The May Report: 1/17/2012: One of these days, something that Chris Sweis tells me will turn out to be true — so let’s see if VentureBeat really covers Juno Wallet later this week, and let’s see if Juno Wallet really gets a large infusion of cash, in excess of $10MM, he told me Monday night, but one believable thing is that Juno’s iPhone app is now in the top five in the finance area, in the company of Chase, B of A, Wells Fargo, and PayPal; I violated the #1 rule in reporting — spell the name right, especially if you/’re skewering the person: it’s Kapil Chaudhary, not Chadhaury, and Kapil, I apologize for that — there’s no excuse; So, the question is: Who wrote Jeff Willinger’s over the top bio?
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Newly added panelist was recent guest of White House
Advanced Manufacturing Panel Discussion

Today, January 17th

Great news! We just added a final panelists to our group for Tuesday’s program Harry Moser, who was just at the White House on January 11th working with President Obama demonstrating how reshoring manufacturing jobs back to America will increase job growth.

Join us on January 17th to find out this directly affects us and how manufacturers locally are using advanced manufacturing processes to expand their capabilities and employee a new manufacturing workforce.

Our panel will include:

Moderator Mike Johnston, Director of Business Development for IL MEP Network
Professor Greg Olson, The Walter P. Murphy Professor of Materials, Science and Engineering at Northwestern University and an MIT Alum.

Karen Huber, the Division Manager for Manufacturing Technology R&D at Caterpillar Inc. and currently on Obama’s Advanced Manufacturing Council.

Guy Cassidy, COO Acme Manufacturing

Harry Moser- Founder of Reshoring Initiative and an MIT Alum

Time: 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.

This is your opportunity to directly ask the hard questions to the people that are working on the answers.

Location IBM Innovation Center – 71 S Wacker, Chicago, IL 60606

Fee: $10 for members in advance $20 at the door

$35 for non-members in advance $40 at the door

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Scoop section:

– Chris Sweis told me Monday night that his firm is set to get a large capital infusion, and while he would not quote a figure, I did get out of him that it’s in excess of $10MM, possibly far in excess; Juno Wallet’s iPhone app is now in the top five in the finance category and Sweis said that VentureBeat will be profiling them later this week — I wish them well, but I won’t hold my breath
– Pritzker Group Completes Add On at Carter-Waters
– Tom Bennett: Don’t forget to add 247 S. State and the TIF that was never paid back to the 100 Things list
– Chris Macek: I’m sorry Chris, but there is another Ronald May and it seems that our emails tend to get mixed up — so, who are you?
– EXPLORECHICAGO.ORG OFFERS VISITORS & RESIDENTS “175 WAYS TO LOVE CHICAGO”
– Wednesday, January 25: Social Media Club Chicago: Compliance and CFAs
– I thought something was strange: It turns out that local Channel 5 reporter Zoraida Sambolin has moved to CNN
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The Scoop section:
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Chris Sweis told me Monday night that his firm is set to get a large capital infusion, and while he would not quote a figure, I did get out of him that it’s in excess of $10MM, possibly far in excess; Juno Wallet’s iPhone app is now in the top five in the finance category and Sweis said that VentureBeat will be profiling them later this week — I wish them well, but I won’t hold my breath

Top 5 in the app store as if today.
Inbox
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ronaldmay@aol.com
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Chris Sweis 6:26 PM (39 minutes ago)
Check out our fan page and you can see the feedback. Over 100K installs in th…
Chris Sweis chris@junowallet.com
6:28 PM (37 minutes ago)
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Make it a Great Day!
Chris Sweis
Chief Mobile Officer
JunoWallet
JunoWallet “Earn Gifts, Get Gifts, Give Gifts, Go Shop…”
Click this link to download JunoWallet today in the iTunes and Google stores. bit.ly/bSsWGi
Visit us on the web www.junowallet.com
Phone: 224-265-0799
Conference Line: Dial-in Number: (218) 862-1000
Access Code: 211832
Skype ID: chris.sweis
Please consider the environment before printing my email
[The information contained in this communication is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited.]
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Juno is now in the top 5 in the category of finance in the iPhone app store
Chase mobile has 364 ratings and 4 stars
Bank of America has 463 ratings and 3 stars
Wells Fargo Bank has 3079 ratings and 3.5 stars
PayPal has 4.5 stars and 49 ratings
Junobe has 515 ratings and 4.5 stars
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Pritzker Group Completes Add On at Carter-Waters

