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Following in the footsteps of founder Leslie Hindman, Alyssa Quinlan, Hindman’s Chief Business Development Officer, is continuing the firm’s tradition of strong female leadership. Many of you might recognize Quinlan as she serves on the boards of Ravinia Women’s Board, Women of St. Chrysostom’s, MCA’s Emerge Committee, and Luminarts Executive Board. She is a member

ROOTS & WINGS

On August 7, 2014, Wilmette-based Di Keen went for a relaxing run near Lake Michigan. The next day, she received a devastating diagnosis of Stage IV metastatic inflammatory breast cancer, a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer that isn’t detectable until later stages and one that comes with a poor prognosis. Just 36 years

COLLECTING IN CUBA

Madeleine Plonsker likes to say that she stepped on a “yellow brick road” and what followed were adventures both far and wide, learning like Dorothy that “there’s no place like home.” In the mid-1970s, Plonsker, who had been the Fashion Director for Elizabeth Arden Chicago and Fashion Consultant at Playboy, opened her first namesake boutique

CRYPTO UNCLOAKED

It’s hard not to notice that everyone from Tom Brady to Gucci to the mayor of Miami is obsessed with cryptocurrencies. What is the appeal? And what even is cryptocurrency? Rachel Cannon, a partner at the global law firm of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, counsels clients on regulatory issues surrounding this new form of money

Newsworthy: October 2022

BESPOKE LUXURY Born in Munich, Germany in 1965, TISSA FONTANEDA spent most of her life abroad. After graduating from the University of Turin, Italy, with a Ph.D. in Literature and Philosophy, she moved to Paris to pursue her dream of working in fashion. It was at Daniel Swarovski that Fontaneda began her career as a

The DO List: Editor’s Selects

With a nod to our Power Women theme, here are my favorite fall finds from female-founded companies. This list is the epitome of “shop local” as each founder is a North Shore woman.

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