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1871 Jobs Roundup: Week of 10/9/18

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Posted by: 1871 on 10/9/18 9:00 AM

JOBS! Every week, we highlight a number of open jobs for our member companies. If you're looking for an exciting career in the tech industry or an opportunity to work alongside Chicago's best and brightest, then you've come to the right place. Here are the job openings for the week of October 9, 2018.

Rent the Great Outdoors with Erik Johnson's PrivateAcre

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Posted by: Yun Tai on 10/9/18 9:00 AM

Hunting, off-roading, camping -- these are just three of the many outdoor activities that you can’t do in a big city. What’s more, outdoor enthusiasts must enter long-term leases with exorbitant prices even if they’re just taking a weekend trip. Thankfully, Erik Johnson, Co-founder and President of PrivateAcre, is making it easier than ever for all of us to spend quality time in the great outdoors.

Our 1871 | Kellee Johnson of The Ballast Group

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Posted by: 1871 on 10/5/18 8:36 AM

For this week's Our 1871, we chat with Kellee Johnson, Founder and Principal at the Ballast Group. The Ballast Group is an integrated communications strategy firm.

Our 1871 | Keith Gordon of Proxy Pics

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Posted by: 1871 on 10/4/18 9:00 AM

For this week's Our 1871, we chat with Keith Gordon, CTO of Proxy Pics. Proxy Pics is a mobile app that allows customers or businesses to pay individuals for on-demand photos of a location or article of their choosing.

Teresa Cauvel and Sona Shah are Saving Newborns Around the World

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Posted by: Yun Tai on 10/3/18 9:00 AM

Globally, 2.7 million newborns die each year. It’s an unfortunate reality that is often more prevalent in developing regions and third world nations. To help combat the problem, Teresa Cauvel and Sona Shah launched Neopenda -- a medical device startup focused on emerging markets. Their first product is a device that monitors the vital signs of critically-ill newborns. In this post, they talk about where they came up with the idea for their company and why they’re working to improve medical outcomes in low-resource countries.

1871 Jobs Roundup: Week of 10/2/18

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Posted by: 1871 on 10/2/18 10:47 AM

JOBS! Every week, we highlight a number of open jobs for our member companies. If you're looking for an exciting career in the tech industry or an opportunity to work alongside Chicago's best and brightest, then you've come to the right place. Here are the job openings for the week of October 2, 2018.

1871 Jobs Roundup: Week of 9/26/18

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Posted by: 1871 on 9/26/18 10:42 AM

JOBS! Every week, we highlight a number of open jobs for our member companies. If you're looking for an exciting career in the tech industry or an opportunity to work alongside Chicago's best and brightest, then you've come to the right place. Here are the job openings for the week of September 26, 2018.

Want to Keep Your Employees Happy? Build a Bonfyre

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Posted by: Yun Tai on 9/25/18 10:33 AM

It’s a tough time to be a founder. With employee turnover at the highest its been in the last 10 years, more and more executives are looking for new ways to keep their staff a happy and engaged. Fortunately, Jake Bernstein -- Senior Manager of Business Development at Bonfyre -- is helping businesses from all industries build better relationships with their teams.

Our 1871 | Shivani Jain of Cubii

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Posted by: 1871 on 9/20/18 11:56 AM

For this week's Our 1871, we chat with Shivani Jain, Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer at CubiiCubii is the original compact seated elliptical trainer for active sitting, helping users stay fit while they are at the office.

Rumi Spice Delivers Afghan Saffron Directly to Your Neighborhood

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Posted by: Yun Tai on 9/19/18 9:00 AM

If you’re stocking up on spices for all of those delicious Fall recipes, don’t forget to add saffron. Known as the ‘queen of all spices,’ saffron has a unique flavor that’s hard to forget -- perhaps that’s why authentic saffron is so hard to find. Fortunately, Keith Alaniz -- along with co-founders Kimberly Jung and Emily Miller -- brings saffron from the Middle East straight to your front door with Rumi Spice.

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