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Ready for a genuine conversation, a rigorous debate or a little intellectual rumble? Meet Leslie Ebersole, who is the leader of the Brix Group, an innovative team in Chicago’s western suburbs for Baird & Warner Real Estate, and a co-moderator of the popular Facebook group Raise the Bar in Real Estate. She is committed to improving the lives of industry professionals and their clients, serving on a number of product advisory boards, including the Realtor.com AgentSearch Agent Advisory board, Zillow Agent Advisory Board and DocuSign Executive Advisory Board.