Leading Women in Property Lunch
The Property Council’s annual, Leading Women in Property Lunch at Aria Restaurant took place yesterday, featuring an excited crowd and terrific speaker line up.
Under the banner of Leadership and Influence, the Co-Mayors of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Village, Sara Carrigan OAM, Professional Cyclist and Australian Olympic Gold Medalist, and Mark Stockwell, Australian three-time Olympic Medalist and Managing Director of Stockwell, provided the audience with a high-energy insight into the lessons learned through their involvement with elite sports and events.
In a panel conversation moderated by Like Fraser, CEO of Howard Smith Wharves, Sara and Mark discussed a range of topics including motivation, handling success and failures, the importance of diversity within the work place, and the exciting challenges they faced as Co-Mayors during the Commonwealth Games.
When asked about the importance of having Mayors of both genders, Mark explained, “We were really on a world stage, but it was important to show the world, in this country men and women can do that together.”
Sara also acknowledged the difficulties that women can face in the workplace, explaining there is still more work to do regarding diversity.
As it does every year, the event also raised proceeds for the Property Industry Foundation (PIF), which is dedicated to helping the serious and persistent problem of youth homelessness.
Over $2300 was raised for PIF through a raffle with numerous fantastic prizes, which took place after the formalities.
The Property Council would like to thank Luke, Mark and Sara for their open and honest conversation, Multiplex for being major sponsor of the event, and all of the businesses who so generously donated goods and services as part of the Property Industry Foundation raffle.