From development and design to brokerage and urban planning, these women are changing not just skylines, but the culture behind them.

Real estate has long been an industry where power concentrated quietly and often exclusively. But across South Florida and beyond, that gravity is shifting. As National Women’s Day approaches on March 8, 2026, a cohort of women executives is no longer asking for space at the table. They’re designing the table, setting the terms, and deciding who comes next.

At Continuum Florida, Allie Eichner oversees nearly one million square feet of residential development and more than $600 million in sales. Her work stretches beyond buildings. By helping spearhead a privately sponsored workforce housing ordinance in North Bay Village, Eichner introduced a model that balances growth with community preservation, proving that density and responsibility don’t have to be at odds. Today, she’s helping reposition Bay Harbor Islands and North Bay Village as thoughtful residential destinations rather than speculative afterthoughts.

Few women have shaped South Florida’s commercial landscape as decisively as Tere Blanca. As Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Blanca Commercial Real Estate, she built Florida’s leading independent commercial brokerage by mastering every phase of development, from land acquisition to lease-up. Her leadership has helped define Miami’s office market while quietly normalizing female authority in rooms once dominated by men with similar résumés, but far less range.

Design, too, has found new authorship. Diana Viera, Managing Partner at ITALKRAFT, rose from intern to partner by age 29, guided by mentorship and instinct in equal measure. Under her leadership, the brand expanded across the U.S. and Europe, bringing a distinctly modern, globally fluent sensibility to luxury interiors that increasingly influence how residences are marketed and lived in.

At PMG, Veronica Gorson leads national and international sales strategies behind some of South Florida’s most visible luxury developments. Her work extends beyond transactions. As a board member of Big Brothers Big Sisters Miami, she has helped integrate mentorship into corporate culture, reinforcing the idea that leadership is as much about pipeline as performance.

Storytelling has become a strategic advantage in modern development, and Danielle Naftali understands that better than most. As Executive Vice President of Marketing, Sales, and Design at Naftali Group, she oversees the creative vision behind projects that merge architecture, branding, and lifestyle, from JEM Sky Villas with FENDI Casa to hospitality-driven residential concepts like Viceroy Residences Fort Lauderdale.

Brokerage, historically one of the industry’s most unforgiving arenas, has also evolved under female leadership. Peggy Olin, CEO of OneWorld Properties, founded her firm in 2008 and grew it into a global operation facilitating more than $5 billion in transactions. Her approach, shaped by early experience in wealth banking, centers on understanding bespoke buyers long before ground breaks.

Urban transformation often happens behind the scenes, and Jenni Morejon, President and CEO of the Downtown Development Authority, has helped steer Fort Lauderdale’s evolution through livability-first initiatives, connectivity, and long-term economic strategy. Under her leadership, downtown has become not just investable, but livable.

Rounding out this shift is Liat Toledano, Co-founder of BH Group, whose collaborative, market-driven leadership has shaped high-impact projects across Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties.

Together, these women represent more than progress. They signal permanence. The future of real estate leadership is no longer emerging. It’s already built.