Linda McGill-Boasmond is owner and president of Chicago-based Cedar Concepts Corporation. CCC is the country’s first African American, woman-owned chemical manufacturing plant. The company processes raw materials for use in personal care, household, industrial and agricultural products. Its clients include Proctor & Gamble, Colgate Palmolive, Citgo Petroleum and Boeing.

McGill-Boasmond is also board chair of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association.

Expertise: Small businesses, entrepreneurship, women in science, chemical manufacturing

Location: Chicago, Ill.

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Listen to Linda McGill-Boasmond on Chicago Sun-Times TV’s Minority Report: