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CONTENTS 10 WO M A N O F I N F LU E N C E : T R I C I A E V E R E S T

She’s an attorney, an advocate for victims of abuse, the founder of nonprofits, an heiress of one of Oklahoma’s most prominent families and as humble and earnest a person as you’ll ever meet. Everest’s life has been shaped by her family’s dedication to the greater good and a tragic loss suffered early in life. The result is a woman on a mission.

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Brett and Jessica Nelson have an unusual hobby: the couple has hosted more than fifteen house shows since they made Oklahoma City their home in 2016, a tradition carried over from their days living in a Nashville loft. Lucky friends and neighbors have enjoyed intimate performances from the likes of Samantha Crain, Claire Morales and Jason Scott.

20 BA L A N C E D B E AU T Y R I T UA L S : H O M E A N D AWAY

Travel is a balm for the soul, but as Chelsey Ann points out, travelers may also need balms, tinctures and little rituals to soothe the corporeal as well. Her guide for maintaining routine, sleeping well and returning home refreshed and reinvigorated will make your comings and goings pleasing and beautiful.

24 THE ARTISAN: WHO IS MATT GOAD?

He’s the mastermind behind the massive public art component of the expansion of Will Rogers World Airport, but before that, he was literally the son of a preacher man. His style has been influenced by the many cities he’s called home, but it’s the story of Oklahoma he’s poised to share with his widest audience yet.

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Follow us to old OKC, the heart of cowgirl country in the midst of the metro, where photographer Josh Welch treats us to a sexy sashay down the boardwalks and dusty streets of Stockyard City on the heels of a long-legged filly previewing this season’s boldest swimwear.

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Rarely is reading a travel story as immersive and personal as travel itself. Writer Elizabeth Farabee has authored an exception. Her month in Myanmar, from which she has distilled one week to share with Luxiere, is mesmerizing, redolent with the kind of details that matter, and a story impossible to put down.

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The American Dream is alive and well, and if you’ve ever doubted its existence, a conversation with Nathan and Scarlet Cao will restore your faith. Hundreds of homes in Oklahoma City’s Urban Core have been returned to their former glory thanks to the Cao family and they’re just getting started.

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hen I first began to imagine what Luxiere could be, at the core was the idea of celebration. The world is filled with beauty, brilliance, innovation and miracles, and our job as human beings is to enjoy all of it for the split second we are here. It’s been an easy concept to carry through each of the 22 issues we’ve created, and if anything, it seems that the more we seek beauty and the miraculous, the more we find.

Artist Matt Goad’s star is shining as bright as the summer sun these days, and if you don’t know him yet you soon will, particularly if you turn to page 24. His largest-scale project to date, the art and interior design of the expansion of Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport, is soon to be underway. Goad’s vision for the project prevailed in an international competition, to universal acclaim.

Summer in Oklahoma, a miraculous combination of bright sun and lazy weekends, is perhaps at its most beautiful when experienced from the water. We escape the heat of the day by immersing ourselves, a pastime we wholeheartedly endorse. We also love fashion, and for this issue we though why not combine the two and offer our readers Luxiere’s first ‘swimsuit issue,’ as it were. Our model is beautiful and our stylists took our concept and created an exquisite story, starting on page 35.

Our Woman of Influence this issue is a star in her own right. Tricia Everest could have easily rested on her storied family’s laurels, but instead became a lawyer, founded two nonprofits, and has dedicated herself to breaking the cycle of trauma for Oklahomans. You’ll meet this amazing woman on page 10.

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Of course, we’ve taken you on an amazing adventure to Myanmar, on page 50, with intrepid globetrotter Elizabeth Farabee, as well, and you’ll

love getting to know Scarlet and Nathan Cao, founders of Modern Touch by Omega. It is our fondest hope that you are enjoying our pages from someplace as cool and beautiful as you are, dear readers. Until next time,

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ricia Everest is an attorney, a philanthropist, an heiress, a member of one of Oklahoma’s oldest and most prominent families, and the co-founder of two groundbreaking nonprofits dedicated to helping victims of domestic and sexual abuse and to breaking the cycle of incarceration. She’s smart, funny, always beautifully dressed, and is as close to royalty as our state can get. Everest is a modern royal, though; you’re as likely to see her geared up for a triathlon as suited up for a board meeting or dressed up for a gala - that is, if you see her at all. The limelight is one of her least favorite places to be, but she’ll tolerate it when she can extend its rays to illuminate causes she champions.

When the universe wants something to happen, it happens. Positive Tomorrows, Oklahoma City’s school for homeless children, was hiring its first volunteer coordinator, and Everest got the job. “It just found me,” she says. “Once you follow a calling, you have to close the windows and watch for the door to open.”

“For my entire childhood, and my whole life, my family has always volunteered and served their community. I never understood that it was optional at all. It was always a part of life,” Everest says. Another immutable lesson her family taught her was that every single person deserves to be treated with the utmost respect and hospitality.

Which is exactly what she’s done. Twice. The first one is ReMerge, founded in 2010. ReMerge is a comprehensive evidence-based female diversion program designed to transform pregnant women and mothers facing incarceration into productive citizens. Women with children facing non-violent crimes are given an opportunity for treatment and rehabilitation, providing an alternative to incarceration in Oklahoma County. When evidence-based alternatives to incarceration are offered, mothers can become productive citizens, capable of caring for themselves and their children and leading a crime-free future, thus breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty and incarceration.

From there, she joined the board at Calm Waters, which at the time was part of Baptist Hospital (now INTEGRIS). “I watched Gene Rainbolt orchestrate separating it from Baptist and guiding its board and leadership through becoming a stand-alone nonprofit. He was masterful, and watching that taught me how to create a nonprofit.”

The importance of affording dignity to all was underscored further for Everest in the summers, which she spent working at hotels owned by her family, and in college, where her internships took her to nonprofits dealing with helping victims overcome horrific trauma. “As I began to study hospitality “For my entire childhood, and and as I also learned more about what trauma does to people, I realized that hospitality can be my whole life, my family has used in how we treat people who need help. We have incorporated that philosophy into our client always volunteered and served interactions at Palomar,” she says.

