It’s official!  Although I have been working in the design industry as well as with lifestyle brands for the last several years,  I am now operating as owner of J. Marie Agency, which changes my perspective quite a bit and heightens my investment in client service.

I am thrilled to apply knowledge learned by working for agency giants with the corporate strategy acquired over the past several years to provide innovative companies the attention and strategic thinking- sans the overhead!  I’m so excited for all the companies who are poised for tremendous growth!!!

Please stay tuned… many exciting developments to come!  

Happy holidays! You might’ve already opened your papers this morning to a somewhat frightening shot of myself and two other writers whipping a poor guy with reindeer ears on. It’s all a part of my new temporary stint writing for the Chicago Tribune’s Metromix section, and don’t worry, those plastic candy cane whips didn’t hurt him a bit!

Yes, I’m on a team of “holiday ‘hood hounds” and I’ll be out and about Chicago reporting on the everything from dive bars with the best holiday spirit to getting downright crafty gifts to give. Don’t like my reviews? Don’t tell me… my ego around the holidays is molte “Fra- GEE- lay” : that’s Italian for fragile.

Check out the holiday fun!

The ‘Hood Hounds dive into the holidays : Our Reader Reviewers share their favorite tiny taps

They made it! : Our Holiday ‘Hood Hounds get creative with holiday gifts