The Portrait

North Shore native Sami Fishbein-Prestigiacomo has always had a keen eye for design. From a young age, she found joy in exploring antique home decor shops with her grandmother, decorating homes, planning events, and frequently updating the wallpaper and colors in her childhood bedroom. In 2013, Sami moved to Los Angeles to begin her studies

Christine Witt says growing up in Lake Bluff was nothing short of magical. “As I get older, I’ve come to appreciate even more the deep sense of pride I feel in how close my family is and the many shared experiences we had living in the same town,” says Witt, adding that Friday night family

Michelle Bries Nichols jokes that despite being named after a British car (her maiden name is Michelle Gabrielle Bries, aka MGB), she had no idea how much of a niche her family’s business was until she was well into her teens. But needless to say, when your father owns Northshore Sportscars—a luxury purveyor offering a

New Jersey native Julie Haas grew up relocating around the country with her family, exposing her to change at an early age. “I truly feel my childhood was such a blessing to have exposure to a wide range of people, cultures, and opportunities,” says Haas, a Lake Forest stay-at-home mom who lived in such places

Christie Jordan, a native of Seoul, South Korea, who has lived in the Chicago area for the last four decades, began meditating in the early ‘90s—a personal practice that would ultimately lead to a profession. “I started meditating to access a greater peace within myself when I was in inner turmoil. The process of going

Growing up in Portugal, Tiago Campos Rodrigues spent his weekdays in Lisbon but headed for the beaches and hills of Grândola on the weekends. His work would end up taking him all over the world, landing him in Lake Forest in 2016. While our city on the Lake Michigan shore is a bit different than