CRE Women’s Leadership Lab
Practical leadership development, coaching, and community for women in commercial real estate.
Join for $79/month. Cancel anytime.
Leadership is learned, not innate.
Women remain underrepresented in senior CRE leadership. According to CREW Network’s 2025 Benchmark Study, women hold approximately 9% of C-suite positions in commercial real estate — a figure that has changed less than 1 percentage point in the past 10 years.
The CRE Women’s Leadership Lab is a monthly leadership development space for women in commercial real estate who want practical tools, real-world coaching, and an industry-specific community as they grow into leadership.Because if we want more women in leadership — and enjoying it — we have to make growth, support, and development easier to access.$79/month. Month-to-month. Cancel anytime.
What’s Included
Each month focuses on a specific leadership skill and includes:A focused teaching session on a practical leadership, communication, or career-growth skill.Monthly Skill Session
2nd Tuesday of each month, 2:00–3:15 pm ET
A live coaching session for real workplace scenarios, questions, and leadership challenges.Monthly Group Coaching Clinic
4th Thursday of each month, 12:00–1:15 pm ET
Recordings & Materials
Skill session recordings, tools, prompts, and resources accessible in the member platform.Industry-specific support with other women growing and leading in commercial real estate.CRE Women’s Community
What You’ll Learn
Each month focuses on a practical leadership skill women in commercial real estate can use in real workplace situations, from speaking with authority, to handling pressure, to building visibility, managing people, and leading with more sustainability.Upcoming Skill Sessions:
Phrases to avoid and what to say instead
Learn how small language habits can weaken your message — and how to replace them with clearer, more confident, more authoritative communication.AUGUST 2026Tuesday, August 11
Speak with Authority
Body language, voice, and presence
Learn how to use posture, grounding, eye contact, pacing, and vocal presence to show up with more confidence and credibility in meetings, presentations, and high-stakes rooms.SEPTEMBER 2026Tuesday, September 8
Executive Presence
What to say when you’re put on the spot
Learn a practical framework for responding to tough questions, pushback, interruptions, and unexpected moments without spiraling, overexplaining, or losing your authority.OCTOBER 2026Tuesday, October 13
Handling Curveballs
Monthly Group Coaching Clinics
Bring real workplace questions, communication challenges, leadership moments, or scenarios you want support navigating.Upcoming clinics: August 27 · September 24 · October 22 | 12:00–1:15 pm ET
Who it’s for
This is for women in commercial real estate who are ready to grow as leaders, communicators, and professionals.You do not need a specific title to join.It is especially useful for women who are:Rising into leadership
Managing people or preparing to manage people
Building visibility in their company or the industry
Navigating confidence, self-doubt, or burnout
Looking for practical leadership tools they can actually use
Interested in development but not ready for a high-ticket program or private coaching
How it works
The CRE Women’s Leadership Lab is designed to be simple, practical, and easy to use. Join live when you can, use the resources when they are helpful, and return to the Lab when you need support.1
Join the CRE Women’s Leadership Lab.
Enroll today and get immediate access to the Leadership Lab, including live sessions, coaching, recordings, and member resources.
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Continue only if it works for you.
Membership is $79/month and continues month-to-month. Cancel anytime.
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Inside P20 Leadership, you’ll find session details, Zoom links, recordings, materials, and resources.
Access the member area
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Create your P20 Leadership account.
You’ll be taken to P20 Leadership to create your account and enter payment information.
Led by Melina Cordero
Melina Cordero is a leadership development advisor, speaker, and former senior commercial real estate executive.She works with companies, associations, and women leaders across CRE to build practical leadership skills, stronger communication, and more sustainable ways of leading.Her approach is practical, real-world, and designed for busy professionals who want leadership development they can actually use, without adding more overwhelm.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Live sessions begin in August 2026, but you can join any time. Members will have access to the P20 Leadership member area after enrolling.
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Membership includes two live sessions per month: one Skill Session and one Group Coaching Clinic. Members also receive access to available recordings, session materials, tools, prompts, and resources inside the member area.
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Skill Sessions are held on the second Tuesday of each month from 2:00–3:15 pm ET.
Group Coaching Clinics are held on the fourth Thursday of each month from 12:00–1:15 pm ET.
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After you enroll, you’ll receive access to the CRE Women’s Leadership Lab member area on P20 Leadership. Inside the member area, you’ll find upcoming session details, Zoom links, available recordings, materials, and resources.
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No. Membership is month-to-month at $79/month, and you can cancel anytime. If you cancel and decide to rejoin later, your membership rate will reflect the current price at that time.
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The CRE Women’s Leadership Lab is designed for women at different stages of their leadership journey.
Each session focuses on practical leadership, communication, and professional skills that are useful across seniority levels — from more junior women who want to build authority, confidence, and leadership foundations, to more senior women who want continued support, reflection, and skill-building as they lead teams, navigate complexity, and grow their visibility.
You do not need a specific title to join. The Lab is for women in commercial real estate who want to keep growing as leaders.
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Access the support you need to lead well and enjoy it.
Women in commercial real estate are being asked to lead bigger teams, speak up in bigger rooms, manage more complexity, and build more visibility — often without the leadership development or support they actually need.The CRE Women’s Leadership Lab was built to make leadership more accessible, more enjoyable, and more sustainable for women in commercial real estate.
It’s time for change.