Networking to Find Job Opportunities
Knights, dragons and castles aren’t things you would normally encounter on a job search.
A Career Consultant on Finding Your Focus and Getting What You're Worth
Marilyn Moats Kennedy is the founder of Moats Kennedy Inc., a Chicago-based consulting firm. Moats Kennedy’s firm helps 2,000 to 3,000 people each month in the Chicago area looking to re-start their careers. She has been career consulting since 1975, and offered advice to women on topics ranging from how to re-enter the workforce to […]
Don’t Delay—Go with Your Passion, Says Author Diane Falanga
Diving back into the work force after taking time off to raise kids, or for any reason really, can be difficult.
Creative Women: Heather Hancock of Heather Hancock Mosaics
Evanston resident Heather Hancock spends her days creating glass mosaics in her Evanston studio. It’s a destiny she would never have imagined for herself ten years ago when she had a much different career as a speech pathologist specializing in helping patients with traumatic brain injuries. What prompted you to transition from speech pathology to creating […]
Creative Women: Joyce Romanoff of Maya Romanoff
Meet Joyce Romanoff, President of Skokie-based wall coverings company, Maya Romanoff. She is focused on thoughtfully growing the company’s line of products without sacrificing its culture of cooperation and connection. Romanoff also serves on the Exhibitions Committee for the Museum of Arts & Design in NY and on the Advisory Boards for HD Expo and […]
Creative Women: Q/A with Hannah Handmade owner Andrea Liss
“Objects are different when created in small batches by artisans,” says Andrea Liss. Liss walked the talk 20 years ago when she left her position as Creative Director at the Chicago Sun Times to launch her own handmade stationery company, Hannah Handmade, whose clients include the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the White […]
5 iPhone Apps for Easy Money Management
You can probably think of a dozen things you’d rather be doing than managing your money.
Feelings and Finances
How to take your emotions out of your financial decisions
Teaching Kids About Money: Modern and Practical Methods
If you have a FICO score of 800, a cushy nest egg, and live within your means—congratulations.
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Make It Better is looking to work with area photographers in our magazine and on our website. If you are interested in contributing to MIB, please send us a link to your website or online portfolio here. We will contact you if there is an appropriate assignment in the future. Thank you for your interest!
