Monday, February 3, 2014

Illinois Start-up Zukunft Group (ZG) Worldwide LLC Announces New Business Consultants in Israel, Gabon/South Korea and Wisconsin


CHICAGO and SPRINGFIELD, IL – Lothar Ernst Soliwon, formerly a marketing manager and planner with the State of Illinois and an assistant editor at Standard Educational Corporation in Chicago, last year launched Zukunft Group (ZG) Worldwide LLC, a specialized business, media and healthcare consulting group offering a diversity of services locally, nationally and internationally.
Joining the group of 30 associates are Rachael Davis, Robert Finn and Sidney Mangoye. Rachael, from Wisconsin, is an expert in project management, corporate instruction/training, market research and customer outreach. Robert, from Florida and based in Israel, is highly skilled in lifetime income strategies, can solve complex international insurance problems and can assist with business dealings in Israel. Sidney, from Gabon and based in South Korea, has expertise in project management and design, branding, marketing, communications and business development in sub-Saharan Africa.
In addition to Metropolitan Chicago and downstate Illinois, ZG Worldwide associates are located in Washington, D.C., Indiana, Florida, New Hampshire, Europe, Asia, South America and the Middle East. “This diverse group of many foreign nationals fluent in multiple languages provides ZG Worldwide with an invaluable platform for understanding cultural sensitivities, essential for smooth global business dealings,” Soliwon said. 

This broad based group of associates brings many specialized skills to the mix, including logistics, risk management, translating, healthcare and medical writing, strategic planning, media and public relations, public safety management, global sourcing, graphic design, supply chain management, organizational change, call center management, negotiation consulting, architecture, behavioral gerontology and teaching English as a second language.
In addition to serving large corporations, ZG Worldwide works with small companies, can assist the public sector, and has specialists who deal with the needs of individuals. “Combining expertise from many fields and geographic areas enables ZG Worldwide to form interdisciplinary teams to meet the diverse needs of customers across the globe,” Soliwon said.
A German-born US citizen, Soliwon graduated from the University of Illinois in Urbana with a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Social Sciences. He also received a Master of Business Administration from the University of Illinois in Springfield.
ZG Worldwide is a member of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce. Additional information, including the full list of ZG services and associates, is accessible online at www.zgworldwide.com. Interested parties are encouraged to follow the company on Twitter @ZGWorldwide for continual updates, become a fan of its Facebook page or connect on LinkedIn. 

The mission of Zukunft Group Worldwide is to help its clients position themselves for the future. “Zukunft” is the German and Yiddish word for future.