Feb 2019 – Dec 2019 · 10 mos

• RocketSpace has worked with over 2,000 high-growth tech startups and 170 corporate brands from around the globe on innovation. RocketSpace enables startups to grow, while enabling corporations to discover and implement new technologies.

Jun 2017 – Feb 2019 · 1 yr 8 mos

Aug 2016 – Jun 2017 · 10 mos

Jun 2015 – Aug 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Kuczmarski Innovation is a leading, boutique management consulting firm specializing in accelerating growth through innovation. Our proven approach has generated over $7 billion in revenues for our clients.
• Planned, managed, and led numerous innovation projects for clients using qualitative and quantitative methods to formulate strategic recommendations. Data analysis across recommendations details competitive frameworks, consumer/customer segmentations, branding and positioning strategies, marketing and communication plans, new product and service opportunities, and strategic opportunities. Projects have resulted in successful launches of new products/services, totaling in the millions of dollars of revenue.
• Fortune 500 clients have included personal care product manufacturers, leading pharmaceutical companies, business operations software developers, multimedia organizations, and consumer goods retailers. Global clients have included Fortune Global 2000 conglomerates, leading food ingredient manufacturers, leading medical device manufacturers, leading game developers, and top pharmacy and convenience retailers.

Dec 2013 – Jun 2015 · 1 yr 6 mos

Mar 2010 – Dec 2013 · 3 yrs 9 mos

• Research Consultants research and analyze businesses and industries, assisting in setting up and conducting qualitative consumer research, such as focus groups, ethnographic/observational research, and in-home interviews. We analyze consumer data, ultimately creating and presenting reports to client teams. We are immediately involved in developing new client relationships and selling new business.

Jun 2013 – Jul 2015 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• This program systematically matches high-performing start-ups of the Chicago region with large companies from across the globe. Large companies that participate in this program express their desired needs to us relating to technologies, products, services, categories and industries that provide them value. Utilizing a start-up database of Chicago Innovation Awards nominees, we find start-ups working on relevant products, services, technologies, etc. and bring them to the large companies in need through demo days and individual introductions.
• The Innovators Connection worked with 20 large organizations (including such organizations as Cisco, Dell, UPS, Exelon, Grainger, Tyson, and Redbox) to identify and match start-ups to their need areas. In the first year pilot, over 500 matches were identified for these 20 companies, and over 100 connections through one-on-one meetings and demo days were made.

Sep 2010 – Dec 2010 · 3 mos

Mar 2010 – Jun 2013 · 3 yrs 3 mos

• Established in 2002, the Chicago Innovation Awards shine a bright light on the creative spirit of Chicago by focusing attention on the most significant new products and services introduced in the region. The ten winners each year are innovations that uniquely fill unmet needs, spark a competitive response in the marketplace, exceed market expectations, achieve financial success, and improve people’s lives. They emerge from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Most importantly, the Chicago Innovation Awards remind us that innovation is thriving in America’s heartland.
• Direct nomination research and manage nomination process by analyzing new products and services (including market impact, uniqueness, depth and intensity of opportunity area addressed, competitive offerings, and end-user benefits).
• Lead research initiatives to establish innovation thought leadership. Directed and led research for the book, "lnnovating...Chicago-Style," which examines past winners of the Chicago Innovation Awards from 2002 to 2010. Conducted over 70 interviews, analyzed interviews and data, synthesized key themes and subject areas, and designed format and layout.
• Develop program through new business opportunities, partnerships, event management, marketing initiatives, and sponsor acquisition & relations.
• Creative ideation, vision, design, and direction. Designed/implemented the Chicago Innovation Awards of 2012s $2.5 million and 2013's $3.5 million ad campaign spanning online/digital, radio, television, outdoor, and print mediums (including placement in Crain's Chicago Business, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Fast Company, Chicago Transit Authority buses/trains, & various other outlets).

Mar 2010 – Jun 2010 · 3 mos

Jun 2009 – Mar 2010 · 9 mos · Bellevue, WA

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• CHERRish is backed by a strong advisory board made up of successful businessmen and doctors that have a passion for nutrition and a health conscious life style. The company supports and pays for research into foods high in antioxidants, in particular the powerful antioxidant benefits of the Montmorency cherry.