The second one, Palomar, Oklahoma City’s Family Justice Center, opened in 2017 and goes even further to remove barriers to accessing the services that abuse victims need. It is victimcentered, safety-focused, survivor-driven, traumainformed, and kind-hearted. On site are 47 their community. Everest’s story, like all of ours, has its share of nonprofits and agencies which offer wrap-around love and personal heartbreak. Tragedy struck her services ranging from counseling, legal assistance, family the summer before her senior year at Vanderbilt. Her younger brother and child care to medical care. Key partners include the Oklahoma City Police Jimmy was diagnosed with cancer and died when he was just 17. Wise beyond Department, Rainbow Fleet, YWCA and many more. his years and fully aware of his impending death, Jimmy taught the family how to cope and heal before he passed away, giving very specific instructions to his “No matter what work I do with criminal justice, the arts, health and education, family. The children’s cancer and blood disorder center at Oklahoma City’s Palomar remains paramount. Through the adverse childhood experiences Children’s Hospital is now named for him. study we can predict who will have significant health issues and incarceration. Palomar partners represent varied federal, state and local disciplines that are “Jimmy was very clear that he wanted me to continue on my path, which changing the conversations, priorities and resources,” she says. would help me move forward and heal, and that he wanted us to spend as much time together as a family after the initial shock of his death began to Everest also serves as a Trustee of E.L. and Thelma Gaylord Foundation fade, so we could get used to the idea of being a family of four, instead of five,” and Chair of Inasmuch Foundation’s Advisory Committee. “Each year the she says. Inasmuch and E.L. and Thelma Gaylord foundations receive hundreds of grant requests. I am most fortunate to learn about what so many people Although she didn’t know it at the time, those two seemingly incongruous do and how they help. I believe my role goes beyond being a good steward themes, hospitality and surviving trauma, would come together and shape of financial assistance, rather also to tell their stories and connect people the course of her life’s work. All she needed was a catalyst, which arrived in when I can to enhance missions and sustainability,” she says. Her other horrifying fashion one beautiful April morning in 1995. Everest was working philanthropic endeavors include Chair of Allied Arts, past-Chair of YMCA in downtown Oklahoma City when the bomb went off. “I was working as - the organization’s first female chair in its 128-year history - and service on a travel agent, and it was a great experience for me. I learned so much. But numerous nonprofit boards. within two weeks of the bombing, I felt a huge divine calling to help children, so strong that I immediately gave notice, even though I didn’t know how I was going to answer the calling.”

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here is something mesmerizing about a home that has been designed with attention given to its architectural style; the feeling grabs you from the home’s exterior and pulls you in. When the design is done correctly, an exciting cohesion between detail and structure gives the home a timeless look. Trends are exciting, and I love to stay up on what is coming next; however, the number one request from my clients is that they want their homes to feel timeless. And, in my opinion, giving respect to architectural design is exactly how that happens. So what is Oklahoma’s style? Actually, it’s much like our geographic spot on the map: right in the middle. We aren’t southern enough to be plantations or adobes, we aren’t northern enough for bungalows, and we are definitely not eastern enough for ultra-moderns. So what are we to do? My humble opinion is: Whatever You Want! For architectural inspiration, I suggest you spend some time exploring the beautiful historic areas of our state. From the tree lined streets of Heritage Hills, Mesta Park, and Crown Heights in Oklahoma City—to the winding roads around Utica Square and Brookside in stunning Tulsa—there is variety and interest everywhere. If you dare to be different, check out some of the mid-century moderns in places like Bartlesville or Norman. You’ll find that our architectural influences were as diverse as the people who came from all over the country to make Oklahoma their home. Not all of us are lucky enough (or have the fortitude) to live in one of those inspirational historic gems. As you begin your plans to build a new home or renovate a home that doesn’t have architectural significance, I encourage you to infuse some. There are three styles that you might be surprised fit well in Oklahoma, and I would like to see more people take notice of them.

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Plucked right from the New England coasts, this style can be a good fit whether you are building a small bungalow or a Hamptons mansion. The exteriors are mostly comprised of shake shingles, clapboard siding, and big beautiful columns on a large inviting front porch. Seaside colors such a pale blues, grays and greens balance the clean white that trims these homes both inside and out. These homes are the perfect balance between comfort and sophistication. Try working elements of the Cape Cod style into your home for a look that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too fussy and is a perfect welcome to your family and friends. 14 LUXIERE

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Okay, okay, so this isn’t really a thing… YET. For the past three to five years, Oklahoma has hit what I call “Farmhouse Modern” and we have hit it HARD! While there is nothing wrong with the look, it certainly has been frequently done. I encourage you to turn off the TV, put that shiplap down, and elevate the things you like about the look in cleaner way. Hill Country architecture, which Austin, Texas is well known for, contains natural materials such as limestone and a strong presence of lighter natural woods. Steel structures, pipe columns, and seamed metal roofs give this look something strong but natural. Respect is always paid to the landscape, making the style both comfortable and warm. By minimizing clutter in the décor and focusing on the stronger lines and on the materials used in constructing the home, Oklahoma Hill Country will definitely have staying power.

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The design is just as fitting here as it is on the coasts of California and Florida. Of course the temperatures are hotter here (but that’s another story). These homes are often based on a rectangular floor plan with lots of symmetry, which creates the grandeur of the look. The use of black iron on windows, red clay tile on roofs, and stucco on walls all combine to make the look both dramatic and stately. Definitely one of my favorites, the style was used primarily in hotels during the 1920s and 30s. And, if you love to entertain, take note of this look.

Now that I’ve got you searching for the right architectural style for your home, remember this: select a style that reflects the way you want to live in your home, and you won’t grow tired of it. And, as I’ve said time and time again: Friends don’t let friends drink and decorate…so if you aren’t up to the challenge, then pour that glass of wine for yourself, contact one of the incredibly capable designers and craftsmen in this great state we all call HOME, and make a true design friend!

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nside of Brett and Jessica Nelson’s Oklahoma City home just minutes away from Devon Tower, vibrant art and funky furniture are accompanied with the sound of live acoustics. A few dozen guests gather together, glasses of wine and beer cans in hand, sit back and revel in the sound of uninterrupted melodies. Since 2016, the music-enthusiast couple has hosted fifteen house shows, with genres ranging from singer songwriter to Americana and soul. Here, we chat with the Nelsons about how hosting house shows came about, and what keeps the music alive.

