Taking your product from idea to launch takes time and preparation. The next step is transforming your small business from a maker operation to a manufacturing powerhouse. In this session, Kate will highlight lean startup principles to improve productivity and efficiency. Learn tips and tools to identify and eliminate waste and enhance product quality and consistency.
This event is FREE to residents of West Side communities. To register, email dana@thehatcherychicago.org
About Speaker
Kate Jakubas is the Founder of Meliora Cleaning Products, a Chicago-based manufacturer of people- and planet-friendly household cleaners. Meliora manufactures cleaning products that are free of single use plastic, with ingredients that meet strict criteria to avoid harm to people and planet. Prior to founding Meliora, Kate worked as a research and development engineer of single-use and faucets at Elkay Manufacturing and was the environmental and regulatory manager for bicycle component company SRAM. When she isn’t at Meliora, she is either teaching Operations to mission-focused MBA students at the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago or playing music very poorly.
