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Hello! It’s CoChic Cool Chick feature time, and today we are featuring one of my fave girl boss CoChic Cool Chicks, Jenn Gaudreau, owner of Jennifer Kathryn Photography. You may recognize Jenn’s name because she took all of my branding photos that are on the CoChic Styling website and social media. She’s awesome! Jenn does […]

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CoChic Cool Chick (Inspiring Woman Entrepreneur): Jenn Gaudreau of Jennifer Kathryn Photography

Today I’m featuring CoChic Cool Chick Karianne Wardell, founder of Lofti, a strategy company for small to mid-sized businesses. Karianne has the best enthusiasm and energy; you can tell she is truly doing what she’s meant to do when you’re speaking with her (and reading her interview below!). Karianne recently made the (sometimes scary) leap […]

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CoChic Cool Chick {Inspiring Woman Entrepreneur}: Karianne Wardell of Lofti

Karianne Wardell, owner of Lofti

Happy Thursday! Today’s CoChic Cool Chick is a new friend of mine, Jennifer James, owner and lead designer at Jennifer James Interiors. As I’ve said before, interior design is my second love, and fashion and interiors have so much in common! Which is why I love connecting with interior designers to pick their brains about […]

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CoChic Cool Chick: Jennifer James of Jennifer James Interiors

Jennifer James

I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and becoming friends with a lot of photographers since starting CoChic Styling, and I have come to realize how different each and every photographer’s approach to his or her craft can be. I love hearing their stories about how they started, why they love what they do, and how they’re different from […]

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CoChic Cool Chick: Rebecca Ickes, owner of Rebecca Marie Photography

Rebecca Marie Photography

Happy Monday (and first day of summer)! Yay! Once it starts getting hot and sunny outside here in Chicago, some days I find it difficult to focus on my work. I just want to be outside basking in the sun, playing with my dog and eating ice cream. Anyone with me? Since that’s not really a productive […]

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CoChic Cool Chick: Interior Designer Claire Hurwitz Staszak

Claire Hurwitz Staszak of Centered by Design

Happy Monday! Today’s dose of inspiration comes from CoChic Cool Chick Elaine Frei, founder of a super cool company called Luft Balloons. I met Elaine at a wedding industry networking event and was so impressed with her energy and awesome brand. I mean, who doesn’t love balloons?! She had brought balloons to the event to showcase Luft’s […]

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CoChic Cool Chick: Elaine Frei of Luft Balloons

Elaine Frei of Luft Balloon Store

Happy Monday! Today’s dose of inspiration comes from CoChic Cool Chick Elaine Frei, founder of a super cool company called Luft Balloons. I met Elaine at a wedding industry networking event and was so impressed with her energy and awesome brand. I mean, who doesn’t love balloons?! She had brought balloons to the event to showcase Luft’s […]

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CoChic Cool Chick: Elaine Frei of Luft Balloons

Elaine Frei of Luft Balloon Store

  I’m back on track with the CoChic Cool Chick series, and today I’m featuring the talented Alicia Mohr, owner and jewelry designer of Chicago-based Ali’s Collection and Alicia Mohr Jewelry. Ali’s Collection was one of my favorite lines I carried at the boutique I previously owned, and it was a fan favorite, as well. […]

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CoChic Cool Chick: Jewelry Designer Alicia Mohr

Jewelry designer Alicia Mohr

I was recently introduced to today’s CoChic Cool Chick Kat Visnevska through our mutual friend Darcy. I was so intrigued by Kat’s business because it is unlike any of my other friends’ businesses and/or careers. Kat is a DJ and electric violinist. And sometimes she does both simultaneously. Singing and tapping my foot simultaneously is […]

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CoChic Cool Chick: DJ & Violinist Kat Visnevska

Kat V