HELP! Nobody Told Me

Rabbi-Cantor Nancy Landsman is a graduate of NIU (Social Work/Gerontology). In her senior year of college, her own synagogue hired her to serve as their cantorial soloist for one year, which resulted in an amazing cantorial career of 33 years before beginning her rabbinic studies in 2012. Also in 2012, Congregation Ahavat Olam (a reform congregation) was formed with Nancy as their spiritual leader...

Michael Giese, owner, Rent-A-Son is a handyman and has been in the business since 1996. He has been in many people’s homes over the years. He takes care of their homes and probably should get his therapist license as well. Customers often tell him their stories and he simply listens, because he understands that they may a little work to be completed. But, l importantly, they crave a compassionate...

Bonnie Lane works with individuals and families responsible for a loved one aged 14-55 that struggles with a serious mental illness and/or substance use disorder, with or without autism, by providing full wrap around services across the country. Bonnie serves on multiple mental health and legislative boards supporting the mental health community   Subscribe, leave a review and follow us on social...

Rick Rosenfeld is a travel consultant focused on creating culture immersions in more than 100 countries around the world – the further afield the better! Rick’s clients have travelled to all 7 continents and have so many amazing stories of the places they have been and the people they have met. His background also includes travel risk management, and can share tips on how to prepare and stay safe...

Caleb brings over 15 years of caregiving experience, beginning in his teenage years when he cared for members of his own family. What started as a personal responsibility has since grown into a lifelong passion and career. Today, he is the owner and operator of First Light Home Care, where his leadership has driven year-over-year growth of 30%—a trajectory that is expected to continue. In addition...

Anita Todorovic is a beekeeper and fitness enthusiast. She is the owner of The Honey House where they produce and harvest local honey, loose leaf teas and other canned goods. She is also co-owner of Healthy & Wealthy Place providing financial services and fitness services to do just that, get you healthy & wealthy. In this episode Anita discusses health and wellness in relation to nature a...

Erica Hornthal is a board-certified dance/movement therapist, clinical counselor, and author. She is the CEO of Chicago Dance Therapy, established in 2011. Erica is passionate about using movement to support emotional wellbeing and works with clients of all ages and abilities in utilizing body awareness, movement, and dance to improve mental health. Subscribe, leave a review and follow us on socia...

Susan Snyder is a mental health counselor in private practice, providing psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and families. She works collaboratively with her clients to reduce isolation and stress while helping them identify and manage life’s challenges with compassionate and supportive care. In addition to her clinical work, Susan has guided numerous families through the emotional and practica...

Marla serves as Community Outreach Liaison for CJE SeniorLife. Prior to that she held the positions of Volunteer Services Coordinator and Supervisor. Her career path includes healthcare and social work professions leading to her current work in senior services. She has served most of her life leading a variety of volunteers. Marla enjoys the synergy that is created when collegial and community par...

Amy Ratnow is the founder of ALR Connections. Her path to founding ALR Connections began in 2017 when she recognized a gap in the workforce for women re-entering their careers and small businesses with no HR who needed help. With three young children of her own, she pivoted herself with a mission to bridge the divide between women seeking work-life balance and growing companies in need of good peo...

Josh Orlan, Reverse Mortgage Lender Josh’s mission is helping seniors gain and maintain financial stability. Listen in to find out why reverse mortgages should be a part of your overall financial plan. Check out the benefits of reverse mortgages that you didn’t know about. Subscribe, leave a review and follow us on social media…Join us next Wednesday for another episode of Help! Nobody Told Me… Ho...

Our hosts, Shannon & Jasmine, give us an update about what they’ve been up to, what to expect in the spring market, and how they serve their clients. Subscribe, leave a review and follow us on social media…Join us next Wednesday for another episode of Help! Nobody Told Me… Hosts:  Shannon Johnson sjohnson@bhhschicago.com Jasmine Shapiro  jshapiro@bhhschicago.com Instagram: https://www.instagra...

Marty Jalove of Master Happiness is an artist, writer, poet, philosopher, inventor, father, and friend. A euphoric optimist, persistently pursuing his passion of helping hundreds harness happiness. He is a Business Coach, Happiness Instigator, and Motivational Speaker. He helps Small Businesses, Teams, and individuals find focus, feel fulfilled, and have fun!    Subscribe, leave a review and follo...

