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OWP Pharmaceuticals

ConVerge in Naperville with North Central College

The Chicago Kettlebell Club (CKC) aims to raise awareness about the benefits of kettlebell training and girevoy sport (kettlebell sport). Through private and semi-private training, online coaching, group classes, workshops, and the annual Kettlebell Sport Summit, CKC helps members get fit using kettlebells or get ready to compete in girevoy sport.

Bea Rodriguez
CEO of Chicago Kettlebell Club LLC

Husband and wife, Bradley and Tara Johns, Co-founders of Sawbuck Apparel. Both are graduates from the Master of Leadership Studies program at North Central College. Together they are launching an apparel business that ties into helping raise money for non-profit organizations in Illinois.

Bradley and Tara Johns
Sawbuck Apparel

The whole point is to make a difference and change the world. That’s our goal.

Scott Boyer
OWP cofounder and president

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Larry Boik

Larry Boik is a finance and business executive experienced in multi-national organizations that ranged from $150M to $1.5B who brings...

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Randy Micheletti

Randy Micheletti is the founder of Incubate IP, a law firm built specifically to provide emerging top-quality patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, licensing and other intellectual property counseling.

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