Here ’ s what our attendees had to say about Leading Ladies of Real Estate , and the events :
BIANCA FIELD , DIRECTOR OF BOUGHT AGENCY
“ It was very informative and it gave a very approachable understanding to managing your finances better . All the layman ’ s terms help people who have no concept of finance and it also makes building your wealth not so scary and exhausting .”
MADDIE SIMPSON , RAY WHITE NAMBOUR OFFICE MANAGER
“ Leading Ladies is important to me because it allows so many amazing women to come together who are a part of real estate and also not a part of real estate to share their stories , share their experiences and share their tips and tricks around real estate and also just being a woman in business .”
DEE A ’ BEAR , EXECUTIVE MANAGER - COMMERCIAL GROWTH AND INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS AT REA
“ It ' s critically important we get behind each other and we stand on each other ' s shoulders and push each other up . I ' m a big believer in women networking and women supporting each other in business and also in our personal lives as well to build that really great network . I think it ' s important and this industry is really good at doing that .”
SHERRIE STOROR IS A REAL ESTATE COACH , TRAINER , MENTOR AND SPEAKER WHO HELPS REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND REAL ESTATE AGENCIES GET OUTSTANDING RESULTS .
“ I think it ' s just wonderful to bring everybody together . What ' s so incredible about the women in our industry is that we really look to each other for inspiration , for knowledge and for learning .
“ My personal goals for this year are basically just to continue my bigger vision , which is to create a real impact in this industry . Initially when I started my business six years ago , it was about how we can get the marketplace to view us differently as real estate agents . And the best way to do that is internally , in the industry , and we ' re doing that through a number of different initiatives and events .”
DOMONIC THOMPSON , HEAD OF RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE - BUSINESS BANKING AT MACQUARIE BANK
“ I think there ' s a number of reasons to support initiatives like Leading Ladies of Real Estate . Working for an organisation like Macquarie Bank , we are pretty strong on diversity and equality across our organisation , with many senior people across our business championing the cause and certainly looking to embrace that at every opportunity .
“ For me personally as well , working in the real estate space , I sit on the board of Rise , which is a well-being initiative for the industry more broadly . And I think anything to do with improving well-being , and I know we often think about well-being as typically mental or physical , but financial well-being for women , I think , is really important .”
MELISSA PARTINGTON , RAY WHITE BAROSSA VALLEY
“ I ’ d definitely recommend these events to other women in the industry ! It ' s really lovely that we get to chat to people that we wouldn ' t normally speak to . I ' m not an outgoing person and this makes that easy and takes you outside of your comfort zone . We all feed off each other and in a male dominated industry that ' s what we need .”
SONYA DOMAN , PLATINUM PROPERTY STYLING
“ I really gained a lot from the information on super , taking time off to have children and being self employed without putting anything into my super and learning more about salary sacrifice . I really gained something from that information .”
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