Spertus and Jewish B2B Networking co-hosted an evening celebrating entrepreneurship, small business, and relationship building. Guests mingled over light refreshments, joining business leaders and professionals from around Chicago and met faculty members from the Spertus professional education programs.

The evening included a special presentation on conflict resolution in the work place by mediator David Perkel.

David Perkel studied negotiation and conflict resolution at Northwestern University School of Law and is certified from the Center for Conflict Resolution and Mediation Training. A lawyer and a rabbi, he mediates disputes in Cook County courthouses and through his role as spiritual leader of Ezras Israel Mechitza Minyan. He teaches conflict resolution at universities and institutions of Jewish study.

Jewish B2B Networking is an organization of business professionals and small business owners that holds employment clinics, seminars, and networking events in Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, and online. Founded in 2010 by Shalom Klein, it now includes more than 15,000 members in its directory.