Diane has been self-employed for the past 20 years as a real estate closing agent, servicing surrounding communities in the greater Chicago area for 12 years and the last 8 years in the Phoenix area. While operating in Chicago, Diane had a staff of 25 closers that worked for and reported directly to her as well as closers in Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan. Diane also owned and operated a beauty salon in Chicago that staffed 13 licensed professionals that was featured in Shop Talk magazine, a well known beauty industry publication. Following the salon business, Diane owned numerous cellular phone stores throughout the metropolitan Chicago area for which she was awarded numerous awards for outstanding sales and service from CellularOne.