How did hosting house shows come about? Brett: We used to host some shows when we were living in a loft in Nashville. So when we moved to Oklahoma City in September 2016, we knew we wanted to build a modern home that would be the right space to host shows. We designed this house knowing that we wanted to have a space where both local and traveling artists would have a place to perform without any distractions. Jessica: For me, it happened when Brett and I went to go see one of our favorite musicians play at Mercy Lounge in Nashville. There were some people in the crowd making a lot of noise. The musician stopped playing and said, “Hey guys, this

is really important to me,” and he asked them to quiet down. That’s a moment that made me realize that the artist really does notice when the crowd isn’t listening, so we wanted to create a space where artists can share their music while having all eyes and ears focusing on the performance. Tell me a bit about the first OKC show you hosted. Brett: Our very first OKC house show was Cameron Neal, lead singer of local alternative/indie band, Horse Thief. One night, Cameron was playing at a soft opening at Stone Cloud Brewery and Jessica realized who he was, so she just walked right up to him and asked if he would be interested in playing

a house show and he agreed. That’s how a lot of our shows come about. Jessica: That’s what we call “pulling a Jessica.” After we watch a show, I’ll approach the musician and ask if they’d be interested in playing at our home. We’ve lived in Dallas, Nashville and OKC, and I would say OKC is by far the easiest place to make connections. It’s not difficult for us to recruit musicians for our shows because people are so well connected here. What’s the key to hosting a memorable house show? Brett: For me, it’s more about the artist. I have big admiration for people who can be so passionate about what they do, despite knowing that it’s a hard road and it’s never a LUXIERE 17

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guaranteed road. There’s no particular way of doing things to get you to become a successful rock star. It’s a really random thing. Some people become really successful and they’re not that talented, and some people are really talented and never make it. It’s a matter of seeing an artist we are really impressed by and ask if there’s anything we can do to help share their talent and passion. If you find someone who has that talent, it makes our job really easy. Jessica: We don’t have the artistic talent, but we want to give musicians a platform to share that gift. What do you think the musicians enjoy the most about playing your house shows? Brett: Initially, I thought it’d be the financial aspect. I thought artists would make more money playing

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shows here. But I’ve noticed that what musicians have enjoyed the most is that the audience’s eyes and ears are totally on them. From my little experience of playing music, I know that performing in front of someone is a very nerve-wracking thing, but it can also be uplifting, and that’s what we’re trying to create here. Jessica: The motive is different when people come to our home for a show - they’re here for the music and the artists can feel that. How would you describe the crowd’s experience at your house shows? Brett: It’s a bit different when you’re at a house show. You show up to someone else’s home, and you have to commit some of yourself to the process- it’s a bit of a vulnerable experience. A lot of people who come

to these shows are not musically inclined, so it’s been awesome hosting people who don’t have the time to go to music venues, but have found their place here. For them, it’s a way to see music, connect with people, and discover new artists they grow to love. What are some perks of hosting house shows? Brett: When we built the house, we thought we were going to have kids, so we have two small rooms upstairs. We didn’t end up having kids, so when artists pass through, they’ll sometimes stop by and stay with us. We’ll get to talk with the musicians and the next thing you know, it’s 1 a.m. It’s really great to get to learn more about the artists and what they do.

Local musicians to be on the lookout for? Brett and Jessica: Samantha Crain is awesome. We also love Claire Morales - she’s based out of Denton and has played here at our home and some local shows as well. She has a similar sound to Australian singer songwriter, Courtney Barnett. Summer shows? Brett and Jessica: Jason Scott, Mark Gibson, and Claire Morales are some of the artists who will be playing at our house this summer. Your readers can check the artists’ social media for dates and show times.

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hy do we travel? To get inspired, to take a break, to breathe in the air of a different landscape, to eat foods we have not yet smelled? To see history and how it unfolds? Whether we set out for a road trip west or are flying overseas; travel is something we yearn for and yet, if we’re too rushed, our bodies have a hard time recovering upon return. I have found that sleep and gut health seem to be the first to become unwired.

We all know the feeling of coming home from a trip to find our body out of balanced and exhausted. Not only exhausted, but with a few extra pain points: digestion, sleep, food and exercise habits are off. How do we relax and enjoy our moments away and still come home feeling actually refreshed? While we can’t take the whole kitchen cabinet with us, there are a few essentials and habits that can make the transition back to life a bit easier. Honestly, it is the perfect time to incorporate a few new rituals we might not yet have made time for back home.

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movement, sleep, food, recovery KEEP IT MOVING No matter where you are there is always an opportunity to get your body moving. Increased blood flow keeps bloating at bay, keeps toxins from extra drinks and food consumed moving, and improves jet lag; walking is a great way to see a new place. Find a class or bike around town. Do those little things that keep your body saying thank you.

DIGESTION AND GUT HEALTH • Do not skip bringing the tools that help keep your gut regular. • Bring your water bottle and keep it full and accessible - Out of sight is out of mind on travel adventures.

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• Limit levels of caffine and sugar. • Continue dry brushing or doing evening abdominal messages.

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Add immunity support tonic or tincture during travel days. Herbs and botanicals are distilled down using water, alcohol or other carriers. They are potent drops that usually held for 10-30 seconds under the tongue and are quickly dispursed through the bloodstream. They have been used in eastern medicine, indigenous communities, and healers for many years. Now a modern wave of potions aid in all kinds of ways by using herbal medicines mixed with new biotechnologies. From helping bloated guts to sleep aids and immunity support, finding access to natural remedies has never been easier.

IN THE MAKEUP BAG • Summer travel lends way to: LESS LESS and more LESS. • Wear the bare minimum that makes you feel beautiful and still confident. • I opt in for tinted moisturizer or tinted oil; less coverage will also last longer. Multi-use products are great. You know that the lip and cheek pot in your purse can be turned into lip gloss. Pull that baby out and use on the lid, lips and cheeks. Highlighter doubles as eyeshadow. Brow gel, mascara pressed into the tightline, and a light signature scent is all you need. It is also a good time to opt for waterproof products that resist running. Hint: Keep your skin care routine on point, and add additional support according to your destination’s environmental elements:

The PRE-sleep ritual is quite a conversation on its own. We all have these little things we do to finally quiet the mind and get the body settled in for rest. While we can’t pack our mattress, here are a few simple ways we can maintain good sleep patterns while away from home. Sound: Find an app or sound machine that you can easily bring. I love the Calm App. It has peaceful sounds, sleep stories, guided breathing; it’s just a perfect all around sleep and anxietycalming app. Sight: An eye mask is a great tool for blocking out light, and the added bonus of its slight weight releases tension in the orbital region. Find one with a calming scent like chamomile or lavender. Smell: a room spray or diffuser or a travel candle is a great way to cleanse the room of unpleasant odors while conveying a sensory reminder from home that it is time to shut it down and sleep. Other helpful tips: bring a pillow case, nighttime tea, oils, or tinctures that aid sleep.

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Who is Matt Goad? He’s a painter, a musician, and a graphic designer, and he’s just been commissioned to articulate and oversee the public art and design components of the multi-million dollar expansion of Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport.

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n a breezy, early spring day, Matt Goad strides into Elemental Coffee looking slightly rumpled, as artists often do, wearing a trucker cap with a vintage short-sleeved plaid shirt encasing a newly-trim physique, his reward for having gone alcohol-free some months ago and working with a trainer at the gym. Goad is a ball of nervous energy, with a laconic speaking style that sometimes masks and sometimes amplifies his intensity. Just shy of 50 years old, Goad is clearly hitting his stride. He’s a painter, a musician, and a graphic designer, and he’s just been commissioned to articulate and oversee the public art and design components of the multi-million dollar expansion of Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport. He is thrilled by this, but also earnestly humble, wide-eyed wonder style, and intermittently stunned by his good fortune. “When I learned I got it, I couldn’t believe it. I felt numb, and I felt disbelief and mirth. When I applied for the project, I thought there’s no way I’m going to get it so I approached it as I was going to give them everything I’ve got. I thought this project has the responsibility to tell the story of Oklahoma City, its history and future, and also welcome people,” Goad says, leaning forward, arms excitedly in motion.

It’s heady stuff for this son of a traveling preacher man. “When I was growing up, we moved every year between 1970 and 1980. Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Illinois…it taught me a lot, though. I didn’t have many friends because we moved so much, and as a preacher’s kid, I was often met with hostility, which led to a lot of fights. Even though I was raised with the church thing, my parents always encouraged my art. I could withdraw into art no matter where we were or what was happening, and man, I’m so grateful I could. It was my oasis.” Goad, who now has paintings on every continent except Antarctica, remembers a pivotal moment in his childhood: the day his family got a set of World Book Encyclopedias. It was like the sun came out. “I was able to read about art, man. Picasso, Lichtenstein, Chagall. I’ve wanted to paint as long as I can remember. I’ve always known I would grow up to do art,” Goad says. He’s a vibrant character, After spending his high school years in Arizona, his move to Oklahoma for college made perfect sense for a young man who’d traveled more than he’d stayed in one place. “My mom liked it because of its link to our church and I was excited about the art and design program. LUXIERE 25

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She helped me fill out the admission forms. When I got there, one of our church elders’ son was there and knew where to get weed. My style really developed there. I take more of a graphic approach, and it all goes back to learning to do woodcuts.” Goad’s dad, the preacher man, was a bit of a rough customer and often pounded on his young son like a pulpit, a fact Goad relates with a tinge of emotion behind his eyes. “My dad is very charismatic, and he’s an artist. I can say today that I owe him for a lot of my creativity, but he was also an asshole who beat the hell out of me,” Goad says. On a better path with the man these days, Goad says his father was “as proud as any parent could be,” when told of Goad’s massive new project. For Goad, after a childhood spent rambling around the country, Oklahoma turned out to be the stop that stuck. “My mom remarried and moved to Houston, and I got my first graphic design job in Oklahoma City. I kind of got stranded. I worked for agencies for two decades, but I was always making art and music. An avid reader and a keen observer of people and things, Goad says his art is influenced by everything he takes in. “I love reading about psychology and history. I’m always reading history,” he says. Currently in progress are the classic “A Tour of the Prairies,” by Washington Irving; the recent mashup of Oklahoma history and the story of the OKC Thunder, “Boom Town,” by Sam Anderson; and “How to Change Your Mind,” by Michael Pollan, which is an argument in favor of psychedelic-drug aided therapy. “I love history,” Goad says. “And I realized I can put it into art.” Goad’s fine art career had always existed in tandem with his commercial art and graphic design career, and for many years, it was the kid brother. In recent years, though, to Goad’s delight, his fine art commissions and large-scale projects are growing quickly and are now crowding out his design and branding work. “I’ve begun phasing out my design work, but still do work on some branding projects.” You’ll recognize his work – it’s all around you. Beer can designs and branding for Elk Valley Brewing Company, mural work for Fowler VW, logos for the city of Edmond, Oklahoma City’s Film Row district, Midtown Vets, the Keep Our Land Grand anti-littering campaign and Midtown Dog Park.

But the airport project is huge, and its importance isn’t lost on the artist. “This is a project that very well may outlive me. I knew it needed to show Oklahoma City as a modern metropolis as well as its history, and it needed to feel contemporary but also timeless,” he says. “I was on the phone with my mom when I got the call about the airport project. She screamed and we cried and she was as proud as any mother on earth! It’s the greatest feeling. You always want to make your parents proud.”

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with Kim Neese, Owner of Neese Personnel Tell us about the history of Neese Personnel? My mother, Terry Neese, started A.A. Personnel in 1975 here in Oklahoma City after previously working for several staffing agencies that closed their doors. Even with doors closing, the passion was still there. Plus, she had personally experienced great success in placing people and wanted to continue in the field. Therefore, she started her company with $600 and a prayer, hoping she could make a difference in the job market. As the company grew, it was eventually renamed Terry Neese Personnel Services. In 1998, I joined the company. Then in 2006, I began purchasing the company from her and gained 100% ownership in 2016. Finally, in 2017, I rebranded the company to Neese Personnel. What made you decide to work in the family business? That’s actually a funny question. Growing up, I was the typical adolescent that screamed for my own identity. And my parents empowered me to do so. I claimed I would never work in this business, having watched the countless hours, day and night, my mother tirelessly worked to make it a success. As an adult, I set out to pave my own destiny as a financial analyst. I was working for the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and it was going well. That is - up

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until April 19th, 1995, when the Oklahoma City bombing occurred. On that day, being in the OWRB building was a life-changing experience. Over the next few years, my mindset slowly started fine-tuning and I found myself starting to ask, “What IS really important to me?” In 1998, my mother saw me conflicted and convinced me to take some time off to help out in the agency. In just a few short weeks not only did I enjoy working there, I realized that I too had true passion and enthusiasm for helping people find careers. Never say never as the story goes… I joined the business and saw the importance of carrying on the family legacy. Twenty-one years later, I’m still going strong and even more passionate about it than when I first started! As the CEO and owner of Neese Personnel, what is your vision for the company? I want to persevere in what is working for us. We call it our “blue ocean”; it’s what we are great at! While service is a commonly used buzz word in describing a business’s attributes, we feel like we use the best practices from the past and integrate them into modern-day criteria to help both our clients and applicants. Service is one of the top drivers for our success and vision as we continue moving forward; for example, we will never take away that phone call that is so important in capturing the employer’s goals and employee’s needs. We also want to continue to support the OKC metropolitan area like we have been able to do over the last 44 years, all while consistently watching trends and adjusting our services based on the findings. Not to mention, I have two daughters that I hope, one or both, will want to carry on this legacy into a 3rd generation!

