CARY CHESSICK
Cary was CEO of Restaurant.com, an online advertising platform with 18,000 clients, and Rewards21, an online-to-offline advertising platform in the FinTech space.
Cary was Ernst & Young’s Midwest Entrepreneur of the Year in the Technology category and an American Business Awards finalist for Executive of the Year. He was inducted into the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame. Under Cary’s leadership, Chicago Tribune recognized Restaurant.com as one of Chicago’s Top Workplaces, and it was also ranked #767 on the Inc. 500|5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies.
Cary earned a Gold Steve Award for the Most Viral Marketing Campaign of the Year in Feed it Forward. Cary has advised many companies on growth strategy and execution.
CARY CHESSICK
Cary was CEO of Restaurant.com, an online advertising platform with 18,000 clients, and Rewards21, an online-to-offline advertising platform in the FinTech space.
Cary was Ernst & Young’s Midwest Entrepreneur of the Year in the Technology category and an American Business Awards finalist for Executive of the Year. He was inducted into the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame. Under Cary’s leadership, Chicago Tribune recognized Restaurant.com as one of Chicago’s Top Workplaces, and it was also ranked #767 on the Inc. 500|5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies.
Cary earned a Gold Steve Award for the Most Viral Marketing Campaign of the Year in Feed it Forward. Cary has advised many companies on growth strategy and execution.
JOHN P. TRAINOR
A marketing technology pioneer who created one of the first web-based DSPs consisting of a fully automated media planning, geo-targeting, segmentation, and buying ecosystem for local media across the Country.
Trainor later joined Tribune Company’s ranks to lead its Hispanic division’s turnaround with full P&L responsibility and oversight of its multiple media assets, breaking traditional media paradigms and transforming the operation into a digital-first multimedia enterprise.
He has been honored with multiple awards and recognitions throughout his career, including an Emmy by the Television Academy, Business Leader of Color by Chicago United, Emerging Leader by Chicago Council of Global Affairs, Publisher of the Year by Portada, as well as several SNDs, FIAP’s, Clio’s and IRE – awards.
John completed his MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and studied design thinking and innovation at Stanford University.
LUIS CONCHA
Luis has been the Head Coach of his own agency for 20 years. Strategist and creative director of social communication for various government campaigns and political candidacies.
He has managed large creative and art groups. He has worked with multiple national and international clients in practically every business sector. He has been honored numerous times for his work by the Presidency of the México, ARVM, ANP, FIAP, New York Festival, and the Bravo Awards.
He studied Economics at the Iberoamerican University and has an Honorable Mention from the Advertising School of the Anahuac University and a Master in Art from Walt Disney.
