Just Call Claudia
Claudia McLaughlin
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Interior designer and move manager Claudia McLaughlin supports her clients through life’s most important moments: from reimagining a home's interior, to editing a lifetime’s worth of possessions, to moving into a new residence or a senior living community. Tune in to Just Call Claudia every other Monday as she and her guests share their wealth of knowledge about navigating these challenging but exciting transitions. Learn more about Claudia McLaughlin at cmfto.com.
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S2E8 Respecting Seniors’ Wishes and Needs with Senior Transitions Concierge
What do universities and senior communities have in common? It’s all about the vibe! Tune into Just Call Claudia to hear the second part of my illuminating conversation with Jan Steiner and Caroline…
S2E7 How to Identify the Right Senior Community with Senior Transitions Concierge
Jan Steiner founded Senior Transitions Concierge after working in a variety of senior living communities and identifying a need: she watched as, over and over, families came in feeling very…
S2E6 Success, Luxury, and Life (and Career) Pivots with Broker Cadey O’Leary
Cadey O’Leary is a successful, award-winning Chicago broker who has seen firsthand how helpful CMFTO can be in a move. As a client and collaborator with CMFTO, she describes her personal experience…
S2E5 Selling Your Historic Home and Following Your Passion with Broker Alex Wolking
Top Chicago broker Alex Wolking has a movie-worthy career journey: at age 12, his father (also a broker) asked him to print off a listing from the MLS. Alex immediately got hooked on checking…
S2E4 How Using a Move Manager like CMFTO Can Give You the Best Start at a Senior Living Community
In part two of Claudia’s conversation with John Janco and Mary Ann Doyle of Lake Forest Place, the group discusses the move-in process for Lake Forest Place—insights that can help a transition to any…
S2E3 Life Planning Your Retirement in a Life Plan Community like Lake Forest Place
How do I choose a senior living community now, if I don’t know what kind of care I’ll need 10 years from now? Lake Forest Place, a Presbyterian Homes community, was created with this question in…
S2E2 Suzanne Gignilliat and Joelle Hayes Chat Co-ops, Market Trends, and Which Item They Would Never Edit
In this continuation of Episode 1, Suzanne Gignilliat’s team member Joelle Hayes joins the podcast to talk about how her own path to real estate took a detour through mortgage brokerage, and how that…
S2E1 How Real Estate Agents Can Support Clients and Connect with Their Communities, with Luxury Broker Suzanne Gignilliat
Luxury Broker Suzanne Gignilliat is known as the Velvet Hammer for her tenacious but soft touch in property sales, from single-family homes to co-ops. In this episode of Just Call Claudia, Suzanne…
S1E8 Selecting the Right Level of Care in Senior Communities with Eric Klein of CarePatrol Chicagoland North
In this second half of a two-episode series with Eric Klein, he gives expert insight into navigating differences in readiness for care between seniors and their family members. Eric and Claudia also…
S1E7 Navigating Family Dynamics in Senior Moves with Eric Klein of CarePatrol Chicagoland North
Eric Klein, owner of CarePatrol Chicagoland North, talks with Claudia about navigating family dynamics in senior care and senior moves; his work helping seniors and families find the best-fit care…
S1E6 Cultivating Community and Connecting Care Resources with Jessica Roote of Belmont Village Lincoln Park
As the Director of Community Relations at Belmont Village Lincoln Park, Jessica Roote has a unique and valuable perspective on connecting seniors with the community and care resources they need. In…
S1E5 Honoring the Past During an Exciting Move with Arline and Barry Kaufman
Have you been wondering what working with CMFTO is like? This episode, with Claudia’s clients-turned-friends Barry and Arline Kaufman, gives an inside look into how a CMFTO project works, what it’s…
S1E4 Selecting the Right Senior Community with Fiona Forde of Trulee Evanston
Fiona Forde is head of sales at Trulee Evanston, where CMFTO coordinated and facilitated 95% of the initial moves when Trulee was launched in Evanston in 2021. Fiona has so much to share about making…
S1E3 Meaningful Moves with Lyric Hughes Hale of EconVue
In this episode, Lyric Hughes Hale—an instrumental voice and founder in independent economic and financial journalism—and Claudia discuss their journey coming up together in the Chicago business…
S1E2 The Importance of Client Relationships with Sotheby’s Realtor Nancy Nugent
In this continued conversation, Claudia and Nancy talk about the challenges and rewards of staging properties and building relationships with their clients. Nancy also covers current trends in real…
S1E1 Realtor Nancy Nugent Just Called Claudia...and the Rest Is History!
Almost 25 years ago, one of Nancy Nugent’s real estate clients was in crisis: she needed to relocate quickly—in six weeks!—and rightsize her possessions to fit a smaller home. “I’ll call Claudia,”…
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Just Call Claudia has published 16 episodes since October 2025, covering topics in Education, Home & Garden.
Just Call Claudia is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 24m.
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