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Pragmatic Dreamer

When KATY MACKINNON HANSELL saw an ad in 2012 for a certified Dream Builder coaching program, it spoke to her—loudly. At the time, she was a full-time mom, after having had a powerful consulting career at Boston Consulting Group (BCG). “I got to a point where I felt stuck and invisible. I realized that I

Perfect Pair

What do you get when you take two unique minds with strong personalities and add impeccable integrity and the refusal to compromise quality results? Meet ANNA FIASCONE and NATALIE RYAN, real estate brokers with AFNR Homes/Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago. The women say they courted each other as business partners for two years while waiting for

Staging for Success

BRENDA BILL’s flair for staging and design led her to obtain her real estate license in 2015, and she hasn’t looked back. “I have been helping family, friends, and referrals with all their buying and selling needs ever since,” says the @properties agent. “I always knew that I wanted to chart a path helping others,

Luxury In Balance

KAREN ARENSON and CARLY JONES have a lot in common. They are both License Partners and Managing Brokers with the luxury real estate company, Engel & Völkers. Arenson is in Chicago North Shore and Jones is in Engel & Völkers Shoreline, Michigan. They each went to the University of Michigan as undergraduates. Jones went on

Power Philanthropy

SUSAN HEIL fondly recalls attending Mistletoe Medley 2015 as a guest of her friend, Oak Brook Chapter Member Susan Santefort, and donor Nives Rizza. That year, Nives and her husband, Joe, were honored for their 25th year of giving to the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago. Describing Nives as an inspirational figure, Heil says she

Pure & Simple

Before RANDY HELLER even considers a chip of paint or a swatch of fabric, she grasps the architecture of a space. “Proportion, form, and scale come first,” says the founder of Pure & Simple Interior Design on Chicago’s North Shore. “The room has to be right architecturally. I love working with the shell of the

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