Nora grew up in Northbrook, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. She attended Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama and earned a Bachelor in Arts Degree in History and Psychology. After college, Nora did a volunteer year in Houston, TX where she worked as a paralegal for Catholic Charities helping undocumented immigrants enter the United States legally. She then partnered with her father and became a Financial Planner at AXA/Equitable for 13 years helping Physicians and Business Owners with all their financial and estate planning needs. She soon realized that she enjoyed and was successful in helping people make big financial decisions. 

Nora then married and had three boys within 2 years and 2 months of each other. As a family they decided to move to Raleigh, NC, for a life style change. She became a stay at home mother for almost 10 years raising, chauffeuring, and caring for her boys. Nora was on every committee you can imagine and a parent at Follow the Child Montesorri, The Fransican School and Our Lady of Lourdes School.