Marie Platowski, General Manager & Director of Sales
Marie Platowski carries with her over fifteen years of experience in the Executive Suite Industry. Serving in the past as Director of Sales, General Manager and VP of Sales, she brings a long education and history of vast transactional and real estate management skills, coupled with extensive experience in the high-performance telecommunications industry with a proven ability to increase sales and obtain premium prices. Marie has a BS in Legal Administration, and graduated Magna Cum Laude, from Loyola University.
For over nine years Marie was responsible for all marketing and sales for over 200 individual private offices and managed the day-to-day management of three Executive Office Suite Centers. She is responsible for achievement of 98% occupancy rate at all three centers. In addition, Marie developed and implemented strategies for local promotions, developed and promoted advertising positioning and strategies, and conducted corporate publicity interviews with the Wall Street Journal, and the Chicago Tribune.
Nadine Neuhauser, Operations Manager
Ms. Neuhauser has several years of experience in operations and management.
Prior to joining Business Network Center, Ms Neuhauser was in charge of client relations for Behavioral Optometry. Ltd. for four years where she oversaw the daily operations of the business. Previously she worked as a lab associate for Northeastern IL University. She holds a B.S. from Northeastern Illinois University.
Merideth Cornett, Switchboard Receptionist
Meredith Cornett has recently earned her Bachelor's Degree in English Literature at DePaul University in Chicago. During her undergraduate career, Meredith served the DePaul community for over three years. She co-founded Spectrum DePaul, a group that specializes in cultural issues and advocates diversity on campus. She was the secretary for that group during its first year at DePaul, then later went on to become the organization's president. She served on Spectrum's Executive Board for two years. During her senior year, she served as an editor for Thresholds, DePaul University's annual literary magazine that publishes works from undergraduate and graduate students at DePaul. She now resides in Ravenswood and looks forward to working in an office enviroment. She also plans to pursue a career in writing and literature.
Steve Conrad, IT Administrator
Steve Conrad is a graduate of DeVry University with a degree in telecommunications management. In addition to maintaining the building's phone system, Steve serves as the IT administrator to the building's Internet and Intranet systems. Steve also acts as the on-site expert for tenants' technology needs. Anything from data backups and restorations to software and hardware upgrades are available as services. This on-site management has proven invaluable to client's immediate needs in this fast paced technological world.