OUR TEAM
John Frank
Founder & CEO
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
T.S. Eliot
Ryan Kunkel
President
“Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.”
John Wooden
Reed Anders
COO & CFO
“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”
Will Rodgers
Carolyn Adkins
Accounting
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”
Helen Keller
Frank Amesquita
CFO
“You eat an elephant one bite at a time.”
Carrie Brondyke
Accounting
“Never be so kind, you forget to be clever. Never be so clever, you forget to be kind.”
Taylor Swift
Carolyn Eckert
Accounting
“Believe you can and you are halfway there.”
Theodore Roosevelt
Steve Foutch
CFO
“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”
Yogi Berra
Veronica Harper
Accounting
“Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face.”
Helen Keller
Kelly Joseph
Accounting
“Do what you can, where you are, with what you have.”
Theodore Roosevelt
Jason Kasallis
CFO
“I believe in the Campsite Rule for each business I engage in, always leave it better then when you got it.”
Andrew Kruthoff
Accounting
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Tim Lauer
Accounting
“It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey.”
Ian Matthews
CFO
“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.”
Red Adair
Debbie Pastuovic
Accounting
“Being happy doesn’t mean you have it all. It simply means you’re thankful for all you have.”
Rachel Penn
Accounting and Internal Ops
“Excellence is not a skill; it is an attitude.”
Evelyn Purcell
Accounting
“What could we accomplish if we knew we could not fail?”
Eleanor Roosevelt
Mary Jo Taira
Accounting
“Helping others makes me happy.”
Lucas Taylor
Accounting
“If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.”
Dolly
Laura Temple
Accounting
“Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”
Nelson Mandela
Matt Tuchband
CFO
“Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!”
The Princess Bride
Stephen Wrobel
CFO
“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.”
Mae West
Advisory Board
Desiree Vargas Wrigley
Velocity Catalyst
Founding general partner of Velocity Catalyst, investing in early-stage founders and emerging fund managers in Chicago and Illinois’ most critical industries and CIO at P33, connecting Chicago stakeholders with the global tech community to drive economic growth.
Haven Allen
mHub
CEO and co-founder of mHUB, the nation’s largest independent HardTech and manufacturing center, and managing partner of the Product Impact Fund.
Laura McNaughton
Kroll Securities, LLC
Managing director in the Chicago office of Kroll Securities, LLC, the leading independent provider of global risk and financial advisory solutions, and part of the mergers and acquisitions advisory business unit.
Greg Hedges
NACD
President and CEO of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Chicago Chapter, adjunct professor at Notre Dame and holds advisory roles at P33 Chicago and the Chicago Quantum Exchange.
Desiree Vargas Wrigley
Velocity Catalyst
Founding general partner of Velocity Catalyst, investing in early-stage founders and emerging fund managers in Chicago and Illinois’ most critical industries and CIO at P33, connecting Chicago stakeholders with the global tech community to drive economic growth.
Haven Allen
mHub
CEO and co-founder of mHUB, the nation’s largest independent HardTech and manufacturing center, and managing partner of the Product Impact Fund.
Laura McNaughton
Kroll Securities, LLC
Managing director in the Chicago office of Kroll Securities, LLC, the leading independent provider of global risk and financial advisory solutions, and part of the mergers and acquisitions advisory business unit.
Greg Hedges
NACD
President and CEO of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Chicago Chapter, adjunct professor at Notre Dame and holds advisory roles at P33 Chicago and the Chicago Quantum Exchange.
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