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ALICIA SEGAL and her husband Robert founded Unison, a Chicago-based design-driven home furnishings brand in 2006. After moving to Finland in 1999 to work for the iconic Marimekko, the couple returned to Chicago four years later and established a freelance design studio—collaborating with such top brands as Crate & Barrel. Their passion for design led

DANA GORDON, the founder and designer behind Dana Rebecca Designs (DRD), spent her formative years exploring the intricacies of her father’s Chicago jewelry factory. This year marks the 17th anniversary of her own jewelry brand, with a flagship showroom proudly situated on the prestigious Magnificent Mile—an embodiment of her commitment to family and her beloved

JOSEPH SEVERINO is a father of five, including four girls and a boy. “I’ve been married for 22 years and I’ve been a business owner and leader in the investment and hospitality sector for almost 30 years,” says Severino, a Lake Forest philanthropist who gives back to the community in a variety of ways, including

Winnetka’s ALICIA WATERS is a curious and compassionate leader—a global citizen with an impressive career. She has held various leadership positions at Mars Global Confections, Kraft Foods (now Mondelez International), Gap Inc, CB2, and Crate & Barrel. Currently, she serves as the President of Crate & Barrel and Crate & Kids. Since joining Crate &

For nearly two decades, Evanston resident KERRI SCHOONYOUNG has been at the helm of her own marketing consultancy, Dept. 11, helping businesses large and small navigate the murky waters of search engine optimization, UX design, social media algorithms, and other challenges of the digital age. But as the co-chair of the RUSH Woman’s Board’s annual