Who inspired you to join the CRE Industry? My family. I come from a real estate family and my grandfather was a developer in Maine and New Hampshire, and he started a construction company focused on building out retail spaces.
What books, blogs, podcasts, resources or influencers would you recommend to women? I have been listening to Professional AF with Diana Kander. She started the podcast to learn more about the issues that hold women back and how
Who inspired you to join the CRE Industry? In the 9
th grade (1975), I was encouraged by the technical drafting teacher to be the first female in the Natick School System to enroll in his class.
How have you been networking during the lockdown? Lots and lots of virtual meetings – the sliver lining with the pandemic in my experience is that people welcomed human interaction, so it was very easy to connect and reconnect with people.
What aspects of working from home have you enjoyed most? Removing the commute from my daily routine has allowed me to introduce some self-care aspects and, most importantly, healthier eating habits into my morning routine. Prior to the pandemic
How have you been networking during the lockdown? I have focused my attention on strengthening relationships with my existing clients and helping them make connections in the real estate and renewable energy space.
What is the best advice you have received, and who was it from? The best advice I receive on an on-going basis is from a group of women peer mentors. We have traditionally met on an informal basis and we just talk about anything and everything
Who inspired you to join the CRE Industry? It was my brother, Steve Sadler, who first approached me about coming to work for him in a sales, marketing, and leadership capacity with his regional commercial cleaning
What honor, achievement or recognition means the most to you and why? Twenty years ago, after completing an apartment complex renovation in a challenging neighborhood in Pittsburgh, I was given a handwritten
Who inspired you to join the CRE Industry? I was inspired to join the CRE industry by my first major client. I worked for a premier environmental health and safety firm with the motto “Quality First –
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