Lisa Petrik

Since grade school, Lisa has been perfecting her skills in sales. A born entrepreneur with a passion for success, Lisa started a candy store from her locker in the 7th grade and was making hundreds in profit within the first couple weeks. A few years later when out of the country with her family, Lisa was eager and excited to bargain with shop owners and literally drew a crowd of bystanders with her bargaining and poker face abilities, which she still utilizes today in finding her clients the best properties. With a longstanding love of real estate, and a love for the cities diverse culture and amazing architecture, Lisa joined the industry after spending fourteen years running and managing a successful newspaper publication where she sharpened her skills as an entrepreneur and a master negotiator. Never afraid of a challenge, Lisa loves meeting new people as well as discovering great homes. Lisa upholds the highest standards of service and believes in the efficient use of time to streamline the often intricate real estate process. Working with the entire spectrum of clients from rentals to purchases, Lisa is known to exceed her clients' expectations, every time. Energetic, resourceful, and motivated, Lisa has a successful track record in many aspects of Chicago real estate including luxury residential and multi-family investment sales. She strategically utilizes Sotheby's International brand to extend her reach on a global level in order to market her clients' properties both locally and internationally. This intelligent, motivated, self-starter always takes the full initiative in all that she does. With a bachelor's degree in marketing from Elmhurst College, an associate's degree in air traffic control from Lewis University and a certification in psychotherapy, she is in tune with what it takes to achieve her goals. Lisa uses meditation as a way to stay effective and maintain balance in the fast pace and high energy world of real estate. Lisa's fun loving, calm and charming demeanor makes her one of the most sought after real estate agents in the city.