What You Don't Know About Gabe Beukinga

Photo explanation: This is a picture of me, my wife, Callie, and our two “kids”, Ozzie and Maxwell.
Job title: SVP/Team Manager
What that means: I help businesses securing financing and also provide free emotional therapy during the process! 
What your company does: SomerCor 504 provides SBA financing to companies looking to grow and expand.
Memorable project: The new development at 401 N Morgan is memorable because it’s a large, multi-faceted project. It includes restaurant and event space along with a distillery in the bustling West Loop. It is providing over 100 new jobs to the area.
Hometown: New Lenox
School: Finance degree from DePaul
First job: Trinity Services. I was a job coach/mentor for folks with learning disabilities.
First CRE job: SomerCor 504
Job in another life: A professional basketball coach
Person (living or dead) to meet: Abe Lincoln. He’s a man who faced a lot of challenges to accomplish what he did in his lifetime and he stood up for what he believed in.
Greatest fear: That I won’t have enough time to accomplish all my goals and ambitions.
Daily habit: Checking emails during dinner as well as too early in the morning or late at night (at least according to my wife).
Favorite music group and song: Tom Petty, "Learning to Fly"
Favorite book: The Bible. Other than my daily devotional, and a quick digest of the news of the day, I don’t always have a lot of time for reading.
Favorite movie: The Hangover
Favorite vacation: First trip to Mexico with Callie.  
Favorite restaurant: Hubbard Inn—I love their lamb meatballs.
Bucket list: For me it’s not really about individual items to check off a list; it really is about being remembered as someone who made a positive difference.
Family facts: For 18 months now I have been married to the most amazing woman on the planet. We have two “children”, our dogs Ozzie and Maxwell. 
Hobbies: Work, work and being involved.
Startling fact: I’m going to be the next Alderman of the 27th ward.