Depaul CEO -Members

Officers

Jessica Cowin
President
Senior/Business Management
Concentration: Entrepreneurship
Minor: Sales Leadership
What are your career goals?
My career goal is to be my own boss. I want to continue my chocolate company, The Chocolate Rx. I also want to add to that with more new business ventures. 
What do you plan on doing once you have graduated from DePaul?
As stated above, The Chocolate Rx is what I look forward to working on full time, once I graduate from DePaul. I continue to work slowly, along with my sister Amy, but am committed to putting all my effort into this venture because, at this point, it is my passion. 
What do you hope to get out of DePaul CEO?
As the new President of CEO DePaul Chapter, I hope to be able to get everyone who wants to be a part of the group, included. I want the group to continue to be interested and push themselves to meet our goals. One of my goals is to start a chapter business. Mainly I just want people to have fun and enjoy their time with this wonderful group of people we have this year.
Why do you participate/enjoy DePaul CEO?
I love DePaul and I love CEO. CEO provides young, aspiring entrepreneurs to network with each other as well as other CEO members, and entrepreneurs around Chicago. It also provides us with extensive contact with the Coleman Entrepreneurship Center where are questions and needs can always be inspired and motivated. Overall, I am in CEO because of the members. They are all talented and inspiring, be you own boss types, who are there because they want to be part of the group.
Amy Cowin 
Director of Finance
Senior/Business Management
Concentration:Entrepreneurship
Minor:Marketing
What are your career goals?
I have started a chocolate candy making company, called The Chocolate Rx, with my sister and hope to have more businesses in the future. Currently, I am working for myself and look forward to coming up with more business opportunities that will serve a need or create a service. 
What do you plan on doing once you have graduated from DePaul?
After I graduate, I plan on working for my company(s), spending time with family and friends and traveling.  
What do you hope to get out of DePaul CEO?
What I hope to get out of DePaul CEO is an incredible experience of starting a business with a group of really interesting and smart fellow students.
Why do you participate/enjoy DePaul CEO?
I enjoy and participate in DePaul CEO because I like to meet new people that have some of the same values, business sense, desire for success and a strong interest in entrepreneurship.
Jim Haluczak 
Director of Marketing & Recruitment
Sophmore/Business Management
What are your career goals?
To open my own jazz/night club in the city.
What do you plan on doing once you have graduated from DePaul?
I plan on working for a local business for a couple of years, while enhancing/finalizing my jazz/night club business plan.
What do you hope to get out of DePaul CEO?
I hope to build relationships and network with other members and guest speakers. I also hope to get a hands on experience in starting a business as well as hearing first hand success/failure stories from other entrepreneurs.
Why do you participate/enjoy DePaul CEO?
I participate in DePaul CEO because I believe in the organization's mission and I love to network with other business people, especially other entrepreneurial students. The group is always filled with energetic and motivated students, which I find personally encouraging.
Mike Eaton 
Director of Technology
Senior/Business Management
What are your career goals?
 
What do you plan on doing once you have graduated from DePaul?
What do you hope to get out of DePaul CEO?
Why do you participate/enjoy DePaul CEO?

