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The North Shore real estate powerhouse that is KATHRYN BADER MANGEL and KELLY O’CONNELL MANGEL (aka Team Mangel) is one that was decades in the making. Kathryn and Kelly first met on the Wilmette All-Star softball team as grade schoolers. Today they combine those same winning attitudes and an extensive real estate network to provide solutions-oriented expertise. The duo is committed to the highest levels of customer service and deliver sales results to their clients. As consultants, advisors, and real estate brokers with @properties Christie’s International Real Estate, they are as unstoppable today as they were all those years ago.
What excites you most about the future of your industry? We have been collectively working in the real estate industry for over 40 years. Our experience in identifying real estate and economic trends enables our clients to successfully move, invest, and reach their real estate objectives.
How do you give back to your community or industry? Growing up on the North Shore gives us a unique perspective on how to support our schools, churches and philanthropic endeavors. We love to volunteer and support local organizations such as the Women’s Board of Rush Hospital, The Kenilworth Club, Chicago Botanic Garden, New Trier Foundation, and Loyola Academy. We’ve chaired many fundraisers in support of the Kohl Children’s Museum, Ronald Knox Montessori School, and Joseph Sears School, just to name a few. Recently we ran in the Imerman Angels 5K and worked on the Cook’s Tour Rush Women’s Board event in September.
What do you do to recharge? Growing up as athletes, we enjoy our racquet sports, taking long walks throughout the North Shore with our dogs, and spending time with our families rooting for the home teams: Cubs, White Sox, Blackhawks, Bulls, or Bears!
How do you define confidence—and how have you built it? Experience and trust equals confidence in the real estate world. Whether it is negotiating a property in a bidding war, selling a client’s home, or helping a young couple purchase their first home, our experience gives us the confidence to handle each transaction perfectly for our clients.
For more information, visit teammangel.com. You may also follow them on LinkedIn or on Instagram @teammangel.
