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MELISSA MELSHENKER ACKERMAN, founder and CEO of Planet Harvest LLC, has a vision to optimize the produce supply chain to ensure that as much of the world’s usable produce is consumed, that everyone who wants access to fresh nutritious food has it, and that we are better stewards to the planet by reducing waste, greenhouse

Known for her spirited client advocacy and refined negotiation skills, MONA HELLINGA considers it a privilege to have sold real estate on the entire North Shore and in Chicago for 28 years. This Lake Forest-based broker with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago has decades of experience connecting home buyers and sellers that is second to none.

With 25 years of experience in hospitality, destination marketing, and consumer brands, NANCY O’BRIEN-WIDELKA is an award-winning sales strategist and entrepreneur. As the Vice President of Business Development for Gemini Builds It!, the Chicago native leverages that hospitality sales expertise in collaboration with Gemini’s custom design and creative services to bring clients’ brands to life

As the co-owner and operating chairman of the WNBA championship-winning team Chicago Sky, NADIA RAWLINSON leads the ownership group and oversees business operations, strategy, and government relations. This dynamic business leader received her B.A. from Stanford University and MBA from Harvard Business School and has spent more than two decades cultivating an exceptional career with

NICOLE WALL FRAIN, a luxury matchmaker at Selective Search, has devoted the last two decades to helping high quality, high caliber singles find true love. Clients trust her with their time, privacy, and preferences—confident that she will serve as their advocate and advisor. As the nation’s leading matchmaking firm to the most eligible men and

With a background deeply rooted in the restaurant and event industry, photographer NIKKI ALLEN honed her skills in hospitality. Her passion for unique cocktails and the creativity to share the art of mixology through her camera led her to the photography industry. In less than five years, Allen went from being a nationally known mixologist,