know how to push through challenges such as recessions and .com crashes, and come out the other side with their heads held high and their team alongside.

Aurimas Adomsvicius, President, Devbridge Group

Igor Fedulov, CEO, Intersog

Alex Brown, CEO, 10th Magnitude

Mike Santoro, President, Walker Sands Communications

Joe D'Alessando, Founder and CEO, SHS

Carol McCarthy, President and Founder, Remedy

Fred Hoch, CEO, Illinois Technology Association

Farhan Masood, Founder and CTO, Soloinsight Inc.

Andrew Swinand, CEO, The Abundancy

Sid Bala, President & CEO, alligatortek

Jill Hebert, Founder and CEO, Matrex

Kathleen Henson, Founder and CEO, Henson Consulting

Michael Medema, Founder, President and CEO, Keono

Stu Grubbs, CEO and Co-Founder, Infiniscene

Bill Marovitz, Former Illinois State Senator and President of The Marovitz Group