LOS ANGELES
Upcoming Los Angeles Women in Real Estate® Events
Connect, Learn, and Grow - Together! From intimate meetups to national summits, every Women in Real Estate® event is designed to help you grow your business, expand your network, and feel supported every step of the way.
Business Over Brunch
October 10, 2026
Join the Women in Real Estate® Los Angeles Chapter for Business Over Brunