Pongee Barnes joins us for this episode and is sure to inspire you with her journey from her first property purchase as a junior in college, to starting Little Owners! Pongee is passionate about the future of home buying in Chicago's south side neighborhoods and teaching children of all ages about how they too can become entrepreneurs. Don't miss Pongee's story and be sure to check out her books written to inspire everyone to build generational wealth. Pongee's energy and insight are sure to energize you into action.

Ashley Pollock joins the Bridging Chicago team to discuss diversity in the real estate industry as a joint venture for the Harold E. Eisenberg Foundation’s Real Bright Summit. Ashley is a member of Eisenberg’s Associate Board and a Sustainability Champion at LivCor. Ashley shares her experience obtaining her masters degree at Roosevelt University and beginning her career in the real estate industry. Ashley aspires to use her academic knowledge to restore deteriorating neighborhoods in order to rejuvenate the built environment and promote healthy residents.

As we closeout 2020, our gift to you is this holiday song written and performed by Molly Walburn!

In this episode, Nathan welcomes Tim McCormick, the CEO of SOS Children's Villages Illinois, an organization that is committed to committed to providing safe, stable, loving homes for children throughout the Chicago region. As they celebrate 30 years of work in Illinois, Tim shares about his passion for people and what motivates him and his team to continue their work in keeping families together. Despite the current landscape, SOS Children's Villages Illinois continues to thrive and hit milestones that would inspire anyone to dream big!

Jason Coleman’s story takes him from growing up in Chicago, to the sun of L.A. to attend USC and back, and you won’t want to miss out on hearing about his journey to co-founding Project SYNcERE! STEM has always been a part of Jason’s life and he felt it was important to make sure that every youth who wants to has the chance to gain science and technology related skills. Jason shares what it’s like to create new technology and see it in the marketplace and why it was important to start this organization. Project SYNcERE is working to make groundbreaking change for the youth of Chicago, and we can’t wait to see where it goes.

Jason Coleman’s story takes him from growing up in Chicago, to the sun of L.A. to attend USC and back, and you won’t want to miss out on hearing about his journey to co-founding Project SYNcERE! STEM has always been a part of Jason’s life and he felt it was important to make sure that every youth who wants to has the chance to gain science and technology related skills. Jason shares what it’s like to create new technology and see it in the marketplace and why it was important to start this organization. Project SYNcERE is working to make groundbreaking change for the youth of Chicago, and we can’t wait to see where it goes.

Nothing can stop the Inspiration Corporation from helping people who are affected by homelessness and poverty to improve their lives and increase self-sufficiency. Shannon Stewart, their Executive Director and CEO joins the podcast to share her story as well as the story of the organization. Shannon leads an amazing team of staff and volunteers who are working to make Chicago a better place for everyone. Their organization is truly an inspiring one!

We conclude our diversity and inclusion round table series with the Bridging Chicago team discussing our experiences in the LGBTQ+ community and the legal field. Nathan and Savannah share their individual experiences in this deeply personal episode. Be sure to listen to all three episodes and subscribe to Bridging Chicago for more thoughts from leaders throughout the Chicago region.

We conclude our diversity and inclusion round table series with the Bridging Chicago team discussing our experiences in the LGBTQ+ community and the legal field. Nathan and Savannah share their individual experiences in this deeply personal episode. Be sure to listen to all three episodes and subscribe to Bridging Chicago for more thoughts from leaders throughout the Chicago region.

We conclude our diversity and inclusion round table series with the Bridging Chicago team discussing our experiences in the LGBTQ+ community and the legal field. Nathan and Savannah share their individual experiences in this deeply personal episode. Be sure to listen to all three episodes and subscribe to Bridging Chicago for more thoughts from leaders throughout the Chicago region.

We continue our discussion on diversity with the Bridging Chicago team with Savannah Rountree and Nora Becerril sharing their experiences with being female in the world and workplace. Be sure to listen to Part 1 and subscribe to the podcast so that you don't miss Part 3 coming on October 8, 2020!

This episode of the Bridging Chicago podcast kicks off our diversity and inclusion round table three part series with the Bridging Chicago team. Listen to part 1 to hear Nathan and Nora share their experiences growing up LatinX in Illinois and now in the legal field in Chicago. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss any of this three part series.

Bridging Chicago will be taking a short break for Labor Day. Please check back on September 10, 2020 for our round table discussion with the Bridging Chicago team on diversity in the legal field.

In Part 2 of our conversation with Nathalie Herzog, Nathalie shares about how she advocates for those without a seat at the table and creates change in her own neighborhood. She also shares about her work with the Senior Lifestyle Corporation and gives some thoughts for those starting out in their careers. Be sure to listen to part 1, you won't want to miss any of our great conversation with Nathalie!

Join us for part one of our two part conversation with Nathalie Herzog, the New Development Project Manager at Senior Lifestyle Corporation, whose story takes us from the Democratic Republic of Congo, to Ohio, to Canada, to here in Chicago! Nathalie shares very candidly about her life and citizenship as a mixed race, multi-national woman and the challenges faced in both her personal and professional life. In part one, Nathalie shares about her family life, being educated both abroad and locally, as well as starting out her career in the real estate workforce. You will not want to miss this incredibly personal, thought provoking two-part episode of Nathalie sharing her experience with race and gender issues, especially in the workplace. Part two will be released on August 20, 2020.

This episode of the Bridging Chicago podcast features Matt Lindner, whose work experience has taken him from being a racing sausage for the Milwaukee Brewers to becoming the Content Marketing Manager for Rakuten Advertising! A Chicago region native, Matt shares about life in the suburbs, being educated at Purdue and the University of Miami and kicking off his career in exciting fashion. Matt has also run several marathons all over the country and loves to challenge himself both personally and professionally.

In the final episode of our two part series, Dan Tausk shares his work with the cannabis market and its future in real estate.

This episode of the Bridging Chicago podcast features Nora Gainer of the Art Institute of Chicago.

This episode of the Bridging Chicago podcast features Nora Gainer of the Art Institute of Chicago.

This episode of the Bridging Chicago podcast features Nora Gainer of the Art Institute of Chicago.