Join us for the South Carolina REALTORS®
REAL Women Conference.
This conference is focused on reaching, inspiring, supporting and empowering female leadership across real estate and in our association. You’ll hear from great speakers who will share how they are advancing their careers, tackling issues, and becoming the trend setters in the industry.
March 16th, 2023 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration is closed!
Agenda
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM |
Registration |
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM |
Welcome / Kickoff |
9:10 AM – 10:15 AM |
Breaking Barriers: An Astronaut’s Inspiring & Winding Road to Space • Joan Higginbotham |
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM |
Women’s Investment: The Next Level • Lydia Pope |
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM |
Break |
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM |
The 4 P’s of Leadership: Purpose, Plan, Priorities and People • Julia Lashay |
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM |
REALTOR® Family Panel |
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM |
Lunch Break |
1:15 PM – 1:45 PM |
Motivation by Chocolate • Denise Ryan |
1:45 PM – 2:15 PM |
Women in Politics Panel |
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM |
Break |
2:30PM – 3:00 PM |
The Power of the Purse: How Women are Being Empowered through Philanthropy • Sara Fawcett |
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM |
Choices Create Champions • Dale Smith Thomas |
3:50 PM – 4:00 PM |
Closing |
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM |
Happy Hour Hustle |
Keynote Speaker
Joan Higginbotham
Becoming an astronaut wasn’t always a dream for Joan Higginbotham – she wanted to pursue a career in electrical engineering. But when NASA called, she answered. After 9 years working as a NASA rocket scientist, Higginbotham was one of 6,000 people to apply and 122 to be interviewed for the astronaut program. But, ultimately was not chosen.
Not a fan of taking “no” for an answer, she didn’t give up and went back to school to receive another graduate degree – becoming accepted as a NASA astronaut candidate in 1996. An inspiring story of the power of seizing opportunities, a strong work ethic, and never giving up, Higginbotham shares how she became the third-ever African American female in space. Captivating audiences by taking them aboard her STS-116 space shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS), she reveals how preparation, passion, and perseverance were key to her successful voyage into space and how the lessons she learned during this journey blur the lines between Earth and space.
