Welcome to Chi-Town  (Chicago's Hottest Innovators)  Sophisticates Home Page!   Let's create synergy over cocktails and appetizers! Most business ventures begin in an informal setting! (Lunch, happy hour, dinner, golfing, etc.)   This group is for Innovators  with a creative approach to life, business and networking. Our mission is to seek innovative ways to impact our community and each other. Wouldn't it be nice to support someone else's dreams as they are encouraging you to fulfill yours? Wha …

Balanced Team is a group of people who are interested in furthering processes and methodologies to create great things. We include product managers, developers and designers who see multi-disciplinary collaboration around customer value as a source for innovation. Please join our Google Group at http://groups.google.com/group/balancedteam

The Chicago Lean Startup Circle is a group of smart and driven high-tech entrepreneurs that have learned how to discover customers and build products they want. Lean Startups (which can include for profit and not for profit organizations, new product/innovation organizations within larger companies and even government agencies) achieve success faster than most because they get out of the building to talk to customers, validate business model assumptions as quickly and cheaply as possible, use ag …

Though property values are at historic lows, barriers to entry seem to be at an all time high for many that may rely on conventional investing methods. The purpose of this group is to encourage an ongoing conversation on how one can break into real estate investment today with very little resources and a great deal of creativity.

Cars.com would personally like to connect you with other technologists in Chicago. As a fellow IT expert, we know you're always looking at innovation and new ways to increase your skills. The Cars.com Speaker Series is aimed at bringing the tech community together to network and learn new informatin from high profiled industry leaders. This month, we will have marty Abott speaking on agile and innovation in the workplace. Marty is an inventor, entrepreneur, technologist and business lead …

Vision To Wealth™ - Financial Freedom Business Growth Workshop is an intensive seminar that will assist every entrepreneur/business owner in learning specifically what it takes to grow or launch a new business in the current marketplace! The program has been developed for anyone that is serious about learning the key components in creating and growing a multi-million dollar business! At the event you will learn proven concepts and new ideas that millionaires and billionaires are utilizing in tod …

Meet other local Macintosh fanatics and developers to talk about OSX, MacPro's, iBooks, and Apple's latest innovations!

This is a group were we solve problems and brainstorm ideas creatively.

Join us if: - You want to learn more about how to create or manage a conscious business - You are an entrepreneur or business leader who cares about making a difference - You believe that purpose, process and people come before profit - but create more profitable businesses in the end - You want to grow, learn and meet other like-minded leaders   Welcome! This group is for you. We have created this meetup group to forward the ideas and actions of conscious capitalism in the Chicagoland area. W …

Social change makers and web innovators have come together in cities across the nation to share ideas, network, and build community web resources and network. Now join us, so Chicago can grow more technology savvy social change organizations that benefit our local communities. Staff and volunteers of non-profits, web innovators, and any individuals pushing for change are encouraged to attend. learn more at http://www.netsquared.org

The Creative Social Club (CSC) is the largest multi-disciplinary, eclectic Meetup Group dedicated to the arts in Chicago, organized exclusively to facilitate socializing and the shared enjoyment of life.  Comprised of current and aspiring creative professionals, creatively oriented individuals, and enthusiasts of human creativity, the CSC meets regularly to celebrate diverse expressions of the human experience – encompassing visual arts, literary arts, performance arts, and more – while taking a …

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With over 1,900 members, the Chicago Health Executive’s Forum (CHEF) is a leading professional organization for Chicago’s healthcare community.  CHEF is the largest chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, a professional society with over 35,000 members. CHEF was established in 1976 as a not-for-profit organization to serve the needs of our healthcare community by providing networking opportunities and avenues for continuing education and leadership development.  CHEF merged wit …

The Chicago International Social Change Festival was created for filmmakers to showcase films that heighten public consciousness and provide a film forum for their productions to be screened on an international level. In addition, the festival is dedicated to the art of filmmaking and the filmmakers who make each and every work possible. This is a Chicago film festival with a specific focus on the issues facing society and how social change can make an incredible impact. Every day, society i …

Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of the Digital Age. The advent of the Digital Age has democratized innovation and entrepreneurship. Never before has it been more possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning desire to succeed,  to make it big, and,  in the process, change the world in a relatively short period of time. HP, Intel, Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Yahoo,  eBay, Amazon, Google, Facebook and many, many, many other iconic companies all started with just …

… Creative America brings together actors, directors, craft professionals, editors, cinematographers, small businesses that service the industry, studio employers, and others who make a living in and care about film, television, and other creative industries and believe that creativity and innovation deserve to be protected.