What do you see as the trends in the workforce in the Oklahoma City market? The generational shift is paramount because the workforce will be comprised of 3 generations mixed with vastly different backgrounds and perspectives, all in the same office: Gen Xers (mid-30’s and 40’s), Gen Y (Millennials) and then Gen Z, which is expected to be 36% of the workforce by 2020. In the current landscape, we are not entirely sure what Gen Z is looking for in the working world. Statistically, they will be similar to Gen Y in that roughly 60% want their work to mean something or make a difference. We do know that 30% have already donated to a charitable organization and 76% are concerned about our planet. Taking these data into account, it will be fascinating to see how this unfolds. Employers will have to evolve to the demands of the employee workforce, with nearly two-thirds of them expecting strategic use of software and technology in the workplace, and many of them seeking employers that have a social mission, unlike generations before them.

between the candidate and the recruiter. Picking up the phone to speak with a candidate or the employer is still a must to sufficiently place an employee. At Neese Personnel, we still believe in the human connection!

What, if anything, has changed in the staffing industry in the last 20 years? Things are certainly different. The obvious things would be the ever-evolving need for more thorough background checks and drug screening hurdles. But from an internal perspective, the days of faxing resumes and putting ads in the newspaper have become obsolete. The internet, email and online job boards have permanently altered the way people look for work. Not to mention, social media has completely reshaped the staffing industry. However, we believe the most important factor is and will continue to be the relationship

What advice do you have for employers to help them remain competitive to attract the top employees? Stay on top of trends. Look at what candidates are asking for. Then ask yourself, “What motivates them? Can you give them what they want? Can you keep them engaged once you have them?” It’s all about attracting the right talent… and then taking the proper steps to retain them. The employer also needs to take a deep dive into who fits their culture and what incentives the company currently offers to attract the candidate they desire.

What are the most common missteps employers make when hiring new employees? In today’s fast-paced environment, sometimes employers are staying too narrow in their search, not trusting their first impression, failing to look at social media and forgetting to highlight their company culture. What are employees looking for in employers today? They are looking for company culture and a place that they can fit in, leadership that they can have open communication with, flexibility/work life balance, as well as recognition and working for companies that have a social mission - all of which can be mitigated by hiring a professional staffing agency with a single priority: understanding your business culture and needs and then finding the right candidate for the job.

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What do you do to personally invest in your professional development as a business owner? I am a member of several women’s business owner’s groups, with one being The Mettise Group. Our core focus is to help build or expand our businesses and solve complex problems. We collaborate on a wide variety of best practices to help determine where we, as business owners, want to go and how to get there. Goals, vision and values are identified, and we hold each other accountable each month to our individual priorities for our respective businesses. I have found this group to be invaluable to the success of Neese Personnel, as it continues to help lead in any necessary organizational and cultural transformations. Finally, what do you consider your “luxiere?” Hmm, that’s a tough one. I have wrapped myself around my family and my career so whole-heartedly, I haven’t had time to enjoy too many luxuries in life yet. But once a year, I need to get away. It’s just a must to recharge my batteries. Lie on a tropical beach, order whatever I want and just relax! Throw in a spa day and I’m living my own piece of heaven for a few days.

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ost busy professionals set aside adequate time to maintain health, but set aside little time for rest and relaxation. With IV therapy, you can do both. IV therapy, often called a “drip”, is the most effective form of supplementing nutrients for many of the basic deficiencies we face. For those with questionable gut health, IV (Intravenous) infusion therapy can provide maximum absorption with minimal side effects.

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Dr. Castel Santana at Morfit Medical has a regular client base of athletes and wellness advocates that visit his IV lounge for drips that minimize their down time and symptoms while allowing them to continue productivity. His most popular treatments are immune boost, chronic fatigue, and sports recovery infusions. Dr. Santana and his wellness center have been using IV infusion therapy for years and want to continue to educate Oklahoma City on the best options available for hydration, essential vitamins, amino acids, and antioxidants.

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It’s for the healthy individual who is facing an acute illness such as the flu, who has a hangover or jet lag, or even for the bride wanting to be as happy and healthy, with a truly radiant glow on her wedding day. IV therapy is meant to combat sickness, stress, distress, and exhaustion, and to promote wellness, relaxation, rehydration, and recovery.

We asked Dr. Castel Santana with Morfit Medical to weigh in, “Intravenous infusions allow key essential nutrients into your body at the cellular level, bypassing the gut, which allows for maximum absorption. An IV infusion also allows much higher doses than tolerated orally to be utilized for optimal effect. If you’re feeling dehydrated you will feel better instantly. If you are getting an IV for fatigue or something more chronic, then you will feel results later that day. Results can last 1-2 weeks. Most people get 1-2 treatments a month”.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT DURING A “DRIP”? After a consult with the staff to determine your cocktail mixture, you’ll spend an hour in the IV lounge watching television, relaxing and resting in the comfortable lounge chairs. Some results are immediate, but it can take a day or two for maximum effects. You should be under the care of your physician when you receive your treatment.

The purpose of a proactive, elective treatment like IV infusions would be to promote ultimate health and wellness rapidly. This allows a wellness advocate to spend little to no time feeling sick and more time enjoying health and fostering wellness, with little to no side effects. IV infusion therapy reduces the recovery time for anyone with acute symptoms and allows an elevated health experience. “Anyone taking vitamin supplements would have better results with IV therapy.” says Dr. Santana.

WHAT’S THE DATA TO SUPPORT AN ELECTIVE PROCEDURE LIKE THIS? There is no current evidence to support claims that IV infusion therapy can treat or cure disease. IV infusion therapy and the supplements contained in the infusion are not regulated or evaluated by the FDA, but they are regularly used in functional medicine as a tool for achieving wellness.

WHERE CAN YOU FIND INFUSION THERAPY IN OKLAHOMA CITY? Morfit Medical, where we talked to Dr. Santana and visited the therapy room. It is well-staffed, cozy and relaxing. Several medical doctors around the metro offer similar treatments, such as Dr. Laura Miles with VitruviaMD.

