The Face of Chicago Business

In our inaugural episode of The Face of Latina Professionals Podcast, we sit down with Rebecca Bustos. Rebecca, a first generation Mexican-American, grew up in Logan Square and from an early age was surrounded by strong Latina women.

Justine Pasculado, Residential Real Estate Broker for Berkshire Hathaway, sits down to share her approach to real estate on this episode of The Real Estate Moguls Podcast.

Bryan McDonald is a partner with onPurpose Growth serving as a Sales and Executive Business Coach. Bryan's background is in service based businesses such as financial services and insurance, where he spent his 20+ year career in business development and new revenue growth.

Mercadito in River North has been voted one of Chicago’s top Mexican restaurants time and time again.

Bill Pendley is a Mortgage Consultant with Caliber Home Loans in Downers Grove, IL with over 20 years of experience in the mortgage industry. He sits down to chat about how he approaches relationships and how he’s found success by strategically positioning his talents to help him meet prospective clients. 

On this episode of the Mind Reboot Program we have an enlightened conversation with Josh Waters, a licensed marriage and family therapist as well as the Clinical Director of NVision You and an adjunct professor at Adler University.

Staci Yesner dedicated 20 years of her life to education specializing in children with severe disabilities. When an internal restructure of the school eliminated her position, she was left trying to figure out the next step in her career. She was so specialized in what she did, it was extremely difficult to find anything that fit. That’s when she took a leap of faith and passed the real estate exam on her first try. 

Andrew Zimmerman, chef of Sepia in the West Loop, describes the restaurant as a “globally informed contemporary American restaurant.” 

Growing up in Johannesburg South Africa, Rene De Coning witnessed first hand the end of apartheid and sites it as an incredible experience to live through. After moving her family to London for a bit, they made their way to Chicago where they developed such a strong community of friends turned family. 

Cory Warfield’s incredible story begins with witnessing the St. Helens volcano eruption from Oregon at the age of two. Knowing from an early age he wanted to "be a boss," he immediately told his family he didn't want to live there anymore. That brought the Warfield family to Chicago in 1980.