CREW Careers

CREW Careers™: Building Opportunities is a hands-on “Real Estate 101” classroom program presented by CREW Foundation, in conjunction with its Global Donor Partners, designed to introduce teenage girls to the many career opportunities available to them in the commercial real estate industry.

Local CREW Network chapters present the program in March/April as either a One-day or Multi-week program, using local real estate projects to illustrate the various career options available within commercial real estate and are led by a wide variety of local professional CREW members from all fields of the industry. These programs are delivered in cooperation with a local academic institution and/or not-for profit girls’ group such as Girls, Inc. or Girl Scouts.

CREW Careers Sponsors

CREW Careers Participating Chapters

The “10 Pilot” CREW Chapters in 2005:

Atlanta • Boston • Dallas • Houston • Miami • Minnesota • Philadelphia • San Francisco • Seattle • Washington DC

In addition to the “Pilot 10”, nine (9) other CREW chapters participated in 2006:

Charlotte • Orange County • Orlando • Sacramento • St. Louis • Silicon Valley •Tampa Bay • Toronto • Tucson

The twenty-five (25) CREW chapters for 2007:

Atlanta • Austin • Baltimore • Boston • Charlotte • Chicago • Cleveland • Dallas • Denver • Houston • Miami • Minnesota • Orange County • Orlando • Philadelphia • Phoenix • Pittsburgh • Sacramento • St. Louis • San Antonio • San Francisco • Seattle • Silicon Valley • Tampa Bay • Tucson

CREW CareersTM program directly supports CREW Foundation’s envisioned future of achieving parity in opportunity, influence and power, as well as its mission to advance the success of women in commercial real estate.

• Achieving parity:CREW Careers™ introduces teenage girls to careers in the commercial real estate industry ? girls who may one day choose a career in this industry.
• Achieving diversity:CREW Careers™ is delivered to a diverse audience, thus laying the groundwork necessary to increase gender and ethnic diversity within the commercial real estate industry.
• Achieving success: CREW Network members serve as mentors to young girls, donating time and expertise to provide each girl with encouragement and knowledge of the skills that she needs to ultimately achieve career success in our industry.

CREW Foundation, founded in 1998, is the philanthropic arm of CREW Network. It supports programs that assist women and girls to achieve economic self-sufficiency and promotes the entry of more women into commercial real estate.

CREW Network exists to advance the success of women in commercial real estate and does so by, looking outward to bring more women into the industry, showcasing member successes and serving as a resource to its members and the industry. It includes a well-educated and experienced group of nearly 7,000 members in 60 major markets across North America. CREW Network members represent all disciplines of commercial real estate, every type of expert required to “get the deal done”.

CREW Chicago recently hosted a one-day seminar, especially for the Girl Scouts, to introduce the world of Real Estate as a career choice. The full-day event at Gensler’s office (30 W. Monroe) examined all areas of expertise within real estate and highlighted the tools necessary to become successful within this career choice. This event was highly publicized among over 25 industry leaders leading this effort.