Founders Master Istruttore Leo Spizzirri and Chef Instructor Anthony Iannone are pleased to welcome James Beard Award-winning chef and cookbook author Marc Vetri to the Academy for a demo, book signing and pizza party Wednesday, May 8, at 6:30 p.m. Vetri, owner of Vetri Cucina in Philadelphia and Las Vegas, will do a chef demoContinue reading
360 Youth Services and presenting sponsor, Busey Bank, will welcome Nic Sheff, best-selling author, life-changing speaker, and subject of the recent movie, Beautiful Boy, on May 9th at Meson Sabika in Naperville. Sharing his story about substance abuse and recovery that is deeply rooted in mental illness, Nic has been recognized as “a life-changing speaker.”Continue reading
Years ago, I was talking to one of my clients and he shared that he shies away from giving his team members too many kudos. “You start telling them how great they are and the next thing you know, they’re gone.” I asked, “Well is it a bad thing if you are the reason, they’reContinue reading
The Naperville Jaycees are pleased to announce that tickets to the 41st Annual Distinguished Service Awards are now on sale. The event will be held on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 6:30 PM at Meson Sabika in Naperville. n nThe Distinguished Service Awards recognize local individuals and organizations for their community spirit and dedication toContinue reading
SMS Assist has hired its 100th Naperville employee, and it’s not slowing down.nnLess than six months after announcing its expansion to the western suburb, the Chicago technology company will host two employment events with the goal of hiring an additional 100 customer service representatives. The events will be held on Wednesday, April 3, and Saturday,Continue reading
My grandmother’s education stopped after third grade. At least her formal education. She came to this country from the Azores as an immigrant at just 10 years old. Since she didn’t speak English; she gave up school to work in a factory by her home. Despite her challenging childhood, she is one of the smartestContinue reading
On March 8, 2019, Naperville Woman’s Club (NWC) held its annual philanthropy celebration to recognize 15 local charities and agencies for their tireless efforts in making our community a better place. NWC presented checks totaling $49,100, a 17{c041bec6d9ed93c692e2796704d5a7ba8e28982eb813f65c9daba57dcb2d46af} increase over 2017/18, and awarded another $5,000 for three scholarships to students pursuing degrees in education, humanContinue reading
Savant Capital Management, a nationally-recognized, fee-only wealth management firm headquartered in Rockford, with additional locations in Chicago, Downers Grove, Hoffman Estates, Naperville, St. Charles, and Wilmette, is pleased to announce that a division of the firm, D3 Financial Counselors, has been recognized as one of Chicago’s best financial advisors for 2019. D3 Financial Counselors wasContinue reading
One of the many positive outcomes from reading or listening to great book, it frequently triggers self- reflection or action. As I make my way through, Dare to Lead, I’m reminded about the importance of living organizational values versus just paying lip service to them. Clear values within an organization builds trust. I think we can all agreeContinue reading
I’m currently listening to Dare to Lead by Brené Brown. Although I always take away great nuggets from her work, one recently stood out and struck me as particularly brilliant, “Be clear, be kind. Be unclear, be unkind.” Although I had to process the statement to fully grasp the concept, once I did, I thought about theContinue reading