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hen Oklahoma City University’s Meinders School of Business held its inaugural Women in Leadership Conference in 2009, it was a bold move. It began with a small group of founding women at the school, including Martha Burger, now OCU’s president; Melissa Cory, director of communications & executive and professional education; Donna Miller, co-founder & CEO at Purse Power; Barb Crandall; Lisa Putt and Debbie Fleming, adjunct professor and executive-in-residence at the Meinders School of Business, all of whom were interested in sharing topics important to women. In its first year, 100 women attended, which immediately underscored the relevance of the conference. By 2015, conference attendance had doubled. The following year has been aptly described as pivotal. “Seven years in, there was a strong feeling that we needed to evolve,” Cory says. “To remain relevant, it had to grow into something bigger. It also felt like the right time, as women everywhere became more vocal about leadership in their communities, in business, and in public life. So we decided to

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go big.” The decision was fortuitous. By 2017, hundreds more women attended and 83 new companies signed on to lend support. The 10th Annual Women in Leadership Conference, with the title and theme of Pivot, was an unmitigated success. More than 530 women (and men) flooded the Cox Center in downtown Oklahoma City to hone their abilities to pivot, aka course-correct. Co-emceed by Brides of Oklahoma Founders Kami Huddleston and Ashley Bowen Murphy, the day-long, immersive conference featured headliner Joanna Coles, whom the New York Times describes as ‘one of the most powerful people in media.’ Her session was laugh-outloud witty, incredibly relevant and brilliantly informative. The slate for the rest of the day was perfectly designed to augment and complement Coles’ session. The opening speaker was author Linda Rossetti, whose book is entitled “Women and Transition: Reinventing Work and Life;” followed by Professor and Senior

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This is Burma, and it will be quite unlike any land you know about. - Rudyard Kipling

LETTING GO Expecting the unexpected, letting go, and living in the present moment (what they call “mindfulness”) have been goals of mine for the better part of my adult life. These goals led me to quit my job in Paris, pack up my belongings, and say goodbye to the city I called home over the previous 8 years. So, just weeks after picking up my newly minted French passport, I shipped my belongings to Oklahoma, ate my last pain au chocolat, and made my way to Shenzhen, China, the first stop in a nearly year-long adventure across the frontiers of Asia. The kind of travel I dreamt of required living in the moment. It couldn’t be had by excessive planning or reading other people’s travel blogs or following predetermined itineraries. I wanted to be a traveler, not a tourist. I craved authentic experiences, which only a perfect combination of chance, openness, and spontaneity could bring about. Planning is as instinctive and necessary for me as breathing. So, quite naturally, I had to ‘plan’ for this unplanned adventure in order to make it actually happen--and it had to be in a relatively under-discovered place, if any such places still existed. After some time spent lazing about the beaches of Thailand, temple hopping in Cambodia, trekking in Nepal and drinking tea in Sri Lanka, I craved a more explorer-style adventure. I did a little research, bought a couple of plane tickets, and made my way to Yangon, Myanmar with no real itinerary in mind aside from a ticket out of Mandalay the day before my tourist visa expired 30 days later.

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ONCE UPON A BURMA Myanmar might appear a surprising choice of destination for some. After all, it is perhaps more known for political unrest and human rights abuses than tourism and only recently opened up to visitors after more than 50 years of self-imposed isolation. With an uncertain and evolving political landscape, the tourism sector remains wholly underdeveloped and visitors are relatively few and far between. While modern conveniences like cell phones and internet are now somewhat common in cities and towns, large parts of the country remain disconnected. The feeling you have is of a country slowly and painfully progressing to the modern era and still very much in transition. But for the intrepid traveler, it is a paradise of potential: a place seemingly frozen in time, a land of glittering pagodas and traditional lifestyles. Here I could expect to encounter men wearing the traditional sarong-like longyi, their mouths stained red after a lifetime of betel nut, and women with faces covered in a yellow-white paste called thanaka. I knew I had to dress conservatively (no shorts or uncovered shoulders) and prepare myself for travel either via lengthy, vomit-inducing bus rides on bumpy roads or, in small towns, via horse and cart. And so on a balmy day in October 2015, I landed in Myanmar with no predetermined agenda aside from a two-night booking in a hostel in Yangon.

THE GREAT DRAGON PAGODA For my first activity, I made my way to one of Myanmar’s most celebrated sites, the Shwedagon Pagoda, a 2,600 year old Buddhist temple and site of pilgrimage for the pious who come to pay respect to the eight hairs of Buddha said to be enshrined here. In a country boasting thousands of Buddhist temples, Shwedagon is considered one of the most important. “Shwe” means golden—an apt prefix for a 326-foot tall stupa whose 4,531 diamonds and 27 metric tons of gold plate shine and glow against the city skyline. A visit to Shwedagon is a total sensory experience. One enters the temple by removing the shoes and walking up one of four entrance stairways alongside fortune tellers,

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money exchangers, and stalls selling offerings such as flowers, incense, candles or, alternatively, more commercial goods, such as tee-shirts, toys, and clothes. The pervasive smell of incense imbues the place with a kind of mystical atmosphere. Pilgrims from across the country come here to pay respects and make offerings to the Lord Buddha. For others, it’s a social gathering place—a favored spot for picnic lunches, naps, or conversation amongst friends and family. It is recommended to visit at sunset, when the site takes on an especially ethereal golden hue, and, on a more practical level, to avoid the unpleasant stone hopping required during the day to avoid scalding your bare feet against the unshaded parts of the marble terrace. Exhausted from the crowds, the humidity, and the foreignness of it all, I made my way to a covered pavilion to rest aside clusters of betel-nut chewing locals. I sat quietly, cooling my feet against the covered marble floor and pretended to read my guidebook—any capacity to absorb facts and figures having evaporated from my body via copious pools of sweat many hours before. It was time to people-watch. I exchanged a few friendly glances with some of the young monks sitting nearby who were looking inquisitively at me, and I could tell they wanted to come over and chat, so I smiled encouragingly back. This was perhaps the one and only advantage I can cite of being a solo female traveler—I appeared harmless, even accessible or approachable to curious locals.

MY NEW FRIEND Most Burmese have had so little contact with foreigners; they delight at the opportunity to practice their English with someone, even if only for a few minutes. Eventually one of the young monks came over and his friend soon joined him, and we spent the next couple of hours together attempting to communicate as they showed me around the temple. One of the two, a 24-year-old monk named Sivanada, invited me to visit his monastery the next day and proposed to take me around the city. I had no plans (per my adventure in not-planning), and he seemed sincere enough, so I took down the address of his monastery and agreed to meet him there the next morning. When I showed up the next day, he and his best friend, an 18-year-old girl named Nandar, were waiting impatiently, eager to practice their English and ask as many questions as possible. We explored the city together over the next three days, and I let them take me wherever they wanted, having no real idea of where we were going or what the plan was. We visited monasteries and temples together, were hosted by several monks with tea and sweets (along with a midmorning nap!), and went to coffee shops, bookstores, and museums.

