Meet The 2025 Chicago Luxury Conference Speakers
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Jen Zella
Cofounding Principal + Chief Visionary Officer
CID Design Group
Jenn has fueled CID’s growth over the past decade currently working with 9 of the top 10 and 17 of the top 25 largest developers in the US according to NHMC. Their award-winning portfolio spans over 20 years, 39 states, 70 cities, and Canada. Recognized for the last 4 years as one of Interior Design Magazine’s top 100 Giant’s of Design, after landing #1 in growth for 2018. “Growth is lifeblood, it creates energy, opportunity, and a call to be better.” Jenn’s role is to create the company vision, generate ideas, lead culture, inspire creativity, collect incredible people, and cultivate a fulfilling environment where we can do our very best work, where we can thrive and make a real, lasting difference. Since 2011, Jenn has passionately championed and published a design forecast that serves as a useful tool to elevate our practice, our industry and to create engaging, elevated, and enduring spaces and brands. Jenn’s commitment to perpetual discovery, research and openly sharing for a greater good has distinguished her as an industry leader and is routinely engaged to speak about designing for the future.

Ryan Hainey
Founder & Owner
RH Photography
In a world inundated with images, the story a picture tells better be a compelling one. For professionals who use images to show the quality of their work, mediocrity won’t do. They need expressive, evocative photographs that engage people. I’m a professional photographer who specializes in telling visual stories of the built environment. I use my craft of photography to help others – architects, designers, contractors, craftsmen. They spend a great deal of effort taking ideas and turning them into physical realities. For them, truly capturing their creations with photos is crucial. If my formal training in photography and my subsequent 10-plus years in the field have taught me anything, it’s this: quality photos that captivate and really move people do not come easily. But I love the challenge. Vivid, dramatic photos that convey a powerful story – that’s my goal with every shoot.