Jeff Ellman

Hireology. UrbanBound. HomeScout Realty. Humatal. Serial entrepreneur Jeff Ellman co-founded all of these Chicago companies. According to his sister Erica, who nominated him for Double Chai, Jeff, a graduate of Michigan State, has always dreamed of starting his own businesses.

"I thought he was making a mistake," she said.  "I believed he should work for a big company, get experience and then branch out on his own.  We come from a family of entrepreneurs so he was inspired from his surroundings and had a vision of what he wanted for his life.  He started a small company with his friend in a tiny basement office in East Lansing.  He told me he would prove me wrong and he really did prove me wrong."

Today, Jeff has helped over 1,500 people find jobs and over 12,000 people find homes in the Chicago area. He also volunteers his time helping underprivileged students go to college and enjoys making others feel comfortable at the Uptown Cafe where he volunteers regularly.

Name:
Jeff Ellman

Age:
35

Pays the bills:
Co-founder of Hireology (technology platform that helps companies make better hiring decisions), UrbanBound (web-based app built to simplify one of life's biggest transitions…moving to a big city), HomeScout Realty (residential real estate) and Humatal (recruiting and consulting firm)

Relationship status:
Taken

Describe yourself in 10 words or less:
Serial entrepreneur who has a passion for helping people

Celebrity doppelganger:
Jason Segel from How I Met Your Mother

Passions:
Family, travel, entrepreneurship, sports

How do you give back?
I sit on the board of the Right Angle Foundation helping raise money for low income students to attend college.

Fill in the blank: If time and money were limitless, I would:
start hundreds of companies and employ people that struggle to find employment.

Chicago's Jewish community in 10 years:
Tight knit community of people working together ensuring a higher quality of life for all.

Me in 10 years:
Proud father of three and have built and sold multiple companies.