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Graduation is often spoken about as an ending. Saying goodbye to friends, classmates, and teachers, familiar faces who have guided and helped mold you during your time spent in school. But it's also a beginning of something new and exciting. Sometimes, we graduate and transition to the next step in our education. Sometimes we chase a childhood dream. Sometimes, we're leaving home for the first time. At each juncture, you're often questioning, 'What's next?' Asking a loved one

My parents, ~ 2013 I started this company over 10 years ago with a book project on my father. At the time, there was no plan to start a business, just a yearning to know more about a man in my life whose presence I had taken for granted and assumed would always be there. During that first interview, I asked pretty basic questions. I asked about his parents and grandparents--none of whom I had ever met. I asked about his career in A/V equipment sales, and how he got started. I

Happy St. Patrick's Day! ☘️ As a proud Irish-American, I have enjoyed wearing the green and witnessing the city of Chicago pull out all the stops to celebrate all things Irish over the past week. I'm proud of my heritage and the sacrifices my great-grandparents made to make a better life for themselves in America. The holiday also has me thinking about luck. During many of our interviews, clients express how lucky they have been in life, whether considering the way their care

I love capturing the life story of a couple. I take down their tales separately, so they each get the time and space to share their own experience. We start with their childhood and young adult life before meeting their spouse, but what intrigues me is what comes next.