Council of Advisors
With diverse expertise and unwavering dedication, the esteemed Council of Advisors at Loyola Led Enterprises collaborates to steer the organization towards innovation and excellence. Through thoughtful deliberation and strategic planning, they empower the next generation of leaders to navigate challenges and seize opportunities, fostering a culture of growth and prosperity.
Tayler Tillman
Tayler's professional experience includes working in Human Resources (recruiting, talent development, and employee relations), brand management and consulting, training & development, and entrepreneurship. Tayler Tillman serves Loyola students in the Leadership Scholars program within Student Academic Success.
Ugur Uygur
Uğur Uygur is the Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Quinlan School of Business. His research and teaching revolve around judgment of new ideas. Prior to his academic life, he worked at software start-ups and consulted with entrepreneurial ventures. Uğur is the founder of Loyola University's Ignite Lab -- Loyola's virtual incubator. Uğur's undergraduate and MBA class helped to launch ideas for what is now known as The Flats at Loyola Station, Loyola Led Enterprises’s first business..
Abol Jalilvand
Founding director of the Quinlan Series on the Future of Business Education, Loyola University Chicago, with a mission focused on providing a national forum examining the challenges and opportunities facing business schools and business education in the 21st century. He's also a Professor of Finance, and Director of Loyola's Risk Management and Insurance Center within the Leadership Hub at Quinlan School of Business.
Michael Hewitt
Dr. Hewitt is a professor in the Information Systems and Supply Chain Management Department in the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago. He also serves as the executive director of the Loyola Business Leadership Hub and faculty director of the Supply Chain and Sustainability Center.
Sean Connolly
Sean Connolly is a passionate advocate for student-driven learning and community-based educational experiences. He founded the University’s student-run business program, designed and taught entrepreneurship sessions for the City of Chicago small business incubators, and launched the annual Student-Run Business Conference. Sean proudly owns Helix Education. Helix works to develop transferable skills for students’ futures through real-world learning in partnership with communities.
Stacy Neir Beran
Founder of inQbate, Dr. Neier Beran began teaching in the Department of Marketing for Quinlan School of Business in 2008. Dr. Neir Beran is senior lecturer, of the department of Marketing at Quinlan School of Business. Her professional background includes roles in marketing research and consumer insights for Gap Inc. and Euromonitor International.
Kevin Lee
With more than 30 years of varying responsibilities in large and small organizations, Kevin incorporates examples from his own experience across many corporate functions into his classroom sessions to make learning come to life for students. Kevin has taught at Loyola at the graduate, undergraduate, and executive levels since 2009.
Cole Maltsberger
Cole served as an Academic Advisor for the School of Business and Information Technology at Purdue University Global and also served as a Career Readiness Advisor with the U.S. Department of Labor's Job Corp program. Cole brings experience in academic advising, career training and development, and classroom instruction.
Daniel Barger
An alum of Loyola University Chicago and Loyola Limited, Daniel is an Asset Manager at ARTISAN Capital Group. Daniel Barger joined ARTISAN Capital Group in September of 2020 and is responsible for the oversight of a portfolio of multifamily assets. His primary responsibilities include monitoring asset performance and developing investment-level strategies.
Joseph Wemhoff
Mr. Wemhoff has over four decades of direct experience as a practitioner in all aspects of finance, from both the banking and the corporate sides. He has been successful in building organizations and business lines; in managing complex large corporate banking relationships; and in cross-selling non-credit products and services.