Subject: Pritzker Group Completes Add On at Carter-Waters
Date: 1/13/2012 9:46:17 A.M. Central Standard Time
From: ThePritzkerGroup@mail70.subscribermail.com
Reply To: contactus@pritzkergroup.com
To: ronaldmay@aol.com

A portfolio company of

Acquires A.R.T Concrete and Tool Supply to expand its operations in the St. Louis region.
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Carter Waters is a leading distributor of construction materials and tools to commercial, highway, municipal, and multi-family builders in Missouri, Kansas, and Southern Illinois. With seven locations spread across Missouri, Kansas, and Illinois, Carter-Waters serves its customers’ construction material and equipment needs by representing more than 300 manufacturers stocking more than 5,000 different line items. Carter-Waters also maintains its own extensive rental inventory of concrete forming and shoring products, and operates its own rebar fabrication facility offering customers both standard and customized rebar products.
Led by Tony Pritzker and J.B. Pritzker, The Pritzker Group’s Private Equity team focuses on middle market buyouts of North American companies with total enterprise values between $50 million and $400 million. Together with its Venture Capital team, the firm has acquired or invested in more than 80 companies. The Pritzker Group offers several unique advantages as an investor and partner with management teams to support the performance of its companies: its focus on building long-term value; its proprietary capital base; decades of investment and operating experience across a wide range of industries; and its substantial global relationship network.

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Anthony N. Pritzker – Managing Partner (Los Angeles) Chicago, Illinois Los Angeles, California
J.B. Pritzker – Managing Partner 111 South Wacker Drive 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard
Richard B. Griffin – Partner (Los Angeles) Suite 4000 Suite 1650
David J. Rosen – Partner Chicago, Illinois 60606 Los Angeles, California 90025
Jonathan Kron – Private Equity Counsel Phone: (312) 447-6000 Phone: (310) 575-9400
Michael A. Barzyk – Vice President
Jonathan E. Maschmeyer – Vice President
Adam V. Milakofsky – Senior Associate
Sean M. Gillis – Associate
Rosemary H. Han – Associate
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Tom Bennett: Don’t forget to add 247 S. State and the TIF that was never paid back to the 100 Things list

Subject: 247 South State’s $8M Tech TIF: Top 100 Things Ron May Wants to Know…. Date: 1/16/2012 11:15:34 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: tomrbennett@yahoo.com
To: Ronaldmay@aol.com, ron@themayreport.com
Ron:
Don’t forget to include Brijus Properties’ failure to repay the $8,000,000 Technology TIF at 247 South State in your Top 100 List.
Specifically, what parties helped Steve Levin & Company avoid repayment of the substantial TIF for 247 South State?
Slainte,
TRB
Thomas R. Bennett
Thomas Bennett Limited
Bennett Real Estate Partners
Mobile Money 360
NuclearChicago.com
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Chris Macek: I’m sorry Chris, but there is another Ronald May and it seems that our emails tend to get mixed up — so, who are you?

from: Chris Macek Chris_Macek@pbcgroup.com
to: “Mitchell Warren (mitchellwarren@comcast.net)” <mitchellwarren@comcast.net>,
“Ronald May (ronaldmay@aol.com)” <ronaldmay@aol.com>
date: Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 4:46 PM
subject: new physician analysis
: Important mainly because of the words in the message.
new physician analysis
ronaldmay@aol.com
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Chris Macek Chris_Macek@pbcgroup.com
4:46 PM (10 hours ago)
to mitchellwarren, ronaldmay
Ron / Mitch,
Based on our discussions last week I put together this proforma. The top section assumes a full-time addition and the bottom section is a part-time addition.
For the full-time hire I assumed a base salary of $150,000 plus 40% of collections over $400,000. For the part-time addition, I assumed a base salary of $60,000 plus 40% of collections over $150,000. Please look it over and let me know if there are other changes/assumptions you would like me to make. This is really just a start for purposes of discussion. Also, let me know if you would like me to share this with Missy. I have not involved her to this point.
Christopher Macek, CPA, CMA, CMPE, CVA
Professional Business Consultants, Inc.
903 Commerce Drive
Suite 333
Oak Brook, Il 60523
Office (direct) 630-928-5205
Office (main) 630-571-6770
Fax 630-571-8810
email Chris_Macek@pbcgroup.com
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EXPLORECHICAGO.ORG OFFERS VISITORS & RESIDENTS “175 WAYS TO LOVE CHICAGO”

