ACHIEVE SUMMIT
Chicago Southland’s #1 Business and Real Estate Event
Where Entrepreneurs, Investors, and Community Leaders Meet To Make Deals Happen.
WHAT IS THE ACHIEVE SUMMIT?
The ACHIEVE Summit is a three-day experience designed to inspire, connect, and equip you to take your next big step. Get ready for the South Suburbs’ biggest business and real estate event of the year.
You’ll join entrepreneurs, investors, developers, and business leaders from across the region who are building the future of the Southland.
PAST KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Each year, ACHIEVE features national thought leaders and dealmakers. Here are just a few from ACHIEVE 2025
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SELF-MADE MOGUL AND FORMER PRESIDENT OF ENTERTAINMENT AT TELEMUNDO
A Latina media dynamo and women’s empowerment advocate bringing decades of experience in real estate investing. Through savvy investments, she has built significant personal wealth & helped countless others do the same. Her best-selling book, Self Made, outlines her journey and provides a roadmap for financial independence through entrepreneurship and smart investing, including her famous line, “Don’t buy shoes, buy buildings.”
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STAR OF ABC’S SHARK TANK & CEO AND FOUNDER OF FUBU
The People’s Shark has gone from launching FUBU to investing in tomorrow’s biggest brands. Daymond John brings sharp insights on scaling, innovation, and what’s next for entrepreneurs navigating rapid growth.
He is ready to share the secrets needed to take your business to the next level.
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FOUNDER OF THE POWERHOUSE CONFERENCE, CANADA’S #1 BIZ EVENT
A 16-year real estate veteran & COO of CPI Capital, Seth helps everyday investors build wealth through apartment syndications across North America. His real mission runs deeper: helping entrepreneurs sweat the bullets that actually matter - the money, the people, the product, and the story - so they stop playing small and finally build something that lasts.
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CURRENT VENTURE PARTNER AT CONNECTIVITY VENTURES FUND, AUTHOR, EDUCATOR, & GLOBAL TECH ENTREPRENEUR.
Nathalie Molina Niño is a Co-Founder and President at Known. She is an investor (Builder Capitalist), and as part of her work as a champion of women, communities of color and the planet, she co-founded the trade organization for Builder Capitalism, a long-view, alternative asset class to Venture Capital. In 2018, her book LEAPFROG, The New Revolution for Women Entrepreneurs (Penguin Random House, Tarcher Perigee) was named one of Book Authority’s “Best CEO Books of All Time.” Molina Niño launched her first tech startup at the age of twenty and is the co-founder of Entrepreneurs@Athena at the Athena Center for Leadership Studies of Barnard College at Columbia University.
Today, Molina Niño serves as a Venture Partner at Connectivity Ventures Fund, as an advisor for Goldman Sachs’ Launch with GS Black and Latinx Cohort, Accion Opportunity Fund, Vote Run Lead, WE NYC (Women Entrepreneurs NYC) and HOPE (Hispanas Organized for Political Equality). In support of her efforts to make reproductive healthcare more accessible and affordable, she serves on the board of the National Institute for Reproductive Health and The American Medical Association’s Center for Health Equity. In 2019, she was honored with Schneps’ inaugural Women of Wall Street Awards for her influence in banking and finance and was named among People Magazine’s most powerful Latinas.
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WALL STREET JOURNAL & USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BUY THEN BUILD: HOW ACQUISITION ENTREPRENEUR OUTSMART THE STARTUP GAME
Walker Deibel’s work has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc, Fast Company, and the Harvard Business Review. Walker has practiced acquisition entrepreneurship since 2006 amassing $16.5 million in revenue through acquisitions; has co-founded three startups, acquired nine companies outright, and has consulted (or participated in) over $200,000,000 in business transactions. He’s also an active investor in private companies and real estate, an Emmy-nominated film producer, and currently owns companies in manufacturing, online education, and eCommerce.
He is a Certified M&A Advisor, Certified M&A Professional, M&A Master Intermediary, Certified Exit Planning Advisor, and former SEC licensed stockbroker. He was awarded the Platinum Award from M&A Source and Thought Leader of the Year by both The Alliance of M&A Advisors and Axial.com.
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Why ACHIEVE Matters
ACHIEVE isn’t just a conference—it’s a dealmaking engine. In one day, you’ll connect with vetted entrepreneurs, investors, developers, and lenders. Backed by SDA’s proven track record of supporting 3,600+ businesses and redeveloping nearly 200 properties, ACHIEVE compresses months of outreach into a single, high-yield day.
ACHIEVE SUMMIT 2025 HIGHLIGHTS
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