2014-15 South Carolina Young Careerist awarded to Kacie Jackson
May 5, 2014
GREENVILLE, SC – May 5, 2014 – The purpose of the South Carolina Young Careerist Award to honor successful women who have distinguished themselves in their career; community services; and serve as outstanding role models for young women. This program encourages recruitment of women into BPW membership, promotes activities that involve the participation of women, and publicly recognizes achievements and efforts of women in our communities. It is sponsored by the Business and Professional Women (BPW) of Greenville
Kacie Jackson represented BPW Greenville Locale and went on to compete at the state level providing a 5 Minute speech answering the following questions:
What are the most important issues facing working women today? How can BPW (and you as a BPW member) help address this issue?
Kacie’s topic centered on the Statement “Men Can have it Both Ways but Women Can’t.” She very eloquently discussed the double standard that women face in the workplace, a small excerpt from her speech reads “Basic business intuition tells us that we want to work with people who will give us a return on our investment. The same approach should apply when we build relationships with businesses partners, co-workers or coalitions. We have the power to focus our energy and resources on those who are both willing and capable of diversifying their business by including women”.
Kaci also underwent an extensive interviewing process by 3 judges at the state level and in addition to the Speech. This year’s BPW President Lindsay Hansel of Accentron Staffing reports she is honored to have Kaci represent the Local Greenville BPW Chapter as Young Careerist.
Kaci Jackson is an Industrial Real Estate Broker for Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhiner at the Wels Fargo Center in Greenville SC, as a real estate agent, Kaci Jackson’s job is to drive client value by finding the right real estate solution for her client’s needs. She works in sales and leasing on both the tenant and landlord side on local, national, and international levels and often directly and indirectly helps with industry development. Working in collaboration with all facets of the commercial real estate industry Kacie develops relationships and opportunities that eventually lead to transactions. Winning awards in nothing new to this bright young lady- she was voted Class of 2012 Greenville’s Best & Brightest, CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Rising Star Award 2013 and graduate of Furman University Women’s Leadership Connections, Class of 2013! She is also very involved in the local community including Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Upstate Board of Directors 2012-Present, National Chapter Delegate 2013, 2014, President-Elect 2014, Safe Harbor, United Way and Hands on Greenville.
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