Jorie Houlihan is a Certified Professional Life Coach, Certified Lifebook Leader, public speaker and ADHD advocate who specializes in working with ADHD women, especially those diagnosed later in life. Having lived with undiagnosed ADHD until the age of 49 she understands these women’s unique challenges, strengths and perspectives. Her goal is to help every ADHD woman embrace their ADHD and how the...

Elle Ullum of the Chicago Furniture Bank. The mission of the Chicago Furniture Bank is to provide dignity, stability and comfort to Chicagoans that face poverty by allowing clients to handpick an entire home's worth of furnishings for free. Everyone should be able to sleep in a bed, share a family meal at a kitchen table, and enjoy the comfort of a furnished home.  The Chicago Furniture Bank i...

Elline Eliasoff is a Gerontologist, Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Kinesiotherapist, and a balance and fall prevention specialist. Her extensive experience spans acute care rehabilitation, sub-acute care, and home health settings. She serves as an Aging Life Care Professional and Geriatric Care Manager, offering personalized support and guidance to older adults and their families. Elline runs a b...

Rob Nimmer is the Owner of Oasis Senior Advisors, Chicago North. He is a Certified Senior Living Advisor and Certified Dementia Practitioner.    His passion for senior advocacy began over 25 years ago when caring for his aging grandmother. As the years went on, he has learned how our healthcare and financial systems are broken for older adults. This realization has led him to be extremely vocal in...

Taylor Wells is a Senior Creative Strategist at Twitch, the top livestreaming platform in the world with an emphasis on gaming content. He brings a lifelong love of video games and technology to his work and his personal life. Taylor is discussing the cognitive, emotional and even physical benefits of videos games on seniors, demystifying gaming for an older audience.   Subscribe, leave a review a...

Sam Sharp is a seasoned loan originator, licensed in 40+ states, who has funded over $2.5 billion in loans. Sam and his team are a true full service mortgage lender well equipped to handle your business seamlessly from start to finish while providing an elevated standard that clients and partners have come to appreciate. Their goal is to make your mortgage experience Straightforward and Easy. Subs...

Matthew Howeth is an Illinois licensed attorney specializing in residential and commercial real estate transactions. Matthew is the owner of Howeth Law LLC and has over a decade of experience practicing in Lake, Cook, McHenry, DuPage, Kane and Will counties. Matthew and his team help hundreds of individuals, families and companies buy and sell real estate each year by emphasizing thorough guidance...

Officer Richard Rash is the Community Relations Supervisor with the Northbrook Police in Northbrook, IL.  Rich has 30 years of Law Enforcement experience. He has worked in Patrol, Traffic Division, Detective Bureau as the Background Investigator, Patrol Sergeant / Field Training Supervisor, and now as a Community Relations Supervisor. As well as an Adjunct Professor at the Suburban Law Enforcement...

UPDATED VERSION - Apologies for the inconvenience Candace L. Meyers a family law and divorce partner at Beermann LLP. She has been practicing exclusive family law for twenty years. She is passionate about her role as an advocate. Her goal is to guide her clients through what is oftentimes the most challenging experience of their lives. In her practice, Ms. Meyers handles a variety of family law ca...

Jamie Dunsing is a 2 nd generation home inspector and is the owner of Dunsing Inspections, a home and commercial building inspection company that has been in business for over 40 years. Jamie has personally been an inspector for 35 years. He is joined by Dunsing’s marketing director, Kristin Marsden. Subscribe, leave a review and follow us on social media…Join us next Wednesday for another episode...

David Piatek, Military Relocation Professional and Instructor for the National Association of REALTORS. David is an army veteran that specializes in helping military members and their families use the VA loan across the country.   David is with his client (and Shannon & Jasmine’s client) and retired Army Master Sergeant, Adam Shaw. Adam served in Iraq, Afghanistan as well as multiple other cou...

Ronda Parmacek is a senior living concierge with Senior Living Specialists. She has been in the field of senior living for over 17 years. Ronda’s experience originally was working inside the communities. It was there she learned what made a community work at a quality level. She now offers seniors and their families free services to assist them in finding the most ideal senior living community tha...