Darrel Wood
Started my career in the interior design department at Marshall Field’s. Worked for Crate&Barrel Furniture, and then co-owned a design/antique/home store in Oak Park for several years. Went on to design and build custom furniture and cabinetry, including some of the fixtures where I now work. Read more>>
Matt Schmidt
Growing up, I always had an interest in building things and using tools. At the age of 10, my friends and I collected scrap materials to construct our own tree fort in the woods! From there, I took a building trades course in high school where I learned a lot about the world of construction. Read more>>
Dawn Karwoski
Dawn and Garett have been together for 16 years. And every single one of those years has a common demoninator – our love of food. Food brought us together in the beginning and has a long standing history in our relationship. Read more>>
Xochil Herrera Scheer
I have always been inspired by fashion and had an interest in sewing and art. My grandmother taught me how to make doll clothes when I was 7 years old, and I was sewing my own outfits from patterns at age 9. I loved making my dresses for school dances, and experimented with taking clothes apart and customizing them. Read more>>
Nicole Maret Paprosky
For as long as I can remember, I’ve had particularly exacting demands for things that don’t exist: calorie-free cheese, magical creatures with golden scales, the ability to stop time….the list is boundless, with very few opportunities for satisfaction. Read more>>
Jennifer Sova
The Overlook began as an artist residency program based out of my Andersonville apartment in July 2016. I had just graduated from Columbia College and ended the LAUNCH artist residency at Chicago Artist Coalition. I was eager to start something and form a community outside of school, not only for myself but for other emerging artists. Read more>>
Todd Peterson
I came from a sports background. I grew up in Nebraska idolizing the Husker football teams that dominated college football from 1994-1997. I eventually walked on to play football at Nebraska, earned a scholarship as a sophomore, and signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as a free agent wide receiver in 2009. Read more>>
Kate Coffey
I’ve always had an insatiable sweet tooth and have a mouthful of cavities to prove it. After completing a Baking and Pastry Certificate at Kendall College, I worked in the catering industry and a few years in the non-profit sector. I then started Chocolate Twist out of my home. Read more>>
Carisa Orlicz
I”ve always felt extremely fortunate to have been raised by a family that has so greatly valued holistic health. I was taught about essential oils and the medicinal properties of many plants by my German/Polish grandmother at an early age, so most of my products and ideas come from those lessons and others I’ve picked up along the way. Read more>>
María Elizaincín
I’m originally from Uruguay and I studied gastronomy there and started working in several restaurants and hotels.I always worked in pastries and sweets.After i got married my husband got promoted and we been relocated to NY. Read more>>
Michelle Landriault
I am a plus size blogger who started out in the business as a Makeup Artist. SInce then I’ve been modeling, blogging and writing content for other online magazines, and now have recently branched off into weightloss. Read more>>
Adria Dawn, David Tarleton
We are a husband and wife creative team that run a boutique multi-media production company, Tarleton/Dawn Productions, since 2004. We met in Los Angeles, where we both lived for over a decade. Adria got her start in L.A. after getting her BFA in Acting at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and David had just received his MFA at the University of Southern California in film. Read more>>
Dan Sullivan
Twenty years ago I moved to Chicago for the music scene. I played in bands, made records, toured, and to make ends meet found work in the trades: on a trim carpentry crew, for galleries and museums as a preparator, and as a shop hand where I learned how to build cabinets and furniture. Read more>>
Dennis Dazzo
I actually went to school for auto mechanics right out of highschool. I stayed in that industry for 13 years until health issues made my passion turn into hate. I found myself struggling just to make it to work everyday. It was at that moment I realized I needed a change. Read more>>
Jenelle Huddleston
Growing up, I was always fascinated with how my grandma could crochet the most intricate blankets and lacework. She attempted to teach me numerous times, but I can’t say I was the most patient child. After college, I moved to Southern California – My evenings in Anaheim were spent mostly in front of the TV, and I remembered that my grandma would spent her days taking in “her shows” while producing beautiful crochet work. Read more>>
Lana Nikolenko
I’ve been making jewelry my whole life as a hobby. I also fell in love with traveling after my first backpacking trip through Europe when I was 18. In my early 20s I started dreaming about one day having my own jewelry line, but timing never seemed right. Read more>>
Robb Davidson
I had a point and shoot camera in college to just take pictures of what was going on at the time. By no means was I one of those “I was ALWAYS taking pictures and doing things so creative that it’d make you itchier than a rainbow.” I just liked documenting my buds. Read more>>
Michael Barton
I began my journey through the humanities by studying music when I was 4. I played piano poorly and progressed from there, receiving my Master of Music from the University of North Texas in 2000 playing the upright bass. After a stint as a full-time musician, I was drawn to portraits of musicians and the culture around it. Read more>>
Amanda Katherine Loy
I never expected to become a health & fitness coach, launch a podcast and be considered a social media influencer by the age of 27. If you had asked me 5 years ago where I would be today, I would have said working a bunch of part time jobs to support myself as an actor. Read more>>
Joy Decker
I have always been drawn to helping and serving others, it’s just in my DNA. I come from a family where that example was set for me at a young age – my father is a minister and my mother is a nurse. They have instilled in me the personal values of selflessness, compassion, and responsibility. Read more>>
Brian Cannaday
In February of 2016 I started up a FB group called Chi-Town R/C Crawlers in search of other R/C crawler enthusiasts. Several weeks later I posted a GTG at a local city because the weather was supposed to in the 50’s. Read more>>
Kris Davia
My Mighty Meals started about 3 years ago while we were preparing for a bodybuilding competition. During this time, you need to be very regimented with your meals and calorie intake. Several people at our workplace constantly saw us eating while still losing weight and asked how we were doing it. Read more>>
Danielle Dettore
I fell in love with beauty at a young age. At 10 years old, I loved braiding and painting faces and just really enjoyed transforming and creating a new vision. I had the opportunity to go to beauty school at 16, as we had a vocational school opportunity. I graduated High School and a few months later received my Cosmetology license. Read more>>
Joan Kesman
In looking back on my life, I realize that I love helping people look good and feel good and I really enjoyed learning new things. So I went to cosmetology school to study hairstyling. After getting my license, a relative was leaving the business and asked if I wanted to take it over. Read more>>
