Chicago Business Review with Young Lee

What does it look like to turn your hobby into a business? And how do you turn that business into something that enriches the community? 

This is the story of Michael Chiong, an Experience Design Leader who's made many friends over the years walking the 5-and-a-half to 6 miles it takes to get around a golf course (depending on how well you hit the ball) with people who were, at first, complete...

Have you heard of 75 Hard? 75 Hard is not a fitness challenge, but a “transformative mental toughness program” (according to the company's website.

Chicago Business Review's host, Young Lee, recently undertook the personal improvement challenge and in this week's awesome new episode, he's sharing some amazing insights from his 75 Hard experience...

Michael Shipley is the Founder and Managing Partner of Conscious Cup Coffee Roasters, which has 5 cafes in the Chicagoland area. He’s having an aspirational, caffeine-fueled conversation with our host Young Lee in what is surely a wakeup call for aspiring business owners looking to up their game, especially those in the service industry...

Steve Smith is a 15 year veteran of the mortgage originator business. He’s also a man of many talents: he’s a musician, singer, and award-winning fisherman! As a mortgage advisor he’s here to answer all our mortgage-related questions with Young Lee on this illuminating episode of Chicago Business Review. 

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are federally backed home mortgage companies created by the United States Congress...

Are you looking for an inspirational entrepreneurial story that can provide you with the encouragement you need to knuckle down and pursue your dream? Then look no further than this wonderful interview with an amazing entrepreneur, Sargon Boudakh.

Sargon is more than just a serial entrepreneur, he’s also a real estate investor and President of Custom Blending Solutions – a one-stop shop for food manufacturers in any industry...

Are you a potential homeowner looking to get a mortgage? Or perhaps just someone who’s intrigued to understand more about the process? Marty Maher is a 24-year veteran of the mortgage origination business and is ideally suited to analyze your property ambitions. Because of his client-first approach, he is simply one of the best advisors when it comes to mortgages and home loans in the Chicago area...

When last did you experience unconditional love? Jodie Diegel is the President and Founder of the Soul Harbour Ranch Animal Therapy Program, which features Chicagoland’s most experienced and comprehensive animal-assisted therapy teams — including registered therapy dogs, miniature therapy horses, and miniature therapy donkeys!

Their mission is to enrich lives by promoting the love and healing of the animal-human bond, while advocating and promoting animal therapy standards...

Kyle Campbell is a family man. He’s also the Managing Director of Hotaling Insurance Services, a risk management family office. As a child growing up he experienced firsthand how money came between members of his family when there was a death in the family and it was unclear as to who got what in the family business...

Are you eager to get into e-commerce by launching your own drop-shipping site? Miguel Sanchez is an e-commerce expert who started with dropshipping on Amazon and dropped out of school to pursue his entrepreneurial dreams full-time. Now he helps people launch their own passive income e-commerce businesses that require very little participation.

In today’s episode, he shares the secrets of his success with our affable host, Young Lee...

Austin Linney is a real estate investor, business coach, and the host of  Construct Your Life podcast. Perhaps more importantly he’s an entrepreneur with a ruthless work ethic that is absolutely crushing it with his short term rental business, coaching, and podcast.

He chats to Young Lee, the host of Chicago Business Review, and spills all his secrets on how to make money on platforms such as Airbnb...