Lamplighters Fireside & Networking

We're excited for our next business networking event, with a fireside chat featuring Eric Sedler, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Avoq.

The series we're building is aimed at creating an opportunity for emerging Jewish business leaders to get to know one another in a smaller, intimate setting hosted by a rockstar business executive and community leaders.

Our past speakers included Glen Tullman (Livongo/7Wire), Gregg Caplan (Red Box/Pritzker), Jon Shulkin (Valor Equity), Michael Golden (@properties), Alyssa Jaffee (7Wire), Ezra Galston (Starting Line), Jared Rubin (Range group), Harry Huzines (JRG capital), Wendy Berger (WBS Equities), Joshua Rogers (Arete Wealth), Jay Sandler (Imperial Group), Neil Book (JSSI), Andee Harris (CPI), and Dan Drexler (Longview Asset Management).

Event info:

Date: Monday, October 26
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Location: Address emailed upon rsvp.

Kosher bits and drinks will be served.

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This event is part of our Lamplighters Leadership Initiative, dedicated to fostering leadership, mentorship, and meaningful connections among emerging Jewish leaders.

We're looking forward to seeing you all there!

Speaker Bio:

Eric Sedler is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Avoq, a strategic communications and public affairs firm. Previously, he co-founded and served as CEO of Kivvit, which grew from a single client in 2002 into one of the country’s largest independent firms in the field. Eric sold Kivvit to Coral Tree Partners in 2023. Its business combined with Subject Matter and rebranded as Avoq in January 2024.

Earlier in his career, Eric worked at AT&T and Edelman and spent nearly a decade in politics and government. He serves on the boards of the Jewish United Fund of Chicago, World Business Chicago and the Museum of Contemporary Art. Crain’s Chicago Business named him one of Chicago’s 20 Most Powerful Political Insiders.