Some clients and friends have been asking me to post some notes and thoughts about myself and how LKc Style was born.

I grew up all over the Midwest finally landing in Southeast Wisconsin for most of high school and college. I have a BBA from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. My background is actually in real estate and urban land economics (you’re thinking snore-fest, I know). I enjoyed some very interesting projects in the industry and some phenomenal internation travels, but the idea of working for myself has always been in my blood.

The fashion industry always intrigued me…not in a "who’s wearing who" sort of way, but more psychologically: why does a person choose to wear certain things and how does it fit the context of their own life. Of course, there is a fun side of it all too. The idea for LKc Style was originally rooted in a rash of attending happy hours with a roommate. We would sit and observe different types of people at various lounges and dives around the city of Chicago. What started out as a joke about dressing people up for happy hours turned into a serious conversation about providing real consultation services. Add this to the fact that most personal shoppers are for women and come at a great expense to the client, LKc Style differentiated itself by working exclusively for male clientel and at reasonable rates.

So far my favorite thing about working for LKc Style is hearing back from clients who are getting great feedback from friends or coworkers on a new style or even a specific item that was purchased. It’s one thing for a client to hear me tell them they look good…it must be more rewarding to have people who they regularly interact with say the same thing.

When I am not putting together fashion portfolios, you might find me running (I just finished my first half marathon), jet-setting (I’d love for my next big trip to be Brazil), or maybe playing Rock Band (don’t judge, it’s awesome).