Tanya Austin, project manager of project and development services at JLL, likes to separate work and leisure and urges others to do the same, noting that once the work day is over, it is over. “I try to focus my mind on zen-like things.”
Austin is one of the many strong women at JLL and in the CRE industry. She specializes in hotel renovations, adaptive re-use, and tenant improvement projects. Her role at JLL involves the development of scope, coordination of all project activities including budget and schedule management, bidding and negotiation, construction management, reporting and oversight of FF&E procurement.
For JLL's Liz Newcomer, marketing manager of the Phoenix Market for JLL, she attributes her life balance to her husband, saying he is “the one to ground me and always remind me to take moments for myself or for us.” She adds that he's constantly encouraging her to find time to relax or do things to clear her mind so she is not always in work mode.
➤➤ Join the GlobeSt.com Women of Influence 2019 conference July 10th and 11th in Broomfield, CO, which celebrates the women who drive the commercial real estate industry forward. The event will address the critical role of women in the CRE business. Click here to register and view the agenda.
And according to Newcomer, who oversees all marketing operations in the Phoenix market from property marketing to new business development to enhancing or promoting the JLL brand, success can and should be measured in a variety of ways at work, depending on the project or the goal. “In some cases, success is teaching others to do something themselves,” she says. “In other cases, it's proving that marketing contributed to winning business. At the end of the day, I measure success by a feeling. Do I feel like what I am doing is truly making a difference to the organization and the people around me? Hopefully, the answer is yes.”
When asked how Austin measures success, she says it is “being able to do what you love and accomplishing your goals while being a reliable and true person.” She adds that she loves feeling that she has accomplished something and have made a positive impact in some shape or form. “Success is being happy overall.”
Check back with GlobeSt.com for much more in the coming weeks from these women and others in the industry, who talk about what they would tell young women who want to succeed in the workplace, who the biggest influence is in their life and more.
|Want to continue reading?
Become a Free ALM Digital Reader.
Once you are an ALM Digital Member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking commercial real estate news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical coverage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
*May exclude premium content© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
Natalie Dolce
Natalie Dolce, editor-in-chief of GlobeSt.com, is responsible for working with editorial staff, freelancers and senior management to help plan the overarching vision that encompasses GlobeSt.com, including short-term and long-term goals for the website, how content integrates through the company’s other product lines and the overall quality of content. Previously she served as national executive editor and editor of the West Coast region for GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum, and was responsible for coverage of news and information pertaining to that vital real estate region. Prior to moving out to the Southern California office, she was Northeast bureau chief, covering New York City for GlobeSt.com. Her background includes a stint at InStyle Magazine, and as managing editor with New York Press, an alternative weekly New York City paper. In her career, she has also covered a variety of beats for M magazine, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, FashionLedge.com, and Co-Ed magazine. Dolce has also freelanced for a number of publications, including MSNBC.com and Museums New York magazine.
