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The Domino Effect

LARYSA DOMINO lives her life and career as her grandmother, Nadia, did. With what she calls her “outwork the rest” mentality, Domino earned a BA from Northwestern University, an MBA from Northwestern Kellogg School of Management, and passed the CPA exam—before deciding to pivot. “I chose a career change in my late-30s, which is a

By Design

LESLIE BOWMAN has been designing her own life for a long time. It just took a while to pursue her dream of becoming an interior designer. She established her first career as a CPA, which she continued for some time as a single mother to her young children. “As a single mom, I quickly learned

Wings of Hope

CHRISTINA SCALISE-MORRISSEY, MS, CCC-SLP, has always loved children, and her passion is to help them. Her aha moment came while she was a junior accounting major working in the college of education. “My supervisor asked me to deliver something to the speech clinic, and I happened to observe a little kiddo receiving speech therapy,” she

North Shore Roots

SUSAN MAMAN, a luxury consultant with @properties in Winnetka, remembers meeting company co-founder Thad Wong over a decade ago. “We had numerous meetings where we talked about the possibility of my leaving the local Glencoe brokerage where I had worked for six years and coming to join the new office opening up in Winnetka. I

Shred Master

JORDAN SHACKELFORD says that fitness is in her blood. So, when her Lincoln Park neighbors, Tracy Roemer and Bonnie Micheli, co-founded SHRED415’s first studio there, Shakelford says, “I was immediately hooked, and since I always wanted to open my own business, I approached Bonnie and Tracy about opening SHRED locations on the North Shore.” Shackelford

Tough Litigator

PEPI CAMERLINGO earned her attorney stripes in what she refers to as “the hard knocks” of the Illinois Divorce Division. “I learned so much from my many teachers along the way, especially David Grund, a top litigator in the divorce division and my first real mentor. I have also learned so much from the many

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