Located on the edge of Wicker Park and Bucktown, The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club is one of the most unique places to spend a night out in Chicago. Watch the WGN Radio Recess crew stop in to do a little team-building, while the owners share what makes The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club so special and a little about their commitment to taking it easy on your wallet.

This is the story of a voiceover actress and a piñata maker creating a massively successful hospitality business. It’s called the Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club and it’s in Gowanus, Brooklyn.

Shari’s guest is not only a dear, longtime camp friend, but an extremely creative and versatile entrepreneur. It is Ashley Albert, the Co-Founder of Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club in Gowanus, Brooklyn, with a soon to open 2nd location in Chicago.

From voice-over artist to shuffleboard owner, Albert discusses the risk taking and problem solving that encapsulated her entrepreneurial journey.

Artist, entrepreneur and Northwestern Mutual client Ashley Albert has several professions, multiple interests and more ideas than she can use. She talked to us about what inspires her, how she inspires others and the big idea that connects it all.

Ashley, idea woman extraordinaire, lives in Brooklyn with her pup, Elliott, just a stones throw from The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club, one of her brain children. She is also the creator of The Matzo Project and the kids’ band The Jimmies. Just like her ideas, Ashley’s home is eclectic and full of personality, and every object has a story behind it.