Wintrust Financial

Macatawa Bank Corporation, founded in 1997 and headquartered in Holland, Michigan, operates as a bank holding company for Macatawa Bank, which offers a range of commercial and consumer banking services. The bank accepts various types of deposits, including checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and money market accounts. Its lending portfolio encompasses commercial loans for business operations and real estate, residential mortgages, and personal loans such as automobile and home equity loans. Additionally, Macatawa Bank provides financial planning, asset management, cash management, and trust services. The bank also facilitates internet and mobile banking, as well as debit card processing. Serving individuals, businesses, and organizations across Kent, Ottawa, and northern Allegan counties, Macatawa Bank aims to meet the diverse financial needs of its community.

P1 Dental Partners is a Dental Partnership Organization that brings together a network of established and successful dental practices primarily located in the Midwest. The organization focuses on collaborating with dedicated dental professionals to enhance the quality of care provided by its affiliated offices. By fostering a supportive environment, P1 Dental Partners aims to inspire its partner practices to deliver safe and compassionate dental care to their communities.

CAC Specialty is an integrated insurance brokerage and investment banking firm that specializes in providing expert services across a wide range of insurance and alternative capital markets. The company offers a diverse array of solutions, including cyber liability, executive liability, environmental risk management, property and casualty insurance, and transactional liability. By leveraging its deep industry knowledge and placement capabilities, CAC Specialty assists businesses and clients in navigating complex risk challenges and enhancing value during mergers and acquisitions. Through its comprehensive approach, the firm aims to deliver tailored solutions that meet the specific needs of its clients in an evolving risk landscape.

SageSure is a managing general underwriter focused on coastal residential and commercial property markets. Founded in 2009, SageSure specializes in providing over 50 competitively priced insurance products across 14 coastal states through its carrier partners. The company serves more than 415,000 policyholders with over $850 million in-force premium to date. SageSure is known for its innovative online quoting and binding platform, as well as advanced risk modeling and scoring technology. It distributes its products through a network of over 11,400 insurance producers and national brokers, ensuring customers receive expert advice on protecting their assets.

With wasteful healthcare spending in the U.S. estimated at $935 billion, we take our role as a healthcare innovator very seriously. Simply put, we’re on a mission to transform quality measurement and care delivery. To drive toward a Learning Health System—a framework that drives better outcomes and cost efficiencies across the health ecosystem—the industry has to commit to real change. Apervita is that change. Through our solutions and trusted collaboration platform, we’re committed to making the Learning Health System a reality, making healthcare smarter and ultimately improving patient care. As we move into our next phase of growth, we’re looking for passionate and fearless professionals to help us pursue our mission. We’ve earned the trust of our investors, including Optum Ventures, Baird Capital, Pritzker Group Venture Capital and Math Venture Partners, to further grow and scale our business. We’ve also been recognized as an industry leader by Gartner, CIOReview, Healthcare Tech Outlook, and Healthcare Informatics. Always in search of the next “first,” Apervita was named the first company to certify electronic clinical quality measures from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) using our proprietary clinical quality language (CQL) ingestion engine. And, we were recently awarded by Healthcare Innovation for our innovative work with The Joint Commission, one of the nation’s largest regulatory organizations. We believe we’re making a difference every day to drive improvements in quality care that lead to better patient outcomes with a lower cost of care. We’re honored to be on this incredibly important journey to build a better healthcare system.

The Mom Project, Inc. is a digital marketplace that connects women, particularly mothers, with employment opportunities across various sectors, including marketing, finance, technology, and project management. Founded in 2015 and based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the company serves a community of over 500,000 individuals, including moms, dads, and allies, facilitating access to flexible work arrangements at both large corporations and small businesses. In addition to matching job seekers with employers, The Mom Project also provides insights and recommendations to companies on improving workplace conditions for women, aiming to foster a more supportive environment for mothers while redefining traditional career structures.

First Community Financial is the parent company of first community bank that provides various banking and financial services.

BucketFeet, Inc., based in Chicago, Illinois, is a direct-to-consumer footwear brand that specializes in artist-designed shoes for men, women, and children. Founded in 2011, the company collaborates with a global community of artists to create unique, limited-edition sneakers, with each pair featuring a different artist's design. BucketFeet operates an online platform where customers can order shoes that are printed only after they are purchased, thus reducing unnecessary environmental waste associated with traditional manufacturing cycles. In addition to footwear, the company also offers apparel such as tees, hoodies, and socks. Through its innovative approach, BucketFeet aims to foster meaningful conversations and empower artists to share their stories through the medium of shoes, serving as a canvas for diverse artistic expression. As of late 2017, BucketFeet operates as a subsidiary of SkinnyCorp, LLC.

Great Lakes Advisors, established in 1990 and headquartered in Chicago, is an employee-owned investment management firm. It offers a range of services, including equity and fixed income investment strategies, primarily for institutional clients such as public funds, endowments, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $2.4 billion in assets, focusing on value-oriented, bottom-up stock picking, and socially responsible investments within the U.S. public equity and fixed income markets.