I am passionate about helping people and exceeding expectations. This passion is a thread that runs through my life, career, civic work, and family.
As an Ivy league college graduate and a former investment banker, I was initially reluctant to become a Realtor. At the time, it was an industry largely populated by part-timers and the barrier to entry was low. With my mother’s encouragement, I transitioned into residential sales but with the promise that I would set the highest standards for myself and raise the bar in our industry. By my third year in the business, I was #3 in Chicago and have ranked among Chicago’s top ten agents/teams for the last 21 consecutive years with $1.8 billion in career sales. In addition to sales, I have appeared on HGTV and WLS radio, and enjoy speaking to industry audiences around the country on a variety of topics ranging from marketing and branding to work-life balance.
In 2008, I founded Ames Group Chicago, a boutique team committed to providing the highest level of support, marketing and insight in the industry. In 2019, my husband and I took that mission to the next level, bringing the premier global boutique, Engel & Völkers, to the... Read More