WomanUP! Celebrating Empowerment with An Excellent Leadership Conference This Week in San Diego

WomanUP! is a terrific program that has drawn attention to the leadership inequality in our business, the organization cannot give women the chance to lead and grow without all of our help. It’s up to every business owner and leader in real estate to self-evaluate their organization’s hiring and promotion practices.

By |2019-10-25T13:37:39-07:00October 25th, 2019|Conferences|1 Comment

NAR Boston 2018: Home Runs and Strikeouts in Beantown

My dad grew up, pre-Depression, on Beacon Hill in Boston. As a kid, we took a lot of road trips. Because my dad worked for Westin Hotels, we stayed at a lot of nice places in big towns for free. My favorite road trip when we lived in Chicago was visiting Boston and the New England area. I had been back a couple of times for business and always loved visiting this city. After this last week at NAR, I absolutely want to go back – but next time for a vacation.

By |2018-11-07T10:24:37-08:00November 5th, 2018|Uncategorized|4 Comments

The Best Inman Connect Moments

Flying back to Seattle from San Francisco gave me a couple of hours to reflect on Inman Connect SF. When I bumped into founder Brad Inman mid-way through the event, he looked at me and said with a proud smile and on his face and in his eyes, “It reminds you of the original Connects, doesn’t it?” It sure did.

By |2018-08-04T18:18:13-07:00July 22nd, 2018|Main category|1 Comment

Hits and Misses from NAR Chicago

Chicago is a baseball town. Even with the Cubs disappointingly not returning to the World Series this year, you can’t escape seeing someone wearing a Cubs or White Sox hat or shirt every day in Chicago, even in November. McCormick Place, home to this year’s REALTORS® Conference & Expo, sits just two-and-a-half miles north of Comiskey Park, where the Sox play – their South Side team. So you get an idea of how far away this convention center is from the heart of downtown. And the proximity to a pro baseball park also gives me the perfect excuse to use [...]

By |2018-07-01T00:07:23-07:00November 7th, 2017|Main category|0 Comments