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AN ENGLISH LESSON Nandar and Sivanada then, quite unexpectedly, asked me if I would visit their English school and tasked me with the comically vague goal of teaching the class how to communicate best in international English. But the experience was unforgettable. The “school” consisted of a covered outdoor space with no less than 400 adult men and women and monks crowded next to each other on long benches. The teacher, held in godlike reverence by the students, was a Burmese man, shouting quite incomprehensibly through a microphone in a language I did not recognize to the class. The class was reading—quite surprisingly—a stapled photocopy of Dale Carnegie’s “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living”. Nandar explained that the teacher was discussing the meaning of each page, and I could

see all the students around me hanging on to every word and annotating their photocopied pages with notes. It came time for my presentation/class, for which I still had no idea what to say or do, but like all the other times in my life I had to do something for which I was wholly unprepared, I just winged it. I started blabbering about where I came from and the neutrality of my accent and was met with a sea of blank faces. A lesson in the subtle variations in American accents was perhaps not a good choice for this group. So I tried again. I asked a series of questions giving sample responses after each: “What is your name?” “My name is Elizabeth,” I said (more blank faces). “E-liz-a-beth,” I tried again more slowly (even more blank faces). “Like the Queen,” I added finally. “Queen Elizabeth!” (This one

SEARCHING FOR WISDOM There seems to be a common perception here that if you are a foreigner, you know everything and are a master of every subject. This is perhaps why Nandar felt I was qualified to give an important presentation to their English class and Sivanada has asked me earnestly to come back to Myanmar in March to travel with him and Nandar to his village to “teach the children” there, something he and Nandar do once a year. He didn’t ask my qualifications or tell me what to teach them, but he seems quite confident that since I am a foreigner with a foreign education, no challenge is too big. Throughout the 72 hours we spent together, Sivanada inundated me with questions about the country I came from: “How do they teach systems of values and justice in your country?”

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“What is better for me to teach children, cooperation or competition?” “What’s more important for a country, education or economics?” “How can I prepare myself for study in your country one day?” They waited with bated breath for my answer to each question and hung onto every word. I chose my words very carefully—even as they attempted to mime every expression that came out of my mouth. At that moment, I wished I had studied harder in school and could have remembered everything I had ever read and could share all this knowledge with them because that’s all they truly wanted—to learn as much as possible.

finally worked). “How are you?” (“I am fine”), “How old are you?”, “Do you like studying English”--to which a handful of eager volunteers would readily stand up and provide answers. Some asked me a few questions, “Was I married?”, “Did I have children?” Many strangers often asked me these last two questions and always expressed surprise, even shock, when I said no. “But, why not?” they asked.

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SAYING GOODBYE SOUL GAZING On our second day together, Sivanada told me that his father had taught him how to read someone’s mind by looking at their eyes. He asked me shyly if I was interested, I removed my sunglasses, and he said he could already identify three things about me. Our gaze locked for one split second before I looked away, alarmed by the intensity of his regard and then Sivanada said three things about me that were so profoundly personal that I will not repeat them.

I was devastated to leave Yangon and my new friends, Sivanada and Nandar. They were so worried about me getting lost or encountering any difficulties, they insisted on accompanying me to the bus station (two hours outside of town) for my overnight bus to Moulmein. But, I knew I had to leave and that they were uprooting their lives to spend time with me, and I didn’t want to impose further. I let go and fell in love with this country in just a few days. As I traveled to Moulmein, I knew my remaining weeks in Myanmar would hardly be enough to absorb this complicated and breathtaking country. I couldn’t wait to see what happened next.

Unsettled to the extreme, I quickly returned my sunglasses to my face and gave a noncommittal but polite “thank you” to his revelation. He looked devastated, assured me that what he said was “without judgment” and asked me to please tell him if he had made a mistake. Thankfully, at that moment another person jumped in the conversation, and I was saved from the painful act of having to admit that he had seen deep into my soul, and that I had been unsettled by it.

Author Bio: Elizabeth A. Farabee is Director of Client Engagement at Nominee, an Oklahoma City-based boutique branding agency specialized in brand creation and development. A storyteller at heart, Elizabeth loves to travel and spent over eight years living in Paris where she had the opportunity to travel extensively across Europe and Asia. Elizabeth speaks French fluently, is a dual French-American citizen and an avid world traveler. Her personal interests include art, yoga, education, wellness and travel. Elizabeth moved back to Oklahoma in 2015 and is passionate about bringing some of the experiences she has had traveling and living around the world to her native home.

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Even if you’ve never heard of Nathan and Scarlet Cao, founders of Modern Touch by Omega, you’ve probably seen their work. They are the historic home rehabilitators behind the restoration of the Hawk Mansion and hundreds of other homes in Oklahoma City, but there’s much more to the story than that. Nathan and Scarlet Cao are living the quintessential American Dream. They own multiple businesses, have a beautiful family and are committed to making Oklahoma City’s neighborhoods stronger, one home at a time. Their story is one of struggle, immigration, tenacity and triumph, and it began when Nathan’s family left South Vietnam. “Our family immigrated to Oklahoma City in 1996 through the Humanitarian Operation program, which was set up by the United States’ government to sponsor former South Vietnamese who were involved in the former regime or worked for the United States. My dad served as an officer in South Vietnam Air Force. After the fall of Saigon, he was kept in “reeducation” camp or prison for 6.5 years,” Nathan says. Nathan came to America when he was 13 years old, and spoke no English. “My life as a teenager was a struggle from language barriers to social and culture shocks,” Nathan says. “My parents’ only wish was all about their children’s future which means that my sister and I have some stable desk job and family.” He and Scarlet met in 2009, shortly after Nathan, a natural entrepreneur, had begun buying residential rental properties. She was an international student at Oklahoma State University, and the two soon found out that they had much in common, particularly their interest in business and entrepreneurship.

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“At that time, I was struggling with capital to acquire more rentals,” Nathan says. “She encouraged me to buy and sell homes. On our first Valentine’s Day, in 2010, she gave me a bottle of champagne with a note “Only open it after you sell your first home.” Four months later, they popped the cork and business has grown ever since. Nathan and Scarlet’s enterprises now include a long-term-hold rental portfolio, Omegahouses; a rehabilitation department for re-sale, custom design and urban infill development under Modern Touch by Omega; furnished short-term rentals via Omegabnb; and an event center, La Bella Event Center.

