For women in property and the built environment
Real career stories, practical advice and a growing community for women building their careers in property and the built environment.
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In Conversation With
Weekly profiles of women across property and the built environment.
Director of Asset Management at Fine Grain Property
Dublin, Ireland
Fiona originally set out to become a teacher and graduated during the 2009 recession. Her real-estate career has included an unsettled Irish market, Brexit, Covid and the 2022 rate hikes.
Head of Leasing at The Galleria, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi; CEO of Black Dalia Consultancy and Cocoraille
Dubai, UAE
Dalia shares the career she built and the life she built around it. Her career spans retail real estate, luxury retail, destination strategy, commercial transformation and asset value creation.
Founder and Lead Consultant at Opal Legal
Lagos, Nigeria
Ruth’s work includes real-estate title verification. Her first deal taught her that title verification is about asking questions, not just checking boxes.
Development Director at HBA / Hirsch Bedner Associates
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Emilia’s first industry role was on the construction of Poland’s National Stadium in Warsaw, which hosted the opening match of Euro 2012. Since then, she has lived in seven countries and moved between architecture practice, data centres and hospitality.
What DHP does
Understanding and navigating a career in property, from advice posts such as “If you are starting out” to workshops and a career app on the way.
The real paths women have taken: weekly profiles, career-path timelines, quote cards and “Off the Record”.
Meaningful relationships between women in the industry, through dinners, city editions, Pass the Baton and the newsletter.
Jobs, mentoring, events and introductions, and later, corporate opportunities.
Events & Experiences
Dubai
An evening dinner for women in property and the built environment, made for meaningful conversation and new connections.
Register your interest: DHP Dinner, DubaiLondon
A DHP city edition bringing women across property and the built environment together in London.
Register your interest: DHP City Edition, LondonOnline
Practical guidance for students, recent graduates and career changers taking their first steps in property.
Register your interest: Online workshop: If you are starting outAbout DHP
Designing Her Path started as a weekly profile series on LinkedIn and Substack. It is growing into events, a career app and paid workshops.
DHP is for women early to mid-career in property and the built environment: students and recent graduates, women with one to seven years’ experience, people moving into property from another field, women changing direction or wanting to progress into management, and ambitious women who want a stronger network. Senior women are role models, mentors and contributors.
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