I feel fortunate to have found an A-team of hard workers with complementary skill sets: Each person’s contribution allows us to get better every day, together. We’re a boutique agency that brings diverse talent to every project. My team includes a graphic designer who used to own an art gallery, a project coordinator with deep analytical experience who’s also been in Wendy’s television ads, a marketer who grew a major craft brewery’s social media following by 10,000%, and an office administrator who studied vocal performance and may as well have a master’s degree in multitasking. Learn more about each of them below.
Amy VanElsacker
Amy brings creativity and a strong work ethic to her role as Creative Director and Broker Associate. Born in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, she loved drawing floor plans and painting homes as a kid. She was class clown in high school and studied Urban Planning at Michigan State University. Amy began her career in Grand Rapids, where she worked in city planning and ran The Mustache Gallery, which hosted local and national artists. She spent a year in Vietnam before landing in Chicago, moved back overseas to spend time with her sister’s family, and returned to Grand Rapids in 2022. Amy and her husband purchased a multifamily home in a historic district and are renovating their owner-occupant unit. Amy excels at marketing, events, and design.
Michael Carey
Michael’s diverse skill set—data analysis, marketing creative, system development, sales, and more—allows him to wear many hats as the team’s Project Coordinator. He has a degree in Economics and French from Indiana University, where he raced bicycles. He sticks to yoga now. Michael has done a dozen national commercials as an actor, for major brands like Allstate and Wendy’s. He lives in Edgewater with his wife, daughter, and dog.
Hannah Clark
Hannah has a decade of experience working in administration, operations, and client services. She’s fantastic at both holding things together and keeping us all organized in her role as Office Administrator and Executive Assistant. She is also a professional singer and pianist, performing regularly as a solo artist under the stage name Clark Halyn. Hannah manages to be both professional and fun at the same time—she’s the perfect addition to our team.
Sarah Aldrich
Sarah brings 15 years of digital marketing and brand building experience to Jason’s team. She began working in the industry while studying Professional Writing at Michigan State University, interning for the university, Martha Stewart, and National Geographic. Sarah started her career as the first marketing employee at Founders Brewing in Grand Rapids, leading the brand’s growth for 5 years. She claims that becoming a beer snob at 22 was both a blessing and a curse. Sarah started a freelance writing and marketing consulting business when she moved to Vietnam in 2015. Amy pulled her onto the Jason O’Beirne team, and Jason is one of Sarah’s earliest clients. Sarah lives in Grand Rapids with her husband, daughter, and dog.
Michael Evangelista
Michael brings over 20 years of experience to his photography role in Jason’s team. While starting his photography career in 2000, Michael developed an interest in street photography, which later led to wedding and fashion/editorial photography. Michael is self-taught and first became interested in film. He has spent the last 5 years working in real estate, and began working with Jason in June 2019. In his free time, Michael enjoys flying FPV drones.
Ryan Hutton
Ryan has over 15 years of experience in Videography and Editing, with his specialties primarily being in travel and real estate video production. While at Western Colorado University, Ryan first began doing video production for Chef Charles Webb, and continued on to create a digital travel series for the chef’s social media. Ryan is an avid traveler, having been to every continent except Antarctica. While backpacking in different countries, he enjoys surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding and creating travel videos of these adventures.
Testimonials
“Jason and his team provide a level of service that is extremely difficult to find in the industry—better than any others I have worked with during my 15 years (and $250 million+ in residential sales) in the business. He works tirelessly for his clients, is very responsive and well organized, and always goes the extra mile to make sure that his clients achieve their goals. In addition, Jason knows the Chicago market and pricing dynamics better than just about anyone that I have worked with. He is a great resource and someone that I look forward to working with in the future.”
“We noticed that you took over the listing across the street. Once your name was on the sign, we had no doubt in our mind that it would sell!! Thanks for everything you do for the neighborhood. It is much appreciated!!”
“Choosing the right agent for your particular needs is one of the most important steps in the real estate process. Words cannot describe how lucky I am to work with Jason. He is a top-performing agent, knowledgeable, professional, well organized, very responsive, and has a great personality, too.”
“I’ve been asked a few times to provide testimonials for my peers. Jason is one of the few I’d jump to do. When I work with Jason I know the deal will be handled ethically. That’s saying a lot in our field. Real estate isn’t that transparent and I think Jason brings trust to the closing table. His communication skills are exceptional! Any broker will tell you that it’s a key ingredient to a successful deal. Jason is one of the good guys!”
“Jason and his team (Mike in our case) were fantastic throughout the process! They were available/flexible and knowledgeable both about the area and the home-buying process… Highly recommend!”
We really enjoyed working with you, and would recommend you to our friends and family without hesitance. None of our friends or coworkers in the city had an agent they could recommend to us, which says a lot. In an industry where the consumer has a lot of information at their fingertips and can navigate plenty on their own, you managed to provide tremendous value. Heartfelt thanks and we look forward to working with you again in the future!
Brokerage
Leading residential brokerage firm Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty is the exclusive Chicago and North Shore affiliate of the Sotheby’s International Realty global network. Real estate’s most celebrated luxury lifestyle brand, Sotheby’s International Realty offers unrivaled access to qualified people and distinctive properties around the world. The network currently has more than 16,500 sales associates located in approximately 760 offices in 60 countries and territories worldwide. Jameson has a 30-year-old reputation of integrity, innovation and results in the Greater Chicagoland area. Since CEO Chris Feurer and President Mike Sato joined the company in 2008, the firm’s sales volume has grown by more than 400 percent.
When Feurer and Sato aligned with Sotheby’s International Realty in 2011, Jameson truly became the local experts with global reach.
Jameson’s commitment to excellence reflects the Sotheby’s experience and the outstanding level of service that has been the global benchmark for three centuries. With access to cutting edge technology, research and marketing, we are able to provide our clients a customized approach to real estate that is unsurpassed in the industry. Armed with the most sophisticated resources and the built-in integrity, exclusivity, and global reach of the Sotheby’s International Realty brand, we are dedicated to artfully uniting extraordinary properties with extraordinary lives.
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