In the original post we started our search for women who have reached the top of the real estate leadership pyramid or who are in other ways proving themselves to be great leaders and spokespersons for our industry.
The response has been incredible. What an impressive list!!! Here are the 75 candidates we have so far:
| Adorna Caroll - Owner Realty3 Caroll Agostini |
| Ann Bailey - CEO, Pranix |
| Ann DeFreis - President, Women's Council of Realtors |
| Anne Randolph - Publisher, LORE magazine |
| Avis Wukasch - Board member Texas RE Commission |
| Barb Schwartz - President, Int. Assn. of Home Staging Professionals |
| Bernice Ross - CEO, RealEstateCoach.com |
| Betty Graham - Regional President Coldwell Banker Southern California |
| Beverly Faull - General Manager, Fidelity National Real Estate Solutions |
| Blanche Evans - Editor, Realty Times |
| Brenda Casserly - President, ERA Real Estate |
| Brenda Shipplett - COO, Long & Foster Companies |
| Carla Cross - Author and Coach |
| Carmen Multhauf - Author and Educator |
| Carol Clarke - Past President, Virginia Association of Realtors |
| Cathy Whatley - President 2003, NAR |
| Danielle Kennedy - Bestselling Author, Speaker and Coach |
| Darlene Lyons - President of Broker Agent Speakers Bureau |
| Debbie Campagnola - CEO, ARELLO |
| Dorcas Helfant-Browning - President 1992, NAR |
| Dottie Herman - CEO, Prudential Douglas Elliman |
| Ebby Halliday - Founder and Chairman of the Board, Ebby Halliday Realtors |
| Frances Flynn Thorsen - CEO, Socialebb Strategies and Solutions |
| Frances Martinez Myers - Former Chairman, Nat. Assn. of Hispanic RE Prof. |
| Gail Liniger - Vice Chairman, REMAX International |
| Helen Hanna Casey - President, Howard Hanna Real Estate |
| Ilyce Glink - Bestselling real estate author |
| Janet Branton - Senior Vice President, NAR |
| Jennifer Cummings - Author and Speaker |
| Joeann Fossland - President, Advantage Solutions Group |
| Joyce Bea Sterling - Author and Educator |
| Joyce Paron - President, EXIT Canada |
| Kaira Rouda - COO, Real Living |
| Kelli Todd - CEO of RE/MAX Marquee Partners |
| Kim Ades, President, Opening Doors |
| Kimberly Gorsuch-Bradbury - SVP RealEstate.com |
| Laurie Janick - NAR, General Counsel |
| Laurie Keenan - President, Prudential Real Estate Affiliates |
| Laurie Moore-Moore - President, Inst. of Luxury Homes Marketing |
| Lenn Harley - ActiveRain Overall Top 10 blogger |
| Leslie Appleton Young - California Assn Chief Economist |
| Lorna Borenstein - President, Move, Inc. |
| Margaret Dixon - CEO, Prudential Arizona Properties |
| Margaret Kelly - COO, REMAX International |
| Marilyn Wilson - Partner, WAV Group |
| Mary Doyle Kimball - Excecutive Director, Nat. Assn. of Real Estate Editors |
| Mary Tennant - COO, Keller Williams International. |
| Maureen McCabe - ActiveRain Overall Top 10 blogger |
| Michael Saunders - CEO, Michael Saunders Real Estate |
| Mo Anderson - President, Keller Williams Real Estate |
| Niki Rapattoni - Co-Founder Rapattoni MLS |
| Nina Cottrel - CEO, CRS |
| Pam O'Connor - CEO, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World |
| Pamela Alexander - CEO, REMAX Europe and REMAX Quebec-Atlantic Canada |
| Pamela Geurds Kabati - Editorial Director, Realtor Magazine and VP of NAR |
| Pamela Leibman - CEO, The Corcoran Group |
| Pat Jensen - President,Virginia Association of Realtors |
| Pat Vredevoogd Combs - President 2007, NAR |
| Patricia Choi - President of Choi Realty |
| Rita Santamaria - Author and Educator |
| Ruth Ann Pepple - Pres. Network Solutions, Leading Real Estate Companies |
| Sarah Shoemaker - COO, Real Living |
| Shari Chase - President, Chase International |
| Sharon Millett - President 1999, NAR |
| Sharon Simms - ActiveRain Overall Top 10 blogger |
| Shelia Bair - Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. |
| Sherry Chris - CEO, Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate |
| Stacey Moncrieff - Editor and Managing Director, Realtor Magazine |
| Susan Johnson - President, Real Estate Settlement Providers Council |
| Susie Hale - President, Frogpond |
| Sylvia Shelnutt - President, Real Estate Educators Association |
| Tami Bonnell - President, EXIT USA |
| Tara-Nicholle Nelson - Founder and Chief Visionary of REThinkRealEstate.com |
| Vicki Cox - Incoming President 2010, NAR |
| Virginia Cook - CEO Virginia Cook Realtors and former Pres. TAR and HAR |
(PS: It has been very difficult to review and decide whether to include or exclude any particular nomination, so please forgive me if you feel differently. As a rule I have not included successful sales agents based on their production but only added those agents where they have shown leadership or influence on a national basis.)
