REMAX held their annual convention on the 17th-19th October, 2018 at Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam.
2018 was the 10th anniversary of the European convention and Remax choose the overarching theme "X Change” where they focused on building a connection between the history of the former stock exchange in the city of Amsterdam, their anniversary and most importantly about the Remax business itself.
Heather on stage giving her talk
The convention was attended by over almost 2,000 attendees from around 40 countries including Europe, Canada, US and South Africa. The attendees were made up of real estate agents and regional owners.
Remax promotes a franchise system where everyone is independently working and thinking as an entrepreneur. Their goal is to share ideas and experiences with the best in the industry, and build relationships taking businesses to the next level!
Heather was invited by Sebastian Troll
Executive Director Marketing after seeing her speak at The Fifteen Seconds festival in Graz
Sebastian said:
“From what I saw and heard from Heather at the Fifteen Seconds Festival in Graz, was very inspiring and personal. I saw the perfect match and believed that she would create a huge value for the people at the European Convention”
Heather was welcomed to the stage, to a standing ovation to deliver her keynote speech on Wednesday, October 17th at 11:15 - 12:00
The speech titled ‘Inspiration from Within: Overcoming the Odds’ was a huge success.
Heather discussed challenging people’s perception and proving all adversity can be overcome with the right frame of mind and belief in one’s ability. This was followed by a Q and A session on stage.
Members of the audience took to their social media platform.
“Thank you for your dedication to the cause Heather, the world and the animals in it need more people like you”
“Such a lovely human being”
“You were a star, thanks”
Later on that day Heather joined a woman’s panel in the Xpertise Suite.
Alongside Heather were two other female entrepreneurs Michelle Goodridge and Daria Vodopianov.
The ‘Women's Power Breakout Session’ was an exchange of thoughts and ideas between the panels and the audience.
The aim of the panel was to help everyone work better, smarter and recruit more women into their local markets.
Michelle Goodrige (Remax Ambassador) said:
“You were amazing Heather and a true inspiration! Thanks for being a part of our conference and my women’s panel” … “You killed it!”
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