Experts in Business creativity

John serves as a marketing strategist and content developer. In 2006, John founded Creative Stream Marketing, serving Technology, B2B and Retail clients, ranging from startups to $60 M in revenue. Creative Stream Marketing delivers full-service marketing, including brand development, marketing strategy, graphic design, content development, web design, email marketing and more. He has partnered with over 100 companies to help them grow. He’s served both strategically and tactically, providing digital marketing services, developing brands and increasing response to their businesses. In... Read more

Paul Reali helps individuals, teams, and companies discover and mine their creative potential. This process of discovery and application is achieved through one or more of these services: training, process facilitation, consulting, and coaching. Paul has worked with clients across the country, from second-state entrepreneurial ventures to the Fortune 100. He is the co-author of “Creativity Rising: Creative Thinking and Creative Problem Solving in the 21st Century,” published in 2012 by ICSC Press. He is a regular presenter at the Creative Problem Solving Institute, Creativity... Read more

Mike has been helping companies solve problems for over 20 years starting with the customers' experience. His work in customer experience and customer experience design has taken him to more than 25 countries and impacted over 400 companies. Working with companies like IBM, founding his own company and consulting with organizations of all sizes around the world, he has nearly perfected the art of great customer experience design. Where most companies take a "balance sheet" approach to problem resolution, it is the human element that ultimately moves the needle. And move the needle he... Read more

I currently serve as the CEO of Soparfilm Energy, Content Laboratory and Spark Partners a Chicago-based, growth strategy consulting firm. I have held Board of Directors’ seats with five corporations, and currently Chair the Audit Committee for SixDimensions Global on the NASDAQ. I have traveled globally as the keynote speaker to over 400 leadership and business organizations on innovation and managing Status Quo Risk. I present, and lead workshops, on why corporations are not growing as fast as desired, and how to reverse that situation to exceed expectations. I am the top... Read more

Lance A. Bettencourt, PhD, is a founding partner of Service 360 Partners, business speaker, and a customer-focused innovation thought-leader and advocate. Lance helps companies to gain a deep understanding of value from a customer perspective in order to enable innovative thinking and drive customer-focused change. Through a combination of training, research, and workshops, Lance provides companies with a unique perspective on opportunities that can both transform current customer experiences and shape entirely new products, services, and business models. Lance has worked with many... Read more

Natalie Jenkins has over 15 years of experience in the innovation and creative thinking field. Her focus has been in helping develop the skills needed to expand and sharpen thinking. Natalie closely collaborates with her clients, helping them develop an innovation plan that is in alignment with their strategic goals. Natalie has nurtured the development of many new products and services in the area of creative thinking and Innovation. Specialties: Setting up sustainable innovation initiatives that produce positive results, matching clients with the best talent available for their... Read more

I work with companies to enhance their go-to-market strategies, increase their Product Market Fit Score, improve their revenue and growth strategies, and give them a more competitive position. Award winning start-up executive and strategist and "do-er" with broad based hands-on operating experience as CEO, COO, Co-founder, and Product Manager. Key player in raising over $30 Million in capital for early stage companies resulting in $140 Million return to investors. Focused on leading new product design and development projects, business development, and executing market... Read more