New York Real Estate Scene by GreenPearl

Above: Deena Baikowitz; Nanette DeWester, Parkhurst Communications

A select crowd gathered to learn the skills that make for powerful personal networking…and crammed into a few short hours!…from Nanette DeWester of Parkhurst Communications and communications expert Deena Baikowitz. Parkhurst’s clients range from Fortune 500 Senior Executives to non-profit support staff in companies such as Amgen, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Google, Barclays Capital, Bank of America, Citigroup, The Federal Reserve, Campbells, Pearson Education, and UNICEF.

The workshop included both theory and exercises to help hone participant’s abilities to make a good first impression with a strong introduction, make conversation, do an elevator pitch and follow up and manage contacts.

Above: Deena Baikowitz; Nanette DeWester, Parkhurst Communications

Nor was this instruction just for the “shy,” rather it is the type of high-level professional coaching that industry leaders get as a matter of course. Only “great communicators” advance and prevail in the marketplace!

To inquire about communications training, contact Nanette DeWester of Parkhurst Communications at dewester@mac.com.

The workshop was followed by a networking party at the same spot, Bar 13, complete with rooftop deck!

Above: Ryan Slack, GreenPearl CEO; Judy Sahagian, Bronx Networking Group; Florencio Navarro, business consultant; Hector Castillo, Exit Realty; Gigi Fernandez, Exit Realty; James Lanfranchi, Archer Meade Appraisals

Above: Ryan Slack, GreenPearl CEO

At the evening event, after the workshop, Ryan Slack started things off by introducing a series of speakers, who talked briefly about their areas of expertise. These included: Ben Kursman, attorney, Herrick, Feinstein, who talked about understanding and controlling sublease risks; Robert Roth, President/Founder, Green Envy Development Group, who briefly discussed diversifying your areas of specialization in a down market; Dexter Newman, ACE Building Consulting, who gave an overview on navigating the Department of Buildings; Zach Rose, CEO & Teacher, LEEDTeacher, who fave advice on how to improve your marketability by going green; Tricia Martin, Partner, WE design, who reviewed the costs and benefits of green and high-albedo roofs; and Darius Askaripour, CEO, Access Granted, who talked about opportunities in distressed property.

Download the list of speakers and their contact info here.

Above: The crowd on the Bar 13 rooftop

Above: Dexter Newman, ACE Building Consultants; Ryan Slack, GreenPearl CEO

Above: Joe Scorese, MAC Investment Co.; Joseph Fricchione, DGA Security Systems

Above: Mathew Alexander Durham, DurhamCustom; Randy Rosler

Above: Ben Kursman, speaker, Herrick Feinstein

Above: Robert Roth, speaker, Green Envy Development Group

Above: Zach Rose, speaker, LEEDTeacher

Above: Dexter Newman, speaker, ACE Building Consultants

Above: Tricia Martin, speaker, WE Design

Above: Darius Askaripour, Access Granted

Above: March Chadwick, M Arch Architects; Michelle Cottrell, Design Management Services

Above: Christopher Mueller, Urban Design Systems; Meret Lenzlinger, Local Architecture Research Design

Above: Steven Peikes, All New York Title Agency; Barry Lockom, East Coast Cleaning & Restoration; Edward Farrell, Tarter Krinsky & Drogin

Above: ellen Depoorter, DDS Architecture Office; Frank Harrison, Prime Asset Funding

Above: Michelle Sheahan, Costar; Tara Leifer NYC Office Suites

Above: Eran Evron, The Real Deal; Gigi Fernandez, Vincent Koo; Hector Castillo, Exit Realty

Above: Juan Herrera, AJJ Solutions; Jean-Pierre Ramos, Fifth Avenue Painting

Above: Hugo Ramirez, Access Granted; Kendrick Jones, Wall Street Mortgage Bank

Above: Michael Casill, MacGregor Abstract; Bruce Davis, Petschauer Insurance; Anthony Baronci, attorney, Susan Lampert, Benchmark Title

Above: Ed McGinnis, architect; Zach Rose, LEEDTeacher

Above: Chester Soliz, Wall Street Equity Brokers; Connie Allen, Okada & Co.