SONIA DEL REAL

Founder & Principal of Third City Consulting, LLC

“Your have to shine your own light. You have to figure out ways to shine because life will command it. No one is going to motivate you, no one will do it for you, you have to want it and you have to do it yourself.” 

Sonia Del Real is the Founder and President of Third City Consulting, LLC- a Chicago certified minority women business enterprise (MWBE) boutique consultancy aimed at providing general management, program support, and sustainable growth strategies for mission driven firms and organizations. 


Sonia is also a licensed Illinois real estate broker, with over 20 years of experience working directly with LatinX families. She is a founding board member of the newly formed Latino Real Estate Investment Council- a nonprofit organization aimed at advocacy, education, and opportunity for Latino housing providers. Her passions include the upward mobility of Latinos, enabling her family for success, and bike riding along the lakefront.

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