Members

Halley Bass 
Senior/Marketing
What are your career goals?
I would like to eventually run my own freelance graphic design firm.  My short term career goal is to work in marketing using my creativity to help a company with PR and promotion. 
What do you plan on doing once you have graduated from DePaul?
When I graduate from DePaul I want to travel to Israel and learn to speak Hebrew fluently.
What do you hope to get out of DePaul CEO?
I hope to use the skills I am developing in my senior level marketing classes for a project that will really challenge me to apply my marketing knowledge.  I hope to also learn more about how to market an idea and turn it into a successful business. 
Why do you participate/enjoy DePaul CEO?
I enjoy being around other students who have the same enthusiasm for entrepreneurship.  It is a place where I can cultivate my creative side and learn more about business.
Mike Chereso 
Junior/Marketing&Finance
Minor: Sales Leaadership
What are your career goals?
To become a business consultant. 
What do you plan on doing once you have graduated from DePaul?
Find the highest paying job that will allow me to challenge myself and educate myself further. I would like to work for a couple years and then attend DePaul for my M.B.A in Entrepreneurship. 
What do you hope to get out of DePaul CEO?
I would like real world experience with helping build and run a successful business while cooperating with a large group of individuals. 
Why do you participate/enjoy DePaul CEO?
I enjoy CEO because it gives me real world experience while allowing me to do something that many can only dream to do. 
John Pobanz
Junior/Public Communications&Marketing
Minor: Marketing
What are your career goals?
Work in Chicago
What do you plan on doing once you have graduated from DePaul?
I am considering a few options one of them going overseas for some time to work or go to school there.  I also am thinking about just staying here in Chicago and getting a job and then going to school at night for my Masters.
What do you hope to get out of DePaul CEO?
I want to get an understanding of how a business is run and I believe that this is the perfect opportunity.  I do not necessarily want to be an entrepreneur but in case I do come up with a good idea that I would like to act on it would be good to know how to run and manage your own business.    
Why do you participate/enjoy DePaul CEO?
I participate because it seems like a fun organization to be apart of.  Being able to create your own business while in school is really what draws me to this club.  I look forward to us being able to come up with creative ideas to promote and advance our business idea. 
Ryan Powszok
Senior/Marketing
Concentration: Sales Leadership
What are your career goals?
Business consulting, Masters in 2-3 years
What do you plan on doing once you have graduated from DePaul?
I am considering a few options one of them going overseas for some time to work or go to school there.  I also am thinking about just staying here in Chicago and getting a job and then going to school at night for my Masters.
What do you hope to get out of DePaul CEO?
Networking, Business Partners, Business Ideas   
Why do you participate/enjoy DePaul CEO?
 Great ways to connect with collegiates
Anthony Prieto
Freshman/Business Management
What are your career goals?
My career goals are to hopefully one day become a successful businessman. I would like to own my own business and spread the businesses all over the world. I am currently interested in opening up my own nightclub considering the fact that I have four years of disc-jockey experience.
What do you plan on doing once you have graduated from DePaul?
Once I have graduated from DePaul I hope to have a concrete job and having a decent salary. I hope to be back home in New York working for a business and learning to hopefully become a CEO myself one day.
What do you hope to get out of DePaul CEO?
I hope to obtain the experience of owning my own business. In the business that we could accomplish, I would want to network with the different people that I will be working with. Also, I would want to gain the skills that are needed to run my own business.
Why do you participate/enjoy DePaul CEO?
I enjoy DePaul CEO because everyone is in it to share their own ideas to the CEO community. Everyone is willing to do their best to create a company that could work and could hopefully make profit for the business itself. At this point we have created a plan to start a business and I am very excited to get things started.
Ami Shah 
Freshman/Marketing
What are your career goals?
To obtain my MBA and become a Marketing Manager at a prestigious company. 
What do you plan on doing once you have graduated from DePaul?
I plan on getting an internship, and once I'm qualified for a  job, I would like to go for that.
What do you hope to get out of DePaul CEO?
I would like to meet people and get a good idea on starting a business, or what it takes to get a good business started.
Why do you participate/enjoy DePaul CEO?
I am participating in CEO because I have an interest in business, and I think it's a great way to meet new people! 
Michael Sullivan 
Junior/Management&Accounting
Concentration: Entrepreneurship
What are your career goals?
I am ultimately aiming to be a consultant and mentor for start-ups and early stage businesses.
What do you plan on doing once you have graduated from DePaul?
I plan on continuing to grow and be actively involved in my business, Elevate Printing, until I graduate and pass the CPA.  From there I plan on joining a Start Up or founding another business, depending on how my current ideas and projects pan out.
What do you hope to get out of DePaul CEO?
CEO is a great organization and I hope to continue to meet like-minded individuals, develop my business and my strategies, and help others to do the same.
Why do you participate/enjoy DePaul CEO?
I enjoy CEO because it is the perfect setting to discuss ideas, seek guidance, and discover the member's points of view on things.
Other:
  I founded Elevate Printing, LLC, after over three years of experience printmaking for artists and professional photographers. I now have expanded to include custom posters, vinyl banners, and signs. My website is Elevate Printing.
Angela Tocco 
Freshman/Accounting
What are your career goals?
To become a corporate attorney and work somewhere in downtown Chicago 
What do you plan on doing once you have graduated from DePaul?
When I graduate from DePaul I want to go to law school to become a corporate attorney
What do you hope to get out of DePaul CEO?
I hope to learn how to develop my entrepreneurship skills and know the inner workings of running a starting/running a business 
Why do you participate/enjoy DePaul CEO?
I like CEO club because I meet people with similar interests and goals. Its fun to contact business professionals around the city, trying to develop our own business.
Ryan Ward 
Senior/Business Management
Concentration: Entrepreneurship
What are your career goals?
I plan on one day owning a successful business back in my home state of California.
What do you plan on doing once you have graduated from DePaul?
I plan on graduating this upcoming June, and have hopes of working/living in Ireland for a year before I return and receive my MBA from The University of Notre Dame.
What do you hope to get out of DePaul CEO?
I hope to gain relationships and broaden my network, but most importantly I hope to gain real life experience with hopes of better preparing me for my future.
Why do you participate/enjoy DePaul CEO?
I participate in DePaul CEO because it gives me the opportunity to gain experience in what I plan and enjoy doing with my life. It also allows me the chance to network with students who share the same interest and passion as I do.

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