Meet The Team

Jessica Barr, Project Manager

My Clifton Strengths are: Relator, Achiever, Learner, Responsibility, Discipline

Favorite Sport or Sports Team: Chicago White Sox

Cats or Dogs? Dogs

My top 3 books are: The Housemaid by Freida McFadden, To Stop A Warlord by Shannon Sedgwick Davis, and November 9 by Colleen Hoover

What I love about my job is: Seeing the final, successful outcomes of our hardwork and how they affect each organization and company we work with.

The most important thing I learned from high school was: You can’t control other people’s actions, but you can control your reaction to them.

My superpower would be: To fly

When I was growing up, I was pretty sure I'd be a: An astronaut or a tornado chaser.

The best piece of advice I've ever been given is: Happiness is a choice.

Alex Hearn, Business Manager

My Clifton Strengths are: Empathy, Input, Developer, Intellection and Harmony

Favorite Sport or Sports Team: Chicago Cubs

Cats or Dogs? Cats

My top 3 books are: The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu, Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor and The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

What I love about my job is: Every day brings a new & interesting challenge, allowing me to always learn new things.

The most important thing I learned from high school was: How to form healthy habits

My superpower would be: Teleportation

When I was growing up, I was pretty sure I'd be a: Marine Biologist

The best piece of advice I've ever been given is: When you stop worrying about what you can't control, you have time to change the things you can control.

Sara Karlovics, Partner

My Clifton Strengths are: Achiever, Maximizer, Input, Empathy, Includer

Favorite Sport or Sports Team: Chicago Cubs

Cats or Dogs? Dogs for sure – I have a dog, Bentley a Cavapoo (when I got him they said he’s a Yorkiepoo but he’s 30 pounds and looks like a Cavapoo)

My top 3 books are: The Four Agreements, Think Like A Monk and The Kite Runner

What I love about my job is: Feeling like I’ve made the world a better place

The most important thing I learned from high school was: Winning didn’t always mean being first

My superpower would be: Time travel

When I was growing up, I was pretty sure I'd be a: Pilot or Flight Attendant because I wanted to travel

The best piece of advice I've ever been given is: Life is a roller coaster ride, sometimes it’s up, and sometimes it’s down, but it never sticks either way

Samuel Miller, Office Assistant

My Clifton Strengths are: Restorative, Context, Deliberative, Responsibility, and Analytical

Favorite Sport or Sports Team: Tennis, especially Novak Djokovic

Cats or Dogs? Dogs

My top 3 books are: A World of Ideas by Lee A. Jacobus, How To Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie, and The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

What I love about my job is: Having the ability to work alongside a strong and resilient team who value accountability, but also perfecting their craft. 

The most important thing I learned from high school was: Commitment and hard work can open doors. 

My superpower would be: Telekinesis

When I was growing up, I was pretty sure I'd be a: Endocrinologist

The best piece of advice I've ever been given is: Plan your work and work your plan.

Lisa Wagner, Managing Partner

My Clifton Strengths are: Strategic, Connectedness, Achiever, Futuristic, Belief, Activator

Favorite Sport or Sports Team: All Chicago Teams!

Cats or Dogs? Um…I had a cat growing up, but now have a dog, Patton. Like choosing between your children!

My top 3 books are: The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay, NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman, and The End of Average by L. Todd Rose

What I love about my job is: all the awesome people we get to work with and meet!

The most important thing I learned from high school was: ...is not found in a book

My superpower would be: Managing chaos and achieving the impossible

When I was growing up, I was pretty sure I'd be a: I was pretty sure I'd be a teacher or high school principal.

The best piece of advice I've ever been given is: You must earn your salt.