Canapes and Conversations
LEADING LADIES OF REAL ESTATE WAS STARTED TO ENCOURAGE AND EMPOWER WOMEN FROM ACROSS THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY .
Across November , there were five of the annual Canapes and Conversations events held across Australia and New Zealand .
BY ISABELLE WALKER
AUCKLAND
Ray White New Farm agent Christine Rudolph with Ray White Queensland ' s Tiera Butkus .
BRISBANE
In Brisbane , Ray White Queensland Chief Franchise Officer Sally Patch and Property Management Business Development Executive Kate Stewart hosted the night , which had Dr Ali Walker as the keynote speaker .
Ali shared her insight about the power of human connection and its direct correlation with our mental and physical health . She ran through an entertaining presentation about personality assessments , identifying connection types and motivational drivers in relationships .
“ Everyone has different approaches to relationships , some people see it like a game , some people see it like therapy , some people see it as entertainment and for some people it ’ s a shared positive experience ,” she said .
Jessie Hall of Ray White Wilston loved the night , and knew it was important to have her team attend the event .
" When you ’ re growing a team , you want to get your staff to network with other inspirational women ,” she said .
“ In our space it ' s quite competitive , so it ' s about changing the space and working together and supporting one another instead of competing against each other . I think we all have a lot we can learn from each other as well ."
Ray White Head of Marketing , Larissa Tuhaka , was the MC for the event that was headlined by Nerida Conisbee , Chief Economist for the Ray White Group .
Larissa remarked that Nerida is one of the most “ highly regarded economists in Australasia , with specific expertise in residential and commercial property .”
Nerida spoke about her career journey , and how pivoted from value of life calculation to property economics .
“ Over many years as an economist I ’ ve changed focus and subject matter several times , but the opportunity to be asked by Dan White to head up economics at Ray White has been life changing ,” Nerida said .
“ It means I ’ ve had the opportunity to be properly media trained and excel in that area which has meant being able to communicate with the wider public about economic matters that affect their daily lives .”
The panel was next ( pictured above ), which consisted of Ray White Concierge CEO Kelly Tatlow , business owner at Ray White Whangarei , Vanessa McKenzie , and Ray White Mt Eden Chairman ’ s Elite salesperson , Rachel Berry .
The panel tackled questions like : what makes you a great communicator ? How do you build and maintain a good culture in business ? What inspires you to keep raising the bar ? How do you stay adaptable in a constantly changing real estate environment ?
“ I loved the variety of speakers and perspectives , yet they were all very relatable ,” said Emma Moyle from Ray White Swanson .
“ It ’ s inspiring to hear from women who are absolutely killing it in our industry , yet they still make that time for their families and personal lives ,” she said .
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