Howard Tullman -- CEO, 1871 Presented by the HBS Entrepreneurship Council

HBS Club of Chicago

Howard Tullman -- CEO, 1871 Presented by the HBS Entrepreneurship Council EVENT DETAILS: DATE: Monday, August 8, 2016 TIME: 5:30 pm Registration/Networking,  6:00 pm Start LOCATION: McDermott Will & Emery,  227 W. Monroe, 45th floor Perspiration Principles: You Get What You Work For, Not What You Wish For 1871 CEO Howard Tullman has written more than two dozen books incorporating the philosophies, the processes and the life/business lessons which are incorporated into The Perspiration Principles. The Principles are based on 5 essential personal attributes which Tullman believes are critical for success in creating and growing new businesses. Every entrepreneur needs Passion, Preparation, Perspiration, Perseverance, and Principles. Success is ultimately all about head-down, hard work and about being prepared so that when opportunities present themselves,  you’re in the best possible position to take advantage of them. In the new hyper-competitive world of digital technologies, you get what you work for, not what you wish for. Howard A. Tullman is the CEO of 1871 in Chicago – where digital startups get their start – and the General Managing Partner for the Chicago High Tech Investment Partners, LLC and for G2T3V, LLC – both Chicago-based early-stage venture capital funds. He most recently was the Chairman/CEO of Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy which he co-founded in 2007. He is the former President of Kendall College in Chicago and the former Chairman/CEO of Experiencia, Inc. He is also the Chairman of the Endowment Committee of Anshe Emet Synagogue, a member of Mayor Emanuel's ChicagoNEXT and Cultural Affairs Councils; the Innovate Illinois Advisory Council; the Illinois Arts Council; a member of President Preckwinkle’s New Media Council, an Advisory Board member of HighTower Associates and Imerman Angels, and an Adjunct Professor at Northwestern's Kellogg School, as well as a regular guest lecturer at the Northwestern University School of Law. Mr. Tullman also serves as a Director of Vehcon, SnapSheet and PackBack Books and served as a long-time Director and Board Chairman of The Cobalt Group, a Trustee of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and of the New York Academy of Art and the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University, and as the lead Director (and briefly Chairman) of The Princeton Review. Over the last 45 years, he has successfully founded more than a dozen high-tech companies.   EVENT DETAILS: DATE: Monday, August 8, 2016 TIME: 5:30 pm Registration/Networking,  6:00 pm Start LOCATION: McDermott Will & Emery,  227 W. Monroe, 45th floor DUE TO SECURITY MEASURES, ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED, NO WALK-INS. Reservations will be held at the door. You must have Photo ID upon entering the building for security purposes.