Stephanie Sirota founded Vertical Brokerage in 2007 after several years at Chicago based Sheldon Good & Company where she became a specialist in Office and Retail Leasing. Stephanie is an expert at drawing out the important facts from clients that enables her to understand their business nuances and locate their best space opportunity. Her math and finance background facilitates obtaining the best financial deal for both tenant and landlord, as well as advising her clients on what course of action is in their best interest. Stephanie has a vision that her company will always operate with integrity, insight and passion while putting the client first. Stephanie has worked with numerous clients such as Wintrust Mortgage, Alivio Medical, Traxcom Technologies, Sticky Fingers Gourmet Popcorn, Absolutely Chinese, US Department of Veteran Affairs and more to establish business locations throughout the Chicagoland area. Stephanie is a skilled negotiator capable of putting together deals that please her clients. She understands the impacts that the real estate solution has on her client’s business She is equally adept at representing prospective tenants, landlords and building owners and bringing parties together for investment property deals.Stephanie brings to Vertical Brokerage more than 10 years of experience providing commercial enterprise service in the insurance and real estate industries. She is well versed in risk management, RFPs, presentation and technology utilizations. Her responsibilities included developing relationships with many of the industry players including CEOs, CFO & Risk Managers of Top 500 companies which led to uncovering new products and clients for AJ Gallagher. Stephanie’s education includes a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Iowa, Real Estate Education courses including Financial Analysis for Commercial Real Estate from CCIM. Stephanie is a licensed Real Estate Managing Broker in the state of Illinois.