Ellis serves as chief strategy officer at Baird & Warner, which has over 2,000 agents who do over $5 billion in annual sales. Also the president of residential sales, she has served in several executive positions at the firm since 1999, Ellis has responsibility for aligning the Chicago, Illinois-based company’s business units around a strategic plan to drive growth. Ellis is a three-decade industry veteran who has remained loyal to Baird & Warner throughout her career. She was instrumental also in creating the firm’s training program, which prepares sales associates for managerial roles.