NEW YORK CITY—With more than three decades of experience under her belt—and as a woman in a male-dominated industry—one might expect Leslie Himmel, co-managing partner, Himmel + Meringoff, to express worry over the year ahead or around a lack of female presence in real estate.
But she has far too much of a positive outlook to hold such a negative perspective. Instead, the seasoned real estate professional reflects to GlobeSt.com in this EXCLUSIVE interview on a “spectacular” 2016, a hopefulness for more women in the room and a challenging year ahead—for which she sees the silver lining.
GlobeSt.com: What were you up to this year?
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Rayna Katz
Rayna Katz is a seasoned business journalist whose extensive experience includes coverage of the lodging sector, travel and the culinary space. She was most recently content director for a business-to-business publisher, overseeing four publications. While at Meeting News, a travel trade publication, she received a Best Reporting award for a story on meeting cancellations in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