The pair loves rehabilitating homes and they’ve developed a system. Nathan finds and acquires the homes and property. “Then he gives them over to me, and I renovate them,” Scarlet says. “I love the process of investigating a property, finding what can be repaired and what must be replaced, and rehabilitating the home.” Although the Caos have worked in many neighborhoods and have rehabilitated more than 400 properties, Oklahoma City’s Asian District is a particular focus for them these days. “My family’s first home was in this district. It was a one-bedroom duplex at 1125 NW 27th, and we were a family of four living there,” Nathan says. There was no air conditioning, and Nathan remembers walking to Cao Nguyen Market before it was replaced by the massive Super Cao Nguyen, to English class at Harding Middle School with his parents, and to computer classes at United Way. “The Asian District is where many Vietnamese families landed and got their start in the U.S. It wasn’t very pretty in the 1990s, and now I hope to be a part of the change. That’s what our project, McKinley Row is about, and many of our other urban infill projects. We want to help the district revitalize and become a jewel of Oklahoma City,” Nathan says. “We want to contribute our part.”

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Current Jennifer Kragh with Sage Realty Partners Downtown/Midtown listings include: • SoSA, 811 NW 8th | $639,900 • 701 Hudson, #302 | $549,000 • The Civic, #N12 | $376,000 • The Civic, #S10 | $339,000

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Recognized worldwide. Engel & Völkers is a 40-year old global premium real estate brand with a network of high-end brokerages in more than 30 countries across five continents. We are currently expanding in markets throughout the world, introducing our high-quality approach to real estate and unprecedented international support. For those who select Engel & Völkers to assist in their real estate goals, this means expert services and access to a worldwide network of potential buyers and sellers. Call us to find out how we can help you reach more qualified buyers.

Engel & Völkers Oklahoma City 1138 N Robinson Ave · Oklahoma City · OK 73103 · USA · Phone +1 405-437-4827 oklahomacity@evrealestate.com · oklahomacity.evrealestate.com

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Engel & Völkers is excited to have its international presence in Oklahoma City. Ideally situated in Midtown, Engel & Völkers Oklahoma City provides leading services for buyers and sellers of premier properties in Oklahoma City and its surrounding areas. As large corporations such as Boeing, Amazon and GE continue to headquarter in the area, Oklahoma City is emerging as a key residential destination for both domestic and international buyers. “Oklahoma City is experiencing an exciting period of growth and evolution, and it’s undoubtedly the right time for Engel & Völkers to enter this market that is rife with new opportunities and amenities that are attracting home buyers today and will continue to do so in the future,” said Anthony Hitt, president & CEO, Engel & Völkers Americas. “With these changes, it’s never been more important for home buyers and sellers to call upon true market specialists to understand trends and neighborhood nuances, and we’ve found that level of expertise and passion for service in Joy, Sierra and their team of local real estate advisors.” Specializing in historic and luxury properties, Joy Baresel, President/Owner, expertly connects home sellers and home buyers to dream properties. With experience in home renovation and a Fine Arts degree, Joy brings both technical expertise and creativity to her work. She excels at identifying and optimizing a home’s value, beauty, and appeal. Sierra Snowden, Broker/Owner, is a natural relationship-builder and her deep respect for her clients and the process of selecting or selling a home allows her to offer impeccable service to a discerning clientele. “Engel & Völkers Oklahoma City, much like Engel & Völkers International, was built by two friends with a shared passion to deliver the most unforgettable, professional service experiences to real estate clients. Sierra and I both strongly believe that it’s the relationships that matter more than anything else in real estate. We are proud and honored to bring this global luxury brand to Oklahoma. As a city and as a state, we’re more than ready for this incredible level of service, and our clients deserve it.” - Joy Baresel

Engel & Völkers Portfolio of Fine Homes

Midtown: With a rooftop terrace, breathtaking views of downtown OKC, and immaculate high-design finishes, the penthouse at The Elliott is the epitome of luxury. 1305 N Classen Drive $2,400,000

Nichols Hills: Refined cottage estate boasting top-ofthe-line finishes set on an expansive lot in Suburban Nichols Hills. Established by Willoughby | Ridley. 2712 Drakestone Avenue $1,550,000

Norman: This 5,168 square foot cottage-style estate has 4 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms and pool complete with a slide, diving board and hot tub and full guest house on 18.25 acres. 4560 S Western Avenue $1,490,000

Nichols Hills: Architecturally artistic dwelling established by Willoughby | Ridley and AIA awardwinning Butzer Architects. 1120 Belford Avenue SOLD

Heritage Hills: Spectacular Georgian Colonial Revival established in 1912. Offering over 4900 square feet of living across 3 levels with the historic integrity preserved. 425 NW 16th Street $997,000

Lake Aluma: A luxury lakeside micro-community hidden in the heart of Oklahoma City, offering the serenity of nature amidst the bustling city. 108 Lake Aluma Drive $940,000

Heritage Hills: Immaculate historic estate situated on a grand corner lot. Ideal for entertaining with 3 living spaces, 4 dining spaces, and an open butlers kitchen. 2203 N Hudson Avenue PENDING

Nichols Hills: Meticulously designed modern bungalow. Classically elegant, this interior designer’s personal home features ultra luxurious finishes throughout. 1123 Fenwick Place $825,000

North OKC: This brand new construction by builder Ross Flinton has been thoughtfully curated and expertly designed with the finest details. Set in a boutique gated community. 13400 Cedar Pointe Drive PENDING

Joy Baresel · Engel & Völkers Oklahoma City 1138 N Robinson Ave · Oklahoma City · OK 73103 · USA Telephone +1 405-548-5676 joy.baresel@evrealestate.com

ENGEL&VÖLKERS JOY BARESEL

The Elliott Midtown

Born out of the collective vision of internationally recognized architect Rand Elliott and developers Willoughby Ridley. The Elliott introduces the new look of luxury in Oklahoma City. Offering an array of amenities including full concierge service, a state-of-the-art outdoor kitchen, landscaped gardens, designer swimming pool, and an attached parking garage. Featuring the most luxurious finishes: stone countertops, wood floors, European frameless cabinets, and 12 foot ceilings. The lobby/lounge is perfect for a pre-game get together before hopping on the trolley and making your way downtown. Located in the heart of Midtown walkable to OKC’s best restaurants, retail, and nightlife. Starting in the mid $450s - now accepting reservations. Engel & Völkers Oklahoma City 1138 N Robinson Ave · Oklahoma City · OK 73103 · USA · Phone +1 405-437-4827 oklahomacity@evrealestate.com · oklahomacity.evrealestate.com

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