Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Laura began Laura Orrico Public Relations, LLC in 2016 and has found major success with a number of high-profile clients across the country. We had a chance to interview Laura and asked about her story, how she started her business and the future of Laura Orrico Public Relations. Tell us your story.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

By that time investment bankers were on a roll privatizing assets as far flung as Chilean Electricity Distribution Rights, Montreal’s container port, parking meters in Chicago, sections of the Pennsylvania turnpike, the London City airport, and (the proposed) CA & FL Lottery systems. Ironically, given the U.S.’s

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 28, 2011

NEW @crowdSPRING Small Biz Newsletter: social media disaster, employee training, market size - [link]. Small businesses err when cutting employee benefits – this impacts employee loyalty - [link]. Small businesses err when cutting employee benefits – this impacts employee loyalty - [link].

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APRIL 5, 2013

Google’s Secrets Of Innovation: Empowering Its Employees | Forbes – [link]. Chicago-based BrightTag ranked #4! | by Daniel Burrus – [link]. The Secret to a Strong Branding Message? by Adam Kleinberg – [link]. 8 Steps to Mastering Time Management | OPEN Forum – [link]. ” – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

Five Tips To Improve Employee Performance Reviews – [link]. Five Tips To Improve Employee Performance Reviews – [link]. CEC’s Startup Forecast – “Never been a better time to start a company in Chicago” – [link]. The Butcher & Larder whole animal butcher shop in Chicago - [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Inside Google’s Culture of Success and Employee Happiness | KISSmetrics Blog – [link]. How Much Equity Do Your Employees Deserve? Good (short) video interview with Kevin Willer about the value 1871 Chicago offers entrepreneurs – [link]. How do I find good technical co-founders? Quora – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Why Chicago is One of the Best Cities for Entrepreneurs | @ Technori – [link]. You Can’t Add Value If You Don’t Have Values | Built In Chicago – [link]. You Are Only As Strong As Your Least Happy Employee – [link]. The economic logic behind tech and talent acquisitions – Chris Dixon – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 2, 2011

5 things that suck (about hiring new employees) and 10 things companies can do about it – [link]. 5 things that suck (about hiring new employees) and 10 things companies can do about it – [link]. Good to see increasing local VC investment activity in Chicago startups – [link]. – [link].

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

Prior to starting my own public relations and marketing consultancy, I worked for one of the largest global advertising agencies as well as smaller boutique PR and advertising agencies. They really care about their employees, and have enough money to buy a fair amount of happiness. Thanks to Tom La Vecchia, X Factor Media ! #2

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

Valve’s employee handbook is a fascinating read. 30% of Excelerate Labs CEO’s have been women – Chicago more diverse that most and growing! Lots of great insight in this Hacker News Conversation about MVPs and getting started - [link]. Lots of important lessons for entrepreneurs - [link].

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Branding is how you define your business — both internally to your employees and investors, and externally to customers, the media and the world of social media. The benefits of defining your organization’s values, voice, and market placement can include increased profits, and better customer and employee retention.”. Branding Basics.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

How To Be a Genius: This Is Apple’s Secret Employee Training Manual – [link]. Incubator 1871 Nurtures Chicago’s Growing Startup Scene – [link]. Why Convertible Notes Are Sometimes Terrible For Startups – [link]. 4 Pieces Of Practical Advice for Women Entrepreneurs – [link]. Staffing your startup?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 26, 2015

Ways to Get the Best Out of Your Employees crowdspring.co/1HojrJI. The 7 scars of an entrepreneur | Chicago Tribune – buff.ly/1RwMT17. April Bloomfield: Where Customer Service Starts and Ends crowdspring.co/1dGjiFs. The Surprising Downsides of Being Clever crowdspring.co/1FiX2aR. Is Social Entrepreneurship a Scam? – buff.ly/1CiaY4K.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Chris Detmer is our UI Developer (the guy who codes and polishes the user-facing parts of the site) and has been with cS longer than any other employee. Chris first came aboard as a consultant back when we were building the site in 2007 and became employee #2 in January 2008, 3 months before we launched. Thanks, Bianca!

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Last week, Ross was contacted by an old friend, Ron May, who publishes an industry newsletter in Chicago and writes extensively about technology, startups, and small business in our region. We work incredibly hard every day, and we focus intently on our businesses, our customers, and our employees but pay little attention to ourselves.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

Does A Billion-Dollar Valuation Buy Employee Happiness? Good read for entrepreneurs & startup employees on liquidation preferences – crowdspring.co/1neVvzy. “Chicago’s venture funding performance is improving [but] Chicago is still trailing several major metro areas.” ReadWrite – crowdspring.co/1ekm5xR.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 21, 2014

Sick Leave for Your Employees: Why it Matters – crowdspring.co/1gFez17. Sick Leave for Your Employees: Why it Matters – crowdspring.co/1gFez17. Good long video interview by Frank Gruber with Jason Fried about Chicago, Basecamp, building great teams & more – crowdspring.co/1gEsBUD. Most are spot on.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

million+ company, with 60+ team members doing tours in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC and Los Angeles.”. I started R Public Relations on a wing and a prayer, but my reputation in the public relations world has followed me to success. We’ve continued bootstrapping since then — today we are a $2.5

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 10, 2014

An awesome overview of the Chicago tech scene – crowdspring.co/1krnniz. Amazon’s Current Employees Raise the Bar for New Hires – crowdspring.co/1fduDMI. “Chicago is now ranked as one of the top ten cities in the world for starting a company” | The Economist – crowdspring.co/19TzjmX.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Entrepreneurs Starting Up With Fewer Employees – [link]. Why Chicago Needs to Recruit and Retain Great Tech Talent – [link]. The 50 Best Sandwiches in Chicago – Chicago magazine – [link]. “Collaborative consumption”: the new economy – [link]. Is your market actually big?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