Subject: EXPLORECHICAGO.ORG OFFERS VISITORS & RESIDENTS “175 WAYS TO LOVE CHICAGO”
Date: 1/13/2012 1:09:49 P.M. Central Standard Time
From: tatvshow@yahoo.com
To: ron@themayreport.com
CC: RONALDMAY@aol.com

Bruce Eric Montgomery
Executive Producer & Host
Technology Access Television
200 S. Wacker Drive, 15th Floor
Chicago, IL 60606-5865
(312) 725-8601
tatvshow@yahoo.com
www.tatv.org
www.twitter.com/techaccesstv
www.facebook.com/brucemontgomery
EXPLORECHICAGO.ORG OFFERS VISITORS & RESIDENTS
“175 WAYS TO LOVE CHICAGO”

35 notable Chicagoans share their five favorite things about the city to celebrate
Chicago’s 175th birthday

CHICAGO (www.twitter.com/techaccesstv ) – In anticipation of the City of Chicago’s 175th birthday, the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture is asking 35 notable Chicagoans to share their unique perspectives on what they love most about the city, then posting them on ExploreChicago.org, the City of Chicago’s Official Tourism Site, beginning January 16. For 35 days leading up to the City’s March 4 birthday, “175 Ways to Love Chicago” will provide an engaging forum for locals to honor their city by sharing five personal insights about what makes them proud to be a Chicagoan.

From musician Jon Langford’s intriguing recommendations on “How to Listen to Chicago” to a Lincoln Park Zoo biologist’s favorite ways to experience nature, a broad range of Chicagoans including media personalities, artists, chefs, a dancer, a window washer and many others are contributing a list of favorites related to their area of expertise. Even the Picasso sculpture weighs in on its favorite public artworks.

“175 Ways to Love Chicago is a great way to get people excited about Chicago’s 175th birthday and a wonderful resource for both visitors and residents,” said Dorothy Coyle, Executive Director, Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture. “It celebrates the city’s rich cultural diversity and its most important asset – its people – by providing a forum for them to share their own personal insights about what makes Chicago one of the greatest cities in the world.”

Each weekday for 35 days, one Chicagoan’s list of five favorites will be featured on the ExploreChicago blog, which can be found on ExploreChicago.org. Once all 35 lists are posted, “175 Ways to Love Chicago” will provide a unique body of content that will live on through ExploreChicago.org to inspire millions of visitors and residents.

“175 Ways to Love Chicago” promotes the upcoming 175th birthday of the City of Chicago. Then, beginning March 4, enjoy “175 Days to Love Chicago”. More details will be announced soon.

About ExploreChicago.org
With over 6 million visits in 2011, ExploreChicago.org is the No. 1 travel and tourism website for Chicago based on traffic volume. The site, managed by the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture, offers visitors and residents a popular blog; games and social media; multimedia content; information on thousands of events, tours and attractions; visitor discounts, interactive maps and engaging profiles of Chicago’s 77 diverse neighborhoods.

About Chicago’s Visitor Industry
There were nearly 40 million visitors to Chicago in 2010, three-quarters of which were leisure travelers. The Chicago visitor industry generates more than $11 billion in direct spending, $616 million in tax revenue, and sustains more than 124, 000 jobs for the city’s economy.

Visitor Information Resources
Visitors and Chicagoans planning to entertain out-of-town guests can receive trip-planning assistance and information by visiting ExploreChicago.org. Brochures and information on Chicago’s exciting events and activities are also available at the Visitor Information Centers. Friendly Visitor Representatives can answer questions and assist in planning an unforgettable itinerary. The visitor centers are located in two of the city’s most popular areas: across from Millennium Park in the Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph Street; and at the historic Water Works pumping station, 163 E. Pearson Street at Michigan Avenue.
For daily alerts about fun and FREE things to do in Chicago, follow Explore Chicago on Twitter at twitter.com/explorechicago and on Facebook at facebook.com/explorechicago. Discover fun itineraries on our blog at explorechicagotourism.com and on Foursquare at foursquare.com/explorechicago. Get answers to your Chicago questions on the go, restaurant recommendations, and travel tips via the FREE Twitter Concierge Service (@explorechicago) available daily.

The Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture is dedicated to promoting Chicago as a premier cultural destination to domestic and international leisure travelers, providing innovative visitor programs and services, and presenting free world-class public programs. For more information please visit ExploreChicago.org.

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Technology Access Television
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(312) 725-8601
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Wednesday, January 25: Social Media Club Chicago: Compliance and CFAs

www.cfachicago.org/apps/eve_detail.asp?eve_ID=582
Event DetailSocial Media Summit: Compliance and CFAs
1/25/2012 5:00 pm (add this event to your Outlook Calendar)
Morningstar (Driving Directions)
22 W Washington
Chicago, IL 60602

Panelists:
- Scott Kleinberg – Social Media Specialist, Chicago Tribune
- Peter Hanson – Managing Partner, Astor Capital Management LLC
- Sarah Carter – Vice President, Marketing, Actiance Inc.
- Susan Chamberlain – Managing Director, Foreside Alternative Investment Services

Moderator:
Jeff Willinger – Director of Collaboration, Social Computing, and Intranets, RightPoint Consulting
Date, Time, and Location:
Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012
5:00 – 7:00 pm
Morningstar, 22 W Washington St, Chicago, IL 60602
Program Description:
An event designed to bring together the social media technology and financial worlds to discuss practical solutions to the LinkedIn, FaceBook and Twitter obstacles that CFAs face. In our highly regulated financial services industry, balancing business and customer objectives along with FINRA regulations is the key to a successful social media strategy.
You’ll lean:
- Real-world examples of FINRA compliance obstacles
- How an industry expert is using social media within compliance guidelines
- Practical technology and business solutions to help facilitate your social media presence (security, analytics, and reporting)
- How to leverage social media community resources and how to get experts on board; how compliance officers and CFAs can work together
- Ways to measure and evaluate your social media efforts; how to turn social media data into insights

