Meet Mid-America Real Estate Group leasing rep Samantha Spinell, niece of Mid-Am principal Dick Spinell (above) and daughter of Kinzie Real Estate Group principal Steve Spinell. They’re great role models with strong work ethics and family-first attitudes, and she loves spending time with them on the job. Mid-America is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, due in part to the values they bring to the company, she says. Outside of the office, over the last several years, her family enjoyed trips to Miami of Ohio, her alma mater, to catch her brother’s hockey games. On Father’s Day, they hung out at her parents’ house in the ‘burbs, rode bikes, and cooked dinner together.

Over at Kinzie, Steve (yellow tie, above) and the team just celebrated the firm’s third anniversary. The company just marked the 50% sold point for its Enclave of Heritage Estates community in Lake Barrington, and its real estate services division is working on many additional REO properties. Samantha says post-ICSC, the summer’s off to a very good start for suburban retail, with corporate and franchise tenants looking to grow in Chicago. She recently worked on a Forever 21 flagship location at Geneva Commons, along with a Victoria’s Secret Pink store.