Resilience in Real Estate: A Safety Workshop & Community Fundraiser
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Presented by Women's Council of REALTORS® Seattle Metro in collaboration with the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance
Join WCR Seattle Metro and Alliance Members for an empowering afternoon focused on safety, confidence, and community.
📅 July 28
🕜 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
📍 Mercer Island Community Center - 8236 SE 24th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040
Ticket Pricing
Early Bird Pricing — Available through July 12
Current WCR Seattle Metro, Alliance Member or Strategic Partner: $30
Non-Member / General Public: $40
After July 12
Current WCR Seattle Metro, Alliance Member or Strategic Partner: $40
Non-Member / General Public: $50
You show vacant homes. You host open houses alone. You meet online leads at the door before you've ever shaken their hand. Industry safety data names hosting an open house as the single most common situation where real estate professionals report fearing for their safety — and most of us have never trained for it.
But this isn't only about how to defend yourself. It starts with awareness — reading a room, trusting your instincts, setting boundaries, and de-escalating before a situation ever becomes physical. The physical skills are the backup. Awareness is the foundation.
And it matters most for the people most often targeted. Women and members of the LGBTQ+ community face heightened risk doing the everyday work of this job — which is exactly why we've built this as a collaboration. Safety isn't a solo skill; it's something we strengthen together, as an entire industry and community that looks out for its own.
In that spirit of community, this event is also a major fundraiser! Thanks to our generous event sponsors, 100% of registration proceeds and all funds raised from our exciting on-site raffle will go directly to The More We Love—an organization dedicated to providing critical outreach, housing navigation, and support to unhoused individuals in our region.
Featured Workshop: "YOU Are Worth Fighting For!"
You already know how to walk into a room and own it. This workshop ensures you can walk out of any room safely. Solo showings. Open houses. Unfamiliar properties. Clients you just met. This 90-minute workshop gives you practical tools to handle all of it:
Situational awareness and reading a room
Professional boundary-setting built for how agents actually work
De-escalation tactics for when situations go sideways
Simple, hands-on physical techniques that work in real situations
This training is built around a belief this community knows well: the goal is to live by choice, not be limited by fear. Everyone is welcome. No experience required. No wrong questions. Walk out more confident and capable than when you walked in.
Meet Your Instructor: Jaime Freeman
Jaime Freeman is the owner and lead facilitator of Resilience Northwest in Seattle, a company dedicated to empowering individuals through personal safety skills and resilience training.
With over 23 years of experience in martial arts and self-defense instruction, Jaime brings exceptional depth to her teaching. She holds a 4th-degree black belt in Taekwondo, is a boxing coach, a certified Empowerment Self Defense (ESD) facilitator, and an IMPACT Personal Safety assistant instructor.
Jaime’s unique approach combines practical self-defense techniques with mental resilience building, helping participants develop the capacity to face both expected and unexpected challenges. Through her work with local schools, businesses, and community organizations, she helps people of all ages and backgrounds build the confidence to keep themselves safe.
👟 Wear comfortable workout clothes — this is hands-on, and you'll be moving.
🍿 Light bites provided.
👥 Bring a friend or a colleague — safety is better in pairs, and so is this.
space is limited.
Come ready to rumble. Leave ready for anything.
Join WCR Seattle Metro and Alliance Members for an empowering afternoon focused on safety, confidence, and community.
📅 July 28
🕜 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
📍 Mercer Island Community Center - 8236 SE 24th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040
Ticket Pricing
Early Bird Pricing — Available through July 12
Current WCR Seattle Metro, Alliance Member or Strategic Partner: $30
Non-Member / General Public: $40
After July 12
Current WCR Seattle Metro, Alliance Member or Strategic Partner: $40
Non-Member / General Public: $50
You show vacant homes. You host open houses alone. You meet online leads at the door before you've ever shaken their hand. Industry safety data names hosting an open house as the single most common situation where real estate professionals report fearing for their safety — and most of us have never trained for it.
But this isn't only about how to defend yourself. It starts with awareness — reading a room, trusting your instincts, setting boundaries, and de-escalating before a situation ever becomes physical. The physical skills are the backup. Awareness is the foundation.
And it matters most for the people most often targeted. Women and members of the LGBTQ+ community face heightened risk doing the everyday work of this job — which is exactly why we've built this as a collaboration. Safety isn't a solo skill; it's something we strengthen together, as an entire industry and community that looks out for its own.
In that spirit of community, this event is also a major fundraiser! Thanks to our generous event sponsors, 100% of registration proceeds and all funds raised from our exciting on-site raffle will go directly to The More We Love—an organization dedicated to providing critical outreach, housing navigation, and support to unhoused individuals in our region.
Featured Workshop: "YOU Are Worth Fighting For!"
You already know how to walk into a room and own it. This workshop ensures you can walk out of any room safely. Solo showings. Open houses. Unfamiliar properties. Clients you just met. This 90-minute workshop gives you practical tools to handle all of it:
Situational awareness and reading a room
Professional boundary-setting built for how agents actually work
De-escalation tactics for when situations go sideways
Simple, hands-on physical techniques that work in real situations
This training is built around a belief this community knows well: the goal is to live by choice, not be limited by fear. Everyone is welcome. No experience required. No wrong questions. Walk out more confident and capable than when you walked in.
Meet Your Instructor: Jaime Freeman
Jaime Freeman is the owner and lead facilitator of Resilience Northwest in Seattle, a company dedicated to empowering individuals through personal safety skills and resilience training.
With over 23 years of experience in martial arts and self-defense instruction, Jaime brings exceptional depth to her teaching. She holds a 4th-degree black belt in Taekwondo, is a boxing coach, a certified Empowerment Self Defense (ESD) facilitator, and an IMPACT Personal Safety assistant instructor.
Jaime’s unique approach combines practical self-defense techniques with mental resilience building, helping participants develop the capacity to face both expected and unexpected challenges. Through her work with local schools, businesses, and community organizations, she helps people of all ages and backgrounds build the confidence to keep themselves safe.
👟 Wear comfortable workout clothes — this is hands-on, and you'll be moving.
🍿 Light bites provided.
👥 Bring a friend or a colleague — safety is better in pairs, and so is this.
space is limited.
Come ready to rumble. Leave ready for anything.
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Where is it happening?
8236 SE 24th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040-2235, United States
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Host or PublisherWomen's Council of Realtors Seattle Metro
