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What Moves Her was introduced in 2020 to help women in the real estate industry develop their leadership skills and realize their professional development goals. Launched as a campaign for women leaders by newly named Realogy Franchise Group President and Chief Executive Officer Sue Yannaccone, What Moves Her aims to inspire and support all women to find their path to leadership and business success in real estate.

Upcoming Session

Leadership Skills for Business

The entire Coldwell Banker network is invited to join us Thursday, June 16 at 2 pm ET/11 am PT for the next session of our enlightening What Moves Her® series entitled Leadership Skills For Business.

We’ve invited Crystal Khalil, bestselling author and Dr. Nicole LaBeach, TV host of OWN’s Put a Ring On It, the founders of Sister Diamonds LLC, to share their secret to attracting more opportunities for your business.

Thursday, June 16 | 2 pm ET/11 am PT

Previous What Moves Her Sessions

The Current State of Women Investing in CRE, presented by Coldwell Banker Commercial

Affectionately known as ‘The Canvassing Queen®’, Beth Azor is the founder and CEO of Azor Advisory Services (AAS), a leading commercial real estate advisory and investment firm based in Weston, Florida. As its principal, Beth currently owns and manages six shopping centers in Florida valued at over $100 million. She travels the U.S. consulting with, brokering deals for and training associates in the commercial real estate industry.

You can watch the entire the conversation here.

Leadership Skills for Business

We were joined by Crystal Khalil, bestselling author and Dr. Nicole LaBeach, TV host of OWN’s Put a Ring On It, founders of Sister Diamonds LLC, to share their secret to attracting more opportunities for your business.

Together, Crystal and Nicole shared their proprietary S.H.E. Brilliance method of collectivism and illumination, which showed us how joining an amazing community, rather than striking out on your own, will boost your efficiency and productivity.

Learn how to achieve your goals for the future and set your professional plans in motion.

You can watch the entire the conversation here.

The Power of Networking

This session featured successful women in the real estate industry who have utilized professional and personal networks to generate business success. It kicked off with a fireside chat between Liz Gehringer, president of Coldwell Banker Affiliate Business and COO of Coldwell Banker Real Estate, LLC, and Linda Alvarado, president and CEO of Alvarado Construction, Inc.

Liz chatted with Linda about how she rose from manual labor to becoming one of America’s richest self-made women. Then, top agent Dawn McKenna, shared her tips for building a referral network and forging strong relationships with business colleagues. Dawn was also joined by fellow top agent Khrista Jarvis-Diebner, as they discussed how their own professional relationship was built and yields success.

You can watch the entire the conversation here.

Dare to Lead: Where Are You Headed and How Will You Get There?
Featuring Beverly Wallace, an internationally certified leadership coach and speaker with 18 years of expertise accelerating results. Through her firm, Over the Wall Coaching, Beverly helps women thrive in getting past obstacles and bringing their own potential to life.
Connecting In A Digital World
Globally recognized leadership and communications expert Erica Dhawan guided a workshop discussion about strategies to improve digital body langue and how to raise your own connectional IQ.
You can watch the entire conversation here.

Engaging, Empowering and Influencing Change in Your Community

What Moves Her champions Sue Yannaccone, Realogy Franchise Group President and CEO and Tanya Reu-Narvaez, Realogy Chief People Officer were joined by a dynamic panel of special guests including Sara Rodriguez, NAHREP 2021 President, Amy Kong, AREAA President and Mary Mancera, LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance VP of Business Development for an intimate discussion on the power of women in real estate and how they can affect real societal change.

You can watch the entire conversation here.

Unapologetically Promoting Yourself

The recent What Moves Her event, Unapologetically Promoting Yourself, provided excellent content and discussion on how we can better promote ourselves.

You can watch the entire conversation here.

Breakthrough Digital Summit

The January Portraits of What Moves Her Session was Breakthrough Digital Summit, an online event to develop and celebrate women in real estate, with topics such as:

  • Leading in luxury
  • How to grab media headlines
  • Embracing video
  • Leveraging today’s market


The event also highlighted some amazing women who have shattered glass ceilings, including Sue Yannaccone, who recently became the first female CEO of Realogy Franchise Group. Liz Gehringer, COO of Coldwell Banker, kicked off this online event that is sure to provide great inspiration, business resources and valuable connections to be leveraged as you embark on a breakthrough new year.

You can watch the entire conversation here.

Set for Success: Plan Ahead for 2021 – Your Best Year Yet with Pauline Bennett

The October Portraits of What Moves Her Session discussed Set for Success: Plan Ahead for 2021- Your Best Year Yet, where Pauline Bennett, President of Coldwell Banker Realty in New England shared her expertise , along with a panel of top agents, on exceeding business goal.

You can watch the entire conversation here.

The Power Behind The Pivot with Summer Sanders

As a two-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming, Summer Sanders knows a thing or two about streamlining through waves to find success. Summer and Sue Yannaccone, Executive Vice President of Coldwell Banker Realty, discussed the power behind the pivot. Summer shared her experience with overcoming obstacles in training for the Olympics, finding her footing in the world of broadcast and how she has applied those lessons to life on dry land. Be prepared to be inspired and to take notes on tactics to implement into your business approach as you adjust strategy in this unpredictable climate.

You can watch the entire conversation here.

Taking Control of Your Career with Tanya Reu-Narvaez and Passion Broussard

Tanya Reu-Narvaez, human resources vice president for Realogy, and Passion Broussard, Listing Concierge manager for Coldwell Banker, shared valuable insights on empathy, diversity and taking control of your career. Passion is a professional speaker who presents training workshops, conference keynotes and breakout sessions on courageous decision making, leading with curiosity, empathy, ethics, and encouragement in life and business.

You can listen to the conversation via podcast here or you can watch the entire conversation here.

Overcoming Obstacles with Sally Roberts

Sometimes finding your passion and the power of your own voice requires blood, sweat and tears. This is the reality of the Cliff Notes version of Sally Roberts’ story, which includes being an elite woman wrestler, combat Army veteran, sports psychologist and founder of the advocacy organization, Wrestle Like a Girl. Sally believes girls can do anything and that through sport, they can realize their full potential. She is living proof that girls can indeed do anything as she was the youngest of three children growing up and the first in her family to graduate high school, graduate college and earn an advanced degree.

You can listen to the conversation via podcast here or you can watch the entire conversation here.

Resilient Leadership with Sue Yannaccone and Liz Gehringer

The first Portraits of What Moves Her virtual event featured Liz Gehringer, chief operating officer of Coldwell Banker, and Susan Yannaccone, executive vice president of Coldwell Banker Realty, who discussed resilient leadership.

You can listen to the conversation via podcast here or you can watch the entire conversation here.