Phil Tadros

Current

Consultant at Kudan Group
Founder at Radiolistic
Founder at Philcoextra

Founder at Haystack
Founder at Doejo Interactive
Founder at Noble Tree
Founder at Metroproper
Founder at Dollop

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Past

Founder at Chase

Education

Columbia College Chicago

Recommended

19 people have recommended Phil

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

Phil Tadros’s Summary

2000 : dropped out of Columbia college after finishing an internship with ala carte entertainment aceplaces.com to buy a coffee shop called "Don's" coffee on the least traveled L stop in Chicago

2001 : changed the zoning on a 105 unit building to open up a 4,000 square foot multimedia performing arts cafe set in a 1920's hotel lobby and ballroom called the "Chase" cafe located at 7301 N Sheridan, Chicago

2002 : developed & sold mobile store located at 518 Main Street Evanston, IL

2003 : developed mobile phone store located at 1409 Lunt, Chicago

2005 : acquired, gut rehabbed & developed "Dollop" coffee company located at 4181 N Clarendon, Chicago

2006 : conceptualized and founded metroproper.com an online community for sharing social bookmarks and local coupons.

2008 : founded doejo.com interactive media located at 210 S Clark, Chicago

2008 : acquired, gut rehabbed & developed "Noble Tree" coffee & tea located at 2444 N Clark, Chicago

2008 : acquired, gut rehabbed & developed "Haystack" vintage located at 2934 N Broadway, Chicago

Press:

-- New York Times : Small Business “Serial Entrepreneur” (08)
-- Midwest Business : Midwest Minute on Social Networks (08)
-- IrelandLocal : The currency of the community is “props” (08)
-- Crain's Chicago Business : "THE IDEA MAN" (07)
-- SomewhatFrank : "individual & small business tools" (07)
-- Where : “Community 2.0” (07)
-- Chicago Tribune : "social networks" (07)
-- Silicon Valley Watcher : "Metroproper: On The Radar" (07)
-- TechCrunch : "business or personal profiles" (07)
-- KTH : "Comfortable is a good word to describe Phil" (06)
-- Centerstage Chicago : Dollop is a true "coffee home" (05)
-- Daily Northwestern : "Filling Chicago's Communal Cup" (02)
-- Chicago Reader : What's New "There's a lot going on" (02)

Phil Tadros’s Specialties:

creating things people like

Phil Tadros’s Experience

Consultant

Kudan Group

(Real Estate industry)

October 2008 — Present (3 months)

Kudan Group specializes in providing, full-service brokerage services for: retailers, investors, restaurant and bar owners, tenants, and property owners.
Founder

Radiolistic

(Music industry)

September 2008 — Present (4 months)

radio for the net
Founder

Philcoextra

(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

June 2008 — Present (7 months)

people give me money to advise and or develop things, i raise outside capital from independents and fund projects myself.
Founder

Haystack

(Apparel & Fashion industry)

May 2008 — Present (8 months)

http://www.timeout.com/chicago/articles/shopping/44501/haystack
Founder

Doejo Interactive

(Online Media industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year)

branding, web design & development consultancy
Founder

Noble Tree

(Food & Beverages industry)

November 2007 — Present (1 year 2 months)

3 floor vintage coffee shop located in chicago's lincoln park : 2444 N Clark
Founder

Metroproper

(Online Media industry)

March 2006 — Present (2 years 10 months)

social bookmarks, fresh faces & local coupons
Founder

Dollop

(Food & Beverages industry)

November 2004 — Present (4 years 2 months)

classic coffee shop in chicago's uptown / buena park area located at 4181 n clarendon
Founder

Chase

(Events Services industry)

June 2001 — September 2005 (4 years 4 months)

cafe / exhibition space / art gallery / multimedia production house

Phil Tadros’s Education

Columbia College Chicago

yea right, Marketing Communications / Adv / PR, 1997 — 2001

Ala Carte Entertainment/ Internship with one of Chicago’s largest Restaurant - Nightclub companies.