Board of Directors

Jerry Jendusa is a passionate entrepreneur who turned his first business, EMTEQ, from a basement start-up into an international $100M business. He was EMTEQ’s Co-Founder, majority owner, Chairman, CEO and President for 18 years. After it’s sale in 2014, he changed his core focus to promoting entrepreneurship and helping fellow business owners grow their businesses.

He Co-Founded STUCK Inc., a business advisory firm that provides entrepreneurs the tools and strategies EMTEQ used. Jerry is also the co-chair of Scale Up Milwaukee, an advisory member for the UWM Lubar Center for Entrepreneurship’s Entrepreneurship in Residence Program, and a mogul on Milwaukee’s own TV program, Project Pitch It.

Jim Harasha co-founded EMTEQ with Jerry Jendusa in 1996. He was an essential part to the company’s $100M revenue growth by helping to perfect their operations, IT, and production flow initiatives. After EMTEQ was sold he became the Co-Founder of STUCK Inc., a business advisory firm where he serves as an advisor for his businesses.

Rachel brings over 20 years of leadership experience across international sales, business development, marketing, acquisitions, and general management, working within diverse sectors including automotive, aerospace, architectural, and biosciences. Her extensive career spans traditional, family-owned businesses, start-ups, publicly traded, and employee-owned organizations. Rachel currently serves as the CEO of the BREAKTHRU Family of Companies and President & CEO of Xiogenix, a biotech firm focused on the tissue banking and cell & gene therapy industries.

With an educational background in Interpersonal Communication & Business, Rachel specializes in leadership development and utilizes personal assessment tools to cultivate high-performing teams. Known for her autonomy, sociability, creativity, and urgency, Rachel excels at connecting people and ideas. Embracing servant leadership, she emphasizes providing team members not merely with what they desire, but with the resources and guidance necessary for their success and personal growth.