With wicked work ethics and pride in their fellow Peers, the GPA women provide immense value to our business – and our community.

So how do our co-founders, Phillip Kingston and Gary Peer, celebrate such an invaluable portion of their team?

With a night of fun (oh, and a free pair of shoes!).

 

 

Celebrating our women – in style

Gary and Phillip know every GPA woman is individually minded, self-directed, and unapologetically themselves. Each one a treasure to the team.

A few years back, the pair brainstormed: How could they show their gratitude towards these wonder workers? An idea sprung to mind.

Gift each woman a pair of shoes of their choosing – and make a night of it!

Not every woman on the team is shoe obsessed. But if you’re a woman working in real estate, a weekly rotation of nice shoes is a must.

So guess what toe-tapped its way into the yearly calendar? The Gary Peer Annual Shoe Night.

 

 

A peer inside Shoe Night

So what’s the go?

Each woman who comes can pick a pair of shoes: boots, heels, loafers, sneakers, sandals or even clogs.

It doesn’t matter. If the shoe fits, it's yours to keep!

This year, the night was held at Wittner. A large boutique shoe store – with, believe it or not, almost too many shoes. (Key word: almost).

The store quickly filled up with around 100 Gary Peer women, all ready to snaffle the perfect addition to their wardrobe.

It wasn’t long until there were shoe try-ons in every nook and cranny, a bustle around the knee-high boots, and store attendants being summoned from every direction.

Making those all-important shoe decisions a little easier were glasses of bubbles and plates of canapes. Although, with one hand holding champagne, the other a salmon pikelet, it’s surprising any shoes were grabbed at all!

 

 

A work perk – with meaning

Any reward for your hard work is nice. But a reward chosen for you, by you, as part of an exciting team experience? That’s even better.

As one of our Campaign Coordinators, Billy Cohen, said, “it’s a fun night with colleagues to socialise and feel rewarded for everyone’s hard work – and who doesn’t love to choose a pair of Wittner shoes to take home!”

 

 

Another girls’ get together – finally!

Just like many events worldwide, the Gary Peer Annual Shoe Night didn’t go ahead during the socially distanced years. Which made this year even more special. 

Having all the GPA women in the same room again – chatting, laughing and sharing stories – was incredible.

 

 

Nikki Janover, a Gary Peer Sales Consultant of over 20 years, told us, “It’s great to get together with all the girls. And meet all the new people who come on board on a weekly basis.”

As GPA spans seven local locations, some women had never met before in-person. They were finally able to put the email signature to the face (and the shoe!).

Gary Peer Coffee Van crew member, Bianka Kirkham, was blown away by the number of impressive women in her team.

“Whether it’s working behind the scenes or front stage at an auction, you don’t realise just how many inspiring women there are on the team – until you get us all in the same room. The atmosphere was energising!”

Fancy joining our wonderful group of GPA women? Browse our career-focused opportunities here.