Category: Spotlight Content

2017 Women in Real Estate Spotlight - Courtney Hendricson

2017 Women in Real Estate Spotlight - Courtney Hendricson

September 29, 2017
By putting people first! I have always enjoyed getting to know people and a large network comes in handy in the CRE world in New England. People want to do business with those they like and trust and I have made relationship building a top priority throughout my career.
2017 Women in Real Estate Spotlight - Hayley Suminski

2017 Women in Real Estate Spotlight - Hayley Suminski

September 29, 2017
I leverage my interpersonal strengths to expand my network, grow relationships and ultimately drive results. The commercial real estate industry is very much a relationship based business and my career has been served well by many individuals that I’ve met along the way. 
2017 Women in Real Estate Spotlight - Susan Shelby

2017 Women in Real Estate Spotlight - Susan Shelby

September 29, 2017
Early in my career, I pounded the pavement in Los Angeles selling life insurance. I thrived on the challenge, and read stacks of sales strategy books to gain an edge. One of those books portrayed the rhinoceros as an ultimate salesperson:
2017 Women in Real Estate Spotlight - Wanda Rubin

2017 Women in Real Estate Spotlight - Wanda Rubin

September 29, 2017
To achieve success, we must navigate through obstacles. By recognizing these obstacles, we can remove them from our path. Accountability and responsibility go hand in hand. Set your goals, and make them realistic to achieve.
2017 Women in Real Estate Spotlight - Zoe Belcher

2017 Women in Real Estate Spotlight - Zoe Belcher

September 29, 2017
My strength is building and fostering teamwork with clients to reduce risk and liability on real estate development projects through the use of communication and creative application of environmental regulations.  Understanding the client’s vision is key on projects,
2017 Women in Real Estate Spotlight - Diana Nicklaus

2017 Women in Real Estate Spotlight - Diana Nicklaus

September 29, 2017
Within the architectural profession, there are many obstacles to advancing one’s career, notably the fact that traditional architectural culture does not enable the concept of self-directed advancement.
2017 Women in Real Estate Spotlight - Mary Doyle

2017 Women in Real Estate Spotlight - Mary Doyle

September 29, 2017
The obstacles started in high school when girls weren’t encouraged to take business courses. They continued when I became an executive assistant and was expected to pour coffee instead of pore over the intricate details of property management.
2017 Women in Real Estate Spotlight - Kathryn Murphy

2017 Women in Real Estate Spotlight - Kathryn Murphy

September 29, 2017
The strengths that have been most helpful to me in my career are patience, a willingness to listen and the ability to synthesize the expressed views of different parties.  It is amazing what one can accomplish by keeping one’s mouth shut,
2017 Women in Real Estate Spotlight - Elaine Vega

2017 Women in Real Estate Spotlight - Elaine Vega

September 29, 2017
I have been fortunate to work with the same team of amazing women throughout most of my career. Through our collaborations over the years, we have learned to communicate at the ‘speed of trust.’ This team approach is...
2017 Women in Real Estate Spotlight - Aya Beckles Swanson

2017 Women in Real Estate Spotlight - Aya Beckles Swanson

September 29, 2017
As a woman of color in commercial real estate, I’m certainly atypical, but my strength has always been customer service, so I focus my efforts on going above and beyond for my clients. To do so, I need to know as much as possible...
2017 Women in Real Estate Spotlight - Deirdre Robinson

2017 Women in Real Estate Spotlight - Deirdre Robinson

September 29, 2017
I approach obstacles in my career in a similar manner to what I do every day for my clients. I try to step back, look at the larger picture, prioritize the goals and then find the path forward that best gets me to the goal.