"A wise man once said..." Tune in to @tullman to get his 2020 top tech predictions. ontt.tv/2N0TwjX Always a pleasure to talk to Howard @BootstrappingIA @tastytrade kicking off the new year! @Tony_BATtista

I'd say @labelinsight may've been ahead of their time in ~2002 when they 1st started creating a database of food ingredients w/24,000 attributes to help consumers. Now the world has caught up ontt.tv/2rYQ8P0 See @DaganXavier's growth story these past few yrs. @tastytrade

So much great advice coming fr Phill Coleman who's sat on all sides of the entrepreneurial fence & is the perfect person to run @1871Chicago PYROS program...covers all stages of a startup journey: Explore, Build, Launch, Grow. ontt.tv/300Tg9K @tastytrade @BootstrappingIA

Plenty of research shows the efficiency of 3. @DrewMauck nails it on all fronts: @3PTsComm focuses on 3 areas of PR...earned media, social media & owned media in tech. Likes 3pts in basketball & personally aims to accomplish 3 things every day ontt.tv/2uAbpj9 @tastytrade

Had @ChefGeneKato on @BootstrappingIA today @MomotaroChicago @bokagrpchicago. Combining the best of Japanese cuisine+Italian...I learned that was already very popular in Japan. A food fusion bursting w/flavor that may very well become my fast-favorite! @Tony_BATtista @tastytrade

Ever thought of opening your own restaurant or working the craft of an award winning Chef? @ChefGeneKato's journey is a must hear. He shared how he matured as a leader/owner ontt.tv/35ETWTA Now Exec Chef @MomotaroChicago gracing CHGO w/Japanese-Italian Fusion @tastytrade

Bill Marovitz of The Marovitz Group went from law-to politics-to Senate-to House-to restaurant owner-to real estate developer-to theater producer...truly a renaissance man! A story with endless take-aways(Previously married to Christie Hefner) ontt.tv/2RgFMUB @tastytrade

1 of 7 women in Chicago that raised over $10M... @JulieRothNovack @PartySlate. She shares some of the things that gave her confidence to jump off & start her own company, including dreaming outloud. Not only does her website give you inspiration...so does HER story! @tastytrade

Wealth of info @crestodina @orbiteers today. Andy shared all kinds of tips for content marketing & how a co can use social media (get "new ideas" out there) vs. search/SEO ("answer a question") ontt.tv/2TUaaFZ. Here he shares what B certified is vs a B Corp @tastytrade

Erin at erinracheldoppelt.com shares some of the most challenging parts of starting her business as a wellness coach & trainer. She's very truthful in that "it can be lonely". @tastyrade ontt.tv/2vlmVPJ Some things she offers incls corporate wellness training & 1-on-1.

Fashion = male-dominated industry? @BrendaSwauger started her co 20+yrs ago designing clothes, mostly for men...turned out to be a big plus for her. @tastytrade ontt.tv/33IPPEK (Feeling like I need her to do a closet refresh for me...from black to ANY level of color ;-)

Life coaches Yuhas twins @EntwndLifestyle on diff btwn therapy v coaching. Started biz 5 yrs ago...best piece of advice: PERS-build a foundation as friends first & PROF-for working w/difficult people, seek to understand difficult person first. ontt.tv/2LkwBiq @tastytrade

Interesting discussion w/ Dr. Harris hfitergo.com, about his current co (includes workplace wearables to predict potential injuries w/manual labor)...PLUS lessons learned from his prior 2 cos. TIMING MATTERS & have a succession plan @tastytrade ontt.tv/2YdEdbY