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Second City Works is the B2B side of The Second City, the world’s leading comedy theatre and school of improvisation. They collaborate with clients to create improv-based learning, digital content, and entertainment. By elevating messages so people want to listen, they help companies engage their workforce and win over customers. In short, they make work better. The businesses that thrive in the chaos of ever-present change are the ones with a new toolkit. It’s a toolkit that values speed, agility, collaboration, comfort with change, willingness to fail, and the creativity to solve old problems in new ways. Ultimately, they have the toolkit of an improviser.

Logitix is a ticketing platform that combines pricing optimization and real-time ticket distribution/processing with real-time insights into marketplace data and buyer behaviors.

CommentSold is a live video commerce platform that provides services to businesses and brands, enabling them to create engaging live shopping experiences. The platform offers tools like a website builder, customizable mobile apps, live selling features, AI-powered shoppable videos, and systems for inventory, fulfillment, and returns to help businesses streamline operations and grow.

CafeMedia is the world’s largest ad management service, providing the technology and services that help the highest quality publishers grow their businesses and maximize success. Serving more than 3,000 high-quality publishers through its AdThrive and CafeMedia brands, the company exclusively manages all digital advertising sales and technology, empowering content creators to make a living doing what they love – producing great content. The company blends the best of both worlds: exceptional customer service and industry-leading monetization. The company’s collective force of content creators reaches 164 million monthly unique visitors in the US. CafeMedia publishers span a diversity of content at scale, and rank #1 in the food, home, parenting and family verticals. CafeMedia provides programmatic media solutions that connect brands to these deeply engaged audiences. Brand partners get access to a premium inventory with a focus on high viewability, brand-safety and the right context or audience to drive performance. CafeMedia is a portfolio company of ZMC ( www.zmclp.com ), a leading private equity firm comprised of experienced investors and executives that invests in and manages a diverse group of media and communications enterprises. Founded in 2001, ZMC’s investment philosophy centers on operational value creation driven by targeted investment themes, deep sector expertise, and strong partnerships with industry and operating executives.

Headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, Dynasty is a technology-driven analytics and solutions provider to live events rights holders. Through its proprietary pricing, analytics and inventory management software platform, Monarch, Dynasty provides its partners improved revenue optimization, yield management and data to support ticketing operations. Formed by seasoned industry experts from the primary and secondary market, the Company’s approach is rooted in data analytics and technology-driven solutions to the growing live event ticketing market with an unwavering commitment to service, integrity and results. The Company partners with professional sports franchises, premier collegiate events, and other live events rights holders.

ITRenew is a global provider of IT asset disposition (ITAD) services and data sanitization products, specializing in large-scale data center decommissioning. They provide support for all types of data centers, corporate IT, and enterprise mobility equipment, in more than 40 countries across five continents through a global network of company-owned and operated facilities. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Newark, California, United States.

Education Networks of America (ENA) specializes in managed network and communication services tailored for the education, library, healthcare, and government sectors. The company provides a comprehensive range of solutions, including internet access, voice and data services, video conferencing, Wi-Fi, and security measures. ENA currently manages extensive statewide and district-wide networks, serving over 5,000 end sites, 560 school districts, and 230 libraries, impacting more than 2.5 million students, teachers, and administrators, along with over 6.2 million library patrons. Recently, ENA was awarded contracts for statewide internet access and managed network services for the Indiana Department of Education E-Rate Consortia and the Indiana State Library Internet Consortium, which together support hundreds of educational institutions and library locations. By providing robust networking capabilities, ENA enables its clients to focus on enhancing educational outcomes and strengthening community resources.

Considered one of New York City’s fastest growing mobile-first companies, Jump Ramp is the leader in delivering innovative promotions, rewards and instant winning experiences through free mobile casual gaming. Connecting consumers with our top partners in mobile gaming, commerce, branding and product discovery. We are backed by premiere VCs including SoftBank Capital, Bullpen Capital. Founders Collective and LeadEdge Capital. Our flagship app Lucktastic launched on Android in 2014 and has quickly built an engaged, enthusiastic and loyal customer base attracting nearly 10 million installs in the US on Android and iOS. Lucktastic is consistently ranked in the top 3 within the lifestyle category on the Google Play Store alongside brands like Tinder, Zillow, and Starbucks as well as top 10 respectively in the Apple Store. With a dominant social footprint that includes nearly 2 million Facebook fans, the Lucktastic brand has a reach that extends 12 million weekly unique American consumers. We have a strong focus on extending our brand and becoming a household name in the US. Jump Ramp looks to grow a network of apps and innovative content beyond our flagship app with an eye on expanding to Asia and other International markets. Jump Ramp prides itself on being a close knit team with nearly 40 employees, and looking to double in the next 18 months. We look for talent that thrives in an innovative entrepreneurial environment, is excited about consumer products that touch millions of Americans and who embrace our exciting diverse NYC culture. We’re not afraid to move fast and break things as we release, launch, iterate, update and announce - sometimes all in the same day! So if you thrive on solving problems in the mobile space that have never been tackled before, come join our team!