Invite your firm’s Compliance team to attend, so they can participate in the discussions and hear first hand from the experts.
Fee*:
CFA Chicago Members and Social Media Club Members – $25
Non-Members – $35
(payable by cash, check, credit card, or function ticket)*
Note: Fee includes beer, wine and appetizers.
Attire:
Business Casual
Registration:
Phone: 312-251-1301
Hosted by:
CFA Society of Chicago Women Advisory Group
Agenda:
To be announced
Panelists:
Scott Kleinberg holds a master’s in journalism and communications and more than 15 years of professional experience as a top writer, editor and communicator. He crafts amazing copy, whether it’s thousands of words or 140 characters. After 6 years at RedEye, 3 of those in charge of conceptualizing, developing and maintaining the entire social media campaign for the paper, he moved over to the Chicago Tribune to work as a social media specialist. From tweeting and Facebooking live events and breaking news stories via social media to training and writing documentation for the company, it all falls to the social media department.
Peter Hanson is a managing partner at Astor Capital Management. Astor Capital is an Alternative Investment Manager and is registered with the CFTC as a CTA. Investment focus includes Managed Currency and Equity Index Futures programs. Prior to Joining Astor, Peter was a Managing Director at ABN AMRO and head of corporate sales and origination for equity derivatives. Prior to ABN AMRO, Peter was a Managing Director and head of middle market client coverage for the Global Derivatives Products Group.
Sarah Carter joined the workforce at age 17 as a taxi driver and remembers her roots well, so you can expect an interesting tour through the ins and outs of Social Networking and Web 2.0. Anecdotes and customer stories are of course inevitable (and gratuities are expected). It took a stint with IBM, a software developer in Canada before she moved to the UK IT security market some (ahem) 12 years ago, where she joined the management team of a UK security integrator, floated the company on AIM, acquired others and then sold it. Having spent four years working with Actiance (formerly FaceTime Communications) customers and partners throughout Europe and Asia, Carter recently relocated to HQ in California. Carter works with Actiance financial services clients on best practice social media and collaboration strategies in both Europe and the USA and regularly speaks on the topic on both continents.
Susan M. Chamberlain heads Foreside’s Chicago office and oversees the delivery of compliance services within the greater Chicago area. With 30 years experience in the investment management industry, Chamberlain serves as Chief Compliance Officer to a Chicago investment adviser. Previously she was chief operating officer and chief compliance officer at Quantlab Capital Management, Ltd., a registered investment advisor managing private and proprietary funds in Houston, and was chief operating officer at Columbine Capital Services, Inc., a company providing independent, quantitative research to the institutional investment community. At Columbine Capital, Chamberlain was responsible for the start-up of a market-neutral hedge fund as well as for the ongoing compliance, administrative and business operations of the firm.
Moderator:
Jeff Willinger recently named the number one SharePoint influencer to watch in 2012, Jeff has been called a character with character and early adopter of enterprise 2.0 technologies, social media content and marketing, e-commerce; community building, management, and engagement. Jeff is an internationally sought-after speaker and has shared his insights, experiences, and advice around collaboration, knowledge management, social computing, ROI, governance, user adoption and training at many industry events around the world. He is comfortable at the C-Level and someone that is able to leverage relationships in getting through to the decision maker. Highly ethical and engaging with an uncanny business acumen, feeling comfortable selling at the board level or motivating a sales force. Creative thinker outside the box. Rapid learner that appreciates and values being the sales rainmaker and motivator, and trusted teammate within a company. Long term business relationships throughout the country within internal communications, employee engagement and marketing as well as IT. Focusing on Financial, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Agency and Professional Services. He has defined, architected, implemented and been a part of well over a hundred SharePoint solutions from small implementations on a single server to over 80,000+ user implementations in international organizations. True entrepreneur, visionary and influencer-founded Graphic Packaging Resources, Inc and built into a technology powerhouse throughout Midwest with multiple locations. Changed model from printing and packaging to a solution strategic interactive digital media firm, developing websites and SEO-SEM-Built company prior to selling in 2007.
*Special Notes Regarding Fees:
Regular, Candidate, and Affiliate Members may apply function tickets as payment for Non-member or Student-Member. Credit card required to guarantee ALL reservations except for ONLINE reservations using FUNCTION TICKETS. No day-of-event pre-registrations accepted (on-site only, if applicable and space available). There is a $5 surcharge for walk-ins. Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover and Diners Club are accepted. Cancellations accepted until 5:00 pm, Jan. 20.
By registering for and attending this event, you acknowledge that any photographs that may be taken are the property of CFA Chicago and give your consent to their use in CFA Chicago’s online and print business communications and marketing.
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May here. Look at Jeff Willinger’s bio above. It seems to be an exercise in hyperbole and self-aggrandizement to me — and a few others I know. Jeff told me he did not write it and he said he does not know anything about it. One of the other panelists, Sarah Carter, was a cab driver at age 17, so maybe the whole thing is intended to be tongue in cheek, but Jeff, I find it hard to believe that you had no role in this over the top and may I add lengthy bio.
My evidence is that the language of the bio here is remarkably similar to Jeff’s own Twitter description.
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JeffWillinger
@jwillie Chicago, IL
A character w/ character, Director of Everything Cool E2.0, Social Computing, SharePoint, Pres SMCChicago, Intranets-Internal Coms-Speaker- Influencer -Triathlete
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As I told Jeff on the phone Sunday night, “Jeff you may have been selling Bar Mitzvah napkins a few years ago and now you’ve carved a niche for yourself in social media, which is great, but don’t overdo it. I’ll kiss your a** when 60 Minutes does a profile of you as they just did on Andrew Masdon .”
He also confirmed that he recently had lunch with Gary Slack to discuss Right Point business.
When I asked him how he can be lunching with Slack when Lundin and I are his friends. His response was good: “Lundin and you are not my friends,” he said, followed by a self congratulatory “That was a good one.”
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I thought something was strange: It turns out that local Channel 5 reporter Zoraida Sambolin has moved to CNN

articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-11-03/business/chi-wmaqch5s-zoraida-sambolin-heads-to-cnn-20111103_1_early-morning-anchor-sports-anchor-paula-faris-cnn
WMAQ-Ch.5′s Zoraida Sambolin heads to CNN

November 03, 2011|By Robert Channick | Tribune reporter

It’s official. WMAQ-Ch.5 early morning anchor Zoraida Sambolin is headed to CNN in New York to co-host a new 5 to 7 a.m. broadcast with Ashleigh Banfield.
Soledad O’Brien will anchor the revamped “news and conversation” format from 7 to 9 a.m., according to a network statement issued Thursday. The show will hit the air in 2012.
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