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MARA SHAPIRO SMITH began her legal career at Mayer, Brown & Platt in Chicago before joining the corporate strategy team at a Fortune 500 Company. After her twins were born prematurely, Mara decided to leave the corporate world to focus on her family. She never stopped thinking about what was next. In 2020, Mara followed

As skilled family law attorneys, MEGAN E. FALSAFI, Esq. and ANN LEONE, Esq., focus their practice at Strategic Divorce on complex financial litigation and child custody matters in high-asset divorces, including business valuations, various compensation structures, and correlated tax consequences. Their goal is to passionately advocate for their clients to secure the best outcome possible.

Visionary founder & CEO of Petal, CANDICE CRANE, balances the joy of homelife with three rosy-cheeked rebel girls and her husband, with running the successful organic sparkling beverage company focused on flower-powered goodness. Although raised in Chicago, Candice’s roots take her back to her birthplace, South Africa, where she spent summers surrounded by the beautiful

With 10 years of experience in the real estate industry, SUSAN BURKLIN brings a valuable skillset to each sale. Clients refer to the @properties Christie’s International Real Estate broker as professional, tenacious, savvy, and determined. Having grown up in Highland Park and raised her four children there, Susan’s knowledge of the North Shore, her work

CAMILLE FETTER is the Founder and CEO of Talentfoot Executive Search & Staffing. Her life mission is reflected in the firm’s mission to both enable and motivate people to find fulfillment through work that adds a new layer of meaning to their lives, and set them up for continued success in the new, blended workplace.

No challenge is too big or too small for BRITTANY RISTUCCI WARNER. The COO for Warner Aesthetic & Reconstructive Institute, Director of Business Development for Karyo Biologics, President and CEO of VisAttain Consulting, and Board Member for The Volunteer Center of NE Chicago, is on track to achieve her next accomplishment, a second Master’s Degree