Women in Estate Agency is bringing back Sara Cox MBE – the world’s first professional female rugby referee – for a leadership event aimed at women across the industry.

The session is taking place on Thursday, 2nd July, at Reapit’s London headquarters.

It follow’s Cox’s well-received appearance at WiEA’s Not a Conference.

WiEA is bringing her back for a more practical and interactive session, designed to help attendees turn inspiration into everyday leadership behaviour.

High pressure

Sara Cox MBE has built her career in one of the most high-pressure, male-dominated environments in sport – with every decision visible, every call questioned and every moment demanding clarity.

At WiEA’s event, she will use those experiences to explore what leadership looks like when there is noise, pressure and no perfect answer.

The session will focus on leadership at every level, not just for those with a management title.

WiEA says the event reflects a wider need in estate agency for training that goes beyond theory and speaks directly to the realities many women face at work – from finding their voice in the room to staying steady when expectations are high.

What I love about WiEA is that this community creates space for women to grow, stretch themselves and realise they do belong in the room.”

Cox says: “Pressure has a way of showing us how much we trust ourselves.

“In my world, you have to make decisions in real time, with a lot of noise around you and plenty of people ready to question the call.

“That’s where leadership really shows up. It’s not about having all the answers. It’s about staying clear, staying calm and backing yourself when it counts.

“What I love about WiEA is that this community creates space for women to grow, stretch themselves and realise they do belong in the room. I’m really looking forward to helping people explore that in a practical way.”

Female leaders

WiEA Chair Verona Frankish said: “So many women in this industry are already leading, even if they don’t always call it that. They are making decisions, supporting teams, influencing clients and holding things together every single day.

“This event is about helping them recognise that leadership in themselves and giving them the confidence and tools to use it more deliberately.

“Sara’s message landed so strongly at Not a Conference because it was honest, human and completely relevant to the pressures people are dealing with in estate agency. We wanted to create a smaller, more hands-on space where our partners could go deeper with that learning.”

The event is open exclusively to WiEA Partnership Programme members, with places priced at £99 plus VAT.

The WiEA Partnership Programme was launched to help estate agency businesses and industry suppliers put support, training and equality into action across the year, not just at one-off events.

Partnership members can email [email protected] to secure their place.

For more information about the WiEA Partnership Programme website.