25 more great women to! Let's do it!
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That's an incredible list -- looks like women have broken through the glass ceiling in real estate. ~ Evelyn
In my area, women are the MOST successful as a rule. It's definately a female dominated industry in Upstate SC.
Bonnie Mays, Executive Vice-President, Realty World
Judy Moses, Immediate Past President of WCR, President of Pathway Homes
Terry Murphy, Speaker and Author
Karel Murray, Speaker and Educator
Real estate is an emotional business and women have skills with intuiation men will never have.
Amy Chorew, Speaker and Educator
Edith Lank, Author and Columnist
Lois Weis, (New York Post) chairman of National Assn. of Real Estate Editors
@ Frances.
Wow, you're a machine. Fantastic!.
The more nominations we get the harder it becomes to think of additional names of people we may have missed or forgotten. You are doing a great job. Thanks for all the nominations.
I'm thrilled Lenn Harley made the list, she is awesome !!
Great to see Kim Ades of Opening Doors/Frame of Mind Coaching on the list! Her dynamic personality, vibrancy and intuitive understanding of people is simply incredible!! Keep up the great work!
What about Mary Frances Burleson the prseident and CEO of Ebby Halliday Realtors.
Hi Stefan
What a list of woman in the real estate industry that have made a difference. Ladies way to go.
Good luck and success
Lou Ludwig
Hi Stefan, Good post. This list proves that women can do anything. Keep posting best.
Best - Sash
Heres another one for you. Donna Lee Laue. President/CEO of Unique Global Estates
Another good candidate is Robin K. Mueck, President and CEO of Heritage Texas Properties.
I love the list so far. It'd be interesting, too, to see a vote for the Top 10, or 20, or 50 from this list?
Glad Suzie got Donna .. she was on my list. How about some award-winning real estate journalists and leaders in the newspaper world?
Mary Umberger, The Chiago Tribune
Judy Stark, St. Petersburg Times
Sue Doerfler, The Arizona Republic
Oops, how about
Patti Kouri, Master Certified Coach and Author
Lee Pappa, Publisher of eRealEstateExec.com
@ Mary Ann, thanks.
@ Susie, thanks for both nominations
@ Francis, thanks for all five nominations.
We are now at 90. Wow!!!
Stefan - I am very impressed with successful women in the working world, and Real Estate, (Bonus). Thanks for the read!
Just received an email suggesting we add Judy LaDeur, a well known national speaker and trainer.
Heres another one for you. How about Maria Patterson the Managing Editor at RIS Media.
@ John - Thanks, I will add Maria.
Stefan, got you another one. What about Inman awarded top blogger Bonnie Erikson.
Received a suggestion for Dianna Kokoszka, The VP of Training at Keller Williams International.
Thank you to everyone for your huge support and participation.
We have reached the 100 mark in record time of only 4 days. Nominations are now officially closed.
The Top 100 list of nominations is being compiled and categorized and will be published later this week on ActiveRain at which time Rainers will be invited to vote for the candidates that they feel deserve to be listed as the Top 20 Most Influential Women in Real Estate.
Till then, thanks again.
Stefan
My vote goes for Kaira Rouda.
This is one heck of a list....and like Missy the one name that jumps out at me (although there are many great people) is Lenn Harley :)
@ Dave, Kathy and all others.
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Great post, thanks for sharing. Tip of the hat to all the outstanding women.
Stefan- I voted......:)
Stephan,
Wow what an impressive list of 100. Really liked seeing Joeann, Fran, and Sharon, (all Active Rainers who I have met). The judges work is cut out for them. Good luck to all.
A very solid list for sure. Had a tough time voting and think there could be a number of other women added to the group.
Jeff Mateja, Associate Broker, Keller Williams Realty, Portland, Maine
http://www.JeffMateja.com
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What an exciting list and great to see all the responses. It is amazing to me to see all the iSucceed.com mentors on the initial list including:
Bernice Ross - CEO, RealEstateCoach.com
Carla Cross - Author and Coach
Carmen Multhauf - Author and Educator
Sharon Simms - ActiveRain Overall Top 10 blogger
Joeann Fossland - President, Advantage Solutions Group
Terri Murphy
Congrats and Good Luck