How to Hire in Chicago – [link]. Managing and Motivating Employees in Their Twenties – [link]. Un-manage your employees – [link]. Entrepreneurs Unpluggd: Puts the Emphasis on Chicago Entrepreneurs’ Stories – [link]. How Chicago’s clout culture stifles innovation – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 30, 2010

Chicago startups getting some love from @frankgruber on CBS – [link]. Brilliant letter from Woot CEO announcing acquisition by Amazon to Woot employees – [link]. Why did so many successful startups come out of PayPal? Answered by Insiders – [link]. Buzzwords and the Paradox of Credibility – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 30, 2010

Chicago startups getting some love from @frankgruber on CBS – [link]. Brilliant letter from Woot CEO announcing acquisition by Amazon to Woot employees – [link]. Why did so many successful startups come out of PayPal? Answered by Insiders – [link]. Buzzwords and the Paradox of Credibility – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Growing Your Business With Content Marketing, Mobile Website Tips, Habits of Successful Employees – [link]. 3 Employees You Need To Fire. Startup fever grips Chicago companies, from Blues to law firms – [link]. Small Business and the Death of Newspapers – [link]. – [link]. Now – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 19, 2011

Profits per employee at Apple continue to impress and lead industry – [link]. Rose and the Chicago neighborhood – Englewood – where he grew up – [link]. Interesting “futuristic&# library at the University of Chicago (still houses physical books) – [link]. Outstanding story about D.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

I sent notes to my clients, thanking them for their business, notes to my employees for all of their support over the years, and notes to HelloWorld directors, for their trust in purchasing my company. I tried selling my knowledge and services in marketing and public relations and it worked! Thanks to Lydia Fayal, AdmitSee ! #22)

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 10, 2015

Company Growth: Why everything breaks at 25 employees crowdspring.co/1MyQOtN. From Chicago’s 1871: Howard Tullman’s heavily caffeinated life crowdspring.co/1EAvVe5. Small Business and Startups: Mind the Gap | crowdSPRING Blog – bit.ly/1Eambdb. Meet the small businesses making millions from online marketplaces crowdspring.co/1LPs3wB.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

We wanted to find a name that had meaning and that would keep every employee focused on what we are all about. Codal is a full-service UX design and development agency, based out of Chicago. I met with an advertising agency and we brain stormed several ideas that were consistent with this core value. 13 – Combination of Words.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

If you can’t make it [as an entrepreneur] in Chicago, the problem might be your idea – crowdspring.co/1i5CnPy. Good to see Microsoft axe its controversial employee-ranking system | The Verge – crowdspring.co/1eIX1Fn. Why You Shouldn’t Say “You’re Welcome” – crowdspring.co/1eJnLpo.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 22, 2012

Is Yours a Culture of Employee Ownership? Good toughts from Chris Dixon about firing employees – [link]. Is Yours a Culture of Employee Ownership? How To Make A Splash In A Sea Of Startups: Tips From Chicago’s Top Accelerator and VC – [link]. – [link]. – [link]. – [link]. VCs are liars.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2015

I was mistreated in public multiple times by employees. I received my MBA with high honors from the University of Chicago and I’m a third-gernation small business entrepreneur. A former television news reporter who moved into Public Relations, I always knew that I wanted to work for myself.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 17, 2015

Howard Schultz is Giving His Employees Free College Educations — And is Ready for Critics (Again) linkedin.com/pulse/howard-s…. ‘Liking’ Your Neighborhood Cafe on Facebook is Not Enough, Shop Owner Says dnainfo.com/chicago/201504…. Small Business and Startups: Management for the Joy Of It | @crowdSPRING Blog – bit.ly/1CGkhu2.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 27, 2015

From Chicago’s 1871: Howard Tullman’s heavily caffeinated life crowdspring.co/1EAvSyW. 6 Ways to Keep Your Best Employees Longer – StartupCollective crowdspring.co/1FZF9jO. How To Connect Social Media Metrics to In-Store Foot Traffic crowdspring.co/1FalO0D. Why Transparency Matters | crowdSPRING Blog – crowdspring.co/1Fj95cC

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Failure is overrated: Learn from successes instead | Crain’s Chicago Business – crowdspring.co/18No8bH. The 10 Dumbest Things Bosses Say When They Fire Employees – [link]. Failure is overrated: Learn from successes instead | Crain’s Chicago Business – crowdspring.co/18No8bH. Quora – [link].

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Or, rather, more offensively to Facebook and Google employees, less offensive to.NET developers, though the underlying message is the same.). This whole thing sounds like the “fresh-outta-school” employee still stuck with the “i-am-31ee7″ mentality. Thank you.NET for making me and my employees successful.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Not surprising to see ad agencies shedding employees - [link]. Here’s crowdSPRING’s @chrisdetmer playing an original tune at a recent performance in Chicago – [link]. Google+ demographics are predictable – [link]. Study: Only 1% of Facebook ‘Fans’ Engage With Brands - [link]. Warner Bros.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 18, 2012

Employee Referral Bonuses Are Pants on Head Stupid – [link]. Events for women programmers in Chicago – [link]. Work harder on yourself than you do on your startup – [link]. In war for talent, ‘brogrammers’ will be losers – [link]. Think Twice Before Starting a Company – [link].

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