LLT Group, a boutique-style digital marketing agency, recently moved their offices from Plainfield to downtown Naperville to better accommodate the bustling agency’s needs and an ever-growing clientele.
Owner and founder Rahul Wahi was recently named one of 5 Rising Stars of America’s Startup Scene by Inc.com, a monthly publication established in 1979 in New York .
“It’s a great honor,” says the 30-year-old Wahi who started LLT Group in 2010 out of the basement of his parents’ house in Plainfield, later opening an office in Plainfield.
After two-and-a-half years there, Wahi believes the Naperville location at 47 E. Chicago Ave. will give even better exposure to the fast-growing company. He says it is “a beautiful office filled with many different personalities and a fun-filled creative working environment.”
“It’s vibrant, creative and that’s what we are looking for,” says the management and marketing graduate of Eastern Illinois University who quickly realized he was not cut out for the medical career he had first set out on.
“This is what I love to do,” he says.
The 28,000-square-foot space above Barnes and Noble has been transformed into a Google-esque office, including bean bags and exercise balls to inspire the team of 26 designers, programmers, account executives and photographers to offer a full-service marketing bouquet to their clients.
“We are always looking for new talent,” Wahi encourages anyone to apply.
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LLT Group’s mantra, “Let’s build something, together,” is the key to the relationship with their clients, spending time to analyze each of their needs in a digital market space. Websites are still the gateway, says Wahi, when researched and designed to meet the client’s vision and target audience.
“Our approach is simple … listen, build, execute and measure,” Wahi says, using web design, SEO, graphic design but also high-quality print materials to complement the digital approach to optimizing a marketing strategy. “A lot of people see websites as a form of resource, and we want it to be engaging and strategic.”
South Naperville’s boutique gym
Long-time fitness enthusiast and Naperville resident Nicole Suchevits opened 360 Fit at 1807 S. Washington St. a few months ago, looking to offer a variety of fitness classes to all ages and fitness levels in a small boutique-style gym setting.
“I really wanted to create an affordable and warm, inviting, safe environment where people of all ages and fitness levels can come and workout without worrying about what to wear, how they look and who is watching,” Suchevits says. “I wanted a place where everyone belongs, and cannot only develop great friendships, but also receive great health and wellness advice.”
A November press release states that 14 instructors, with two male trainers, lead a full range of classes, from yoga, cycling, Pilates and signature programming such as, Burn, Body Shop, Hot Bodies Pilates, Happy Hour Barre and Rhythm Ride.
“I love everything about 360 Fit Naperville — the dedicated, experienced instructors, the really cool space, but most of all, I love the diversity of classes offered,” studio regular Becky Cox says.
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Daina Saleh is a freelancer for the Naperville Sun.