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Big Shoes Network Inc.
Jeff Carrigan
Founder
P.O. Box A3190
Chicago, IL 60690
jeff@BigShoesNetwork.com
Phone: 312-810-8772
www.BigShoesNetwork.com
Twitter @BigShoesNetwork

Big Shoes Network (BSN) is a job board and resource for college students and entry- to senior-level professionals that work in advertising, communications, graphic design, marketing, public relations, social media, and web design & development. Nearly all of the internships and jobs posted on BSN are located in Illinois and Wisconsin.

Because of our niche, over 1,500 agencies, corporations and non-profits have utilized BSN to get connected to talent. Big Shoes…it’s the right fit.

Edelman

Edelman
Ann M. Glynn
Marketing Manager
312-240-2650
ann.glynn@edelman.com
http://twitter.com/EdelmanCHI
www.edelman.com

Edelman is the largest independently owned public relations firm in the world with 52 offices and 3,200 employees worldwide. Co-headquartered in Chicago and New York, Edelman provides public relations counsel and strategic communications services that enable our clients to build strong relationships and to influence attitudes and behaviors in a complex world. The firm was founded in Chicago in 1952 by Chairman Daniel J. Edelman. Today, the office employs over 500 people.

Edelman was named Advertising Age’s top-ranked PR firm of the decade; Adweek’s “2009 Agency of the Year”; PRWeek’s “2009 Agency of the Year” and “UK Consultancy of the Year”; and Holmes Report’s “Agency of the Decade,” “2009 Best Large Agency to Work For” and “2009 Asia Pacific Consultancy of the Year.” Edelman owns specialty firms Blue (advertising), StrategyOne (research), BioScience Communications (medical education and publishing), and MATTER (sports and entertainment). Visit www.edelman.com for more information.

Fleishman Hillard

Fleishman-Hillard
Cynthia Hardie
EVP & Senior Partner, General Manager
875 N. Michigan Ave., Ste. 3300
Chicago, IL 60611
P: (312) 751-3535 x
Cynthia.Hardie@fleishman.com
www.fleishman.com

Fleishman-Hillard Inc., one of the world’s leading strategic communications firms, has built its reputation on creating integrated solutions that deliver what its clients value most: meaningful, positive and measurable impact on the performance of their organizations. The firm is widely recognized for excellent client service and a strong company culture founded on teamwork, integrity and personal commitment. Based in St. Louis, the firm operates throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, South Africa and Latin America through its 80 owned offices.

Fleishman-Hillard is a part of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) (www.omnicomgroup.com). Omnicom is a leading global advertising,marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom’s branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, interactive, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to more than 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries.

Freshlime: Digital Marketing
Jillian Koeneman
Founder
P: 574-312-3902
jillian@freshlimemarketing.com
www.freshlimemarketing.com
@Jillianmk
@Freshlimemktg

Freshlime offers a fresh approach to marketing that focuses on digital strategies and real results. We are passionate about helping businesses shake things up in order to increase sales while decreasing overall marketing costs.

At the seed of our approach is our understanding of the fundamental change in the relationship between businesses and their customers. Long gone are the days where marketers can blast sales messages at their customers in hopes of creating a sale. Reaching customers is now about connecting with them on a real, authentic level. It’s about your business having a voice and being in front of the customer at precisely the right moment. The customer-company relationship now resembles the type of social interaction that you would share with a friend over a drink – with fresh lime – at happy hour.

Golin Harris

GolinHarris
Gary Rudnick
EVP, Regional Managing Director
111 E. Wacker Drive, 11th FL
Chicago, IL 60601
P: (312) 729-4243
C: (312) 351-5300
www.golinharris.com

For more than 50 years, GolinHarris has been creating successful PR programs that deliver results. We help our clients outmaneuver their competition, dominate their categories and create fierce consumer allegiances. Our ideas are insightful, original and guided by sound strategies. Creativity, innovation and authenticity is at the heart of everything we do — not just in our client campaigns, but in how we analyze brands, examine audiences, measure impact and communicate messages. In today’s world of transparency and hyper communications, we know that innovative approaches and creative ideas exist in splendid isolation unless they’re backed up by flawless execution, real stories and first-rate client service. You can rely on GolinHarris to deliver flawless work. Every day and in every way. The need to exceed is the hallmark of every GolinHarris team.

KemperLesnik
Amy Littleton
Vice President
444 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3600
Chicago, IL 60611
C: 312.755.3572
P: 312.755.3500
F: 312.755.3597
amy.littleton@kemperlesnik.com
Twitter : @amylitt @kemperlesnik
www.kemperlesnik.com

KemperLesnik is a sports marketing, events and public relations agency. Ranked by Crain’s Chicago Business among Chicago’s top PR agencies, KemperLesnik has produced communications programs and managed major national and international events, including the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational college basketball tournament and numerous PGA TOUR affiliated events, for more than 30 years. For more information, visit www.kemperlesnik.com.

Its parent company, KemperSports, operates golf facilities as well as athletic clubs, lodging venues and major sporting events, including nationally ranked courses and tournament venues such as Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Dorado Beach Resort & Club, The Glen Club, Harbor Shores, Desert Willow Golf Resort and Chambers Bay, host of the 2010 U.S. Amateur and the 2015 U.S. Open. For more information, visit www.kempersports.com.

Ketchum
Ron Culp
Partner and Managing Director
200 East Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60601-7281
Partner and Managing Director
P: 312-228-6990
www.ketchum.com

Ketchum is one of the world’s leading public relations agencies. Through its network of offices, Ketchum delivers innovations that help clients across all industries quickly realize their communications goals. With approximately 2,000 people, Ketchum can swiftly mobilize its global resources to produce meaningful results for clients. Founded in 1923, Ketchum is a fullservice communications company whose services include a network of global practices — Brand Marketing, Corporate, Food & Nutrition, Healthcare and Technology. For us, the Ketchum name exemplifies innovation, service and talent. In every aspect of our business, you will see the energy and enthusiasm that we bring to public relations.

We constantly rededicate ourselves to the innovative thinking, quality service and talent that is synonymous with the Ketchum name. Our precision entails successfully delivering a message to any audience with a smart, strategic approach, the creative talent to ensure an impact, and the commitment to perfect execution. Ketchum’s success rests on the biggest ideas and the smallest details.

MSL Chicago
Joel Curran
Managing Director, Midwest Region
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza Suite 4-150. Chicago, IL 60654
P: 312-861-5201
joel.curran@mslgroup.com
www.mslgroup.com

MSL Chicago is a leading global communications firm and part of MSL Chicago Worldwide, a network of communications brands and consultancies with 54 offices in North America, Latin America, EMEA and Asia, as well as an extensive affiliate network. The agency specializes in using research, insights and technology to create and execute powerful communications strategies that are critical to client success. With a unique combination of advice, advocacy and action, MSL Chicago delivers measurable business results for many of the world’s largest companies and most successful brands. MSL Chicago (www.mslgroup.com) is a member of the Publicis Groupe (Euronext Paris: FR0000130577), the world’s fourth largest communications group, and a global leader in digital and online advertising, media consulting, and healthcare communications.

Weber Shandwick

Weber Shandwick
Pam Munoz,
Vice President
676 North St Clair Street
Chicago, IL 60611
P: (312) 988-2047
pmunoz@webershandwick.com
www.webershandwick.com

Weber Shandwick is a global public relations and communications leader. Across an expansive global network of public relations practitioners, our award-winning communications teams bring to every engagement an unrelenting client focus, a passion for their clients’ businesses, innovative and creative strategies and a commitment to measurable results.

Weber Shandwick has built a collaborative team of the industry’s most talented professionals, a client roster that includes many of the world’s most recognized and respected brands, and a proven track record of unparalleled performance. We provide strategic counsel and program execution services that span the complete range of communications disciplines and industry sectors. Services range from marketing communications, media relations and issues management to public affairs, crisis communications, and CEO and corporate reputation management. Our specialized integrated services include interactive and emerging media, advocacy advertising, market research and visual communications.

North Park University

North Park University
Nate Mouttet
Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing
3225 W. Foster Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625
nmouttet@northpark.edu
Phone: (773)244-5705
www.northpark.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/npuchicago
Twitter: @npu

Located in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood, North Park University is a comprehensive university that serves more than 3,200 undergraduate and graduate students from throughout the country the world. With a diverse, close-knit urban community, North Park University offers a values-based education to students through nearly 40 undergraduate majors, and an adult degree-completion program, as well as graduate and continuing education in business, nonprofit management, nursing, education, music, divinity, theology, Christian ministry and Christian education.

North Park University is affiliated with the Chicago-based Evangelical Covenant Church, a growing denomination with more than 800 congregations in the United States and Canada. The University emphasizes three core values: Distinctively Christian, Internationally Urban, Purposefully Multicultural. Faculty integrate faith with learning, focusing on the important task of preparing students for lives of significance and service.

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