Alloy Online is a prominent digital media and marketing company based in New York, catering primarily to the 12-34 demographic. It operates as an e-commerce destination site and apparel cataloger for teens, combining a robust online shopping experience with a highly trafficked community platform that features interactive elements such as email, chat, and social networking. Additionally, Alloy's services include nontraditional media programs that effectively reach targeted consumer segments through various channels, including interactive and display advertising, direct mail, content production, and educational programming. By focusing on entertainment and lifestyle trends, Alloy Online provides its audience with inspiration and recommendations across a range of interests, including shows, movies, health, and fitness.

Cast & Crew began modestly as a small business that provided payroll services to the commercial and the music business. Today, with offices in Burbank, New York, Albuquerque, Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Detroit, Toronto and Vancouver, Cast & Crew has grown into a leading provider of payroll service for the Motion Picture, Television and Commercial Industries. Cast & Crew provides these same industries with its highly regarded PSL family of production accounting software. Thanks to our knowledgeable and experienced staff, Cast & Crew has developed the most stable and sophisticated production accounting software available on the market. We were the first in our field to provide 24/7 on-line support as well as electronic interfacing of payroll data with our proprietary software. PSL3 brings the convenience of the internet to production accounting. Responsiveness is where client services begin. Cast & Crew has built a reputation that's unmatched in its ability to respond quickly, and to address and resolve client issues promptly. This commitment is our trademark and our absolute first priority. We've built long lasting client relationships based on mutual reliance, integrity and trust. The people who work at Cast & Crew are the "hallmark" of our company. Their vast knowledge and extensive experience in the industry are what makes Cast & Crew the best in the business.

Considered one of New York City’s fastest growing mobile-first companies, Jump Ramp is the leader in delivering innovative promotions, rewards and instant winning experiences through free mobile casual gaming. Connecting consumers with our top partners in mobile gaming, commerce, branding and product discovery. We are backed by premiere VCs including SoftBank Capital, Bullpen Capital. Founders Collective and LeadEdge Capital. Our flagship app Lucktastic launched on Android in 2014 and has quickly built an engaged, enthusiastic and loyal customer base attracting nearly 10 million installs in the US on Android and iOS. Lucktastic is consistently ranked in the top 3 within the lifestyle category on the Google Play Store alongside brands like Tinder, Zillow, and Starbucks as well as top 10 respectively in the Apple Store. With a dominant social footprint that includes nearly 2 million Facebook fans, the Lucktastic brand has a reach that extends 12 million weekly unique American consumers. We have a strong focus on extending our brand and becoming a household name in the US. Jump Ramp looks to grow a network of apps and innovative content beyond our flagship app with an eye on expanding to Asia and other International markets. Jump Ramp prides itself on being a close knit team with nearly 40 employees, and looking to double in the next 18 months. We look for talent that thrives in an innovative entrepreneurial environment, is excited about consumer products that touch millions of Americans and who embrace our exciting diverse NYC culture. We’re not afraid to move fast and break things as we release, launch, iterate, update and announce - sometimes all in the same day! So if you thrive on solving problems in the mobile space that have never been tackled before, come join our team!

ITN Networks is a preeminent national media sales company in developing and providing custom-designed national television & multimedia networks. ITN utilizes an expansive network of proprietary systems, new technologies, custom research and comprehensive analytics to deliver the right brand message to the right consumer, in the right environment at the right time. National advertisers utilize ITN Networks, with the same ease-of-use as any national media buy, to optimize their brands' media strategies, improve returns on investment, and achieve greater accountability. Launched in 1983, ITN continually invests in emerging technologies and new partnerships, evolving with the changing media landscape and working with all major advertising agencies to design, execute and deliver guaranteed target audiences across multiple touch points.