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A Bay Meadows Leader is Honored
While chants of “Go Dubs” last night referred to the “W” in Warriors, the NBA team, it easily could have stood for Go W-omen! The occasion was the San Francisco Business Times’ Annual “Most Influential Women in Business” awards.
Among the honorees was Elizabeth Billante, Vice President/Investment Management for Stockbridge and Wilson Meany. As such, she is charged with leasing and marketing Bay Meadows’ commercial components.
Bay Meadows’ leaders Kim Havens, Elizabeth Billante and Janice Thacher break ground on the Town Square with San Mateo Mayor Maureen Freschet.
The occasion was particularly meaningful for Bay Meadows, which boasts a leadership team comprised largely of women. Janice Thacher, partner with Wilson Meany, notes, “We try to cultivate a culture of respecting our staff, period. We hire talented, skilled women and men who get the job done.”
“From the top down at Wilson Meany, there is simply a tone of respect, and mentorship is a priority,” Elizabeth says. “We are surrounded by so many smart, strong women here that it can be easy to forget that women leaders in commercial real estate are not the norm.”
Acceptance “speeches” at the awards event were strictly limited, with oversight from Business Times’ Publisher Mary Huss. “Ten words or less,” Huss commanded, and explained that remarks should respond to one of a number of questions: “What is your secret to success? What is your guiding principle? What makes a great leader?”
Elizabeth took her moment at the podium to make the most timely remark of the evening, “In the spirit of the Warriors, you can’t score if you don’t shoot.”
Well said! Congratulations, Elizabeth! #GoDubs #GoWomen!
Elizabeth Billante speaking at the groundbreaking for Bay Meadows’ Town Square.
Businesses expanding or relocating their offices within Silicon Valley, San Francisco or the general Bay Area can look no further. Bay Meadows has 5 brand new office buildings conveniently located on Caltrain; the first building, Station 4 will be ready for occupants by mid-2016 and will feature floor to ceiling glass, bike storage, expansive floorplates and locker room facilities. Station 4 is leasing now. All of the office buildings will have access to 18 acres of parks, a social street featuring coffee shops, restaurants, a biergardten and plenty of outdoor gathering spaces. The buildings are minutes from the Hillsdale Caltrain Station and proximal to SFO! It’s just 10 minutes to Palo Alto and SFO and 25 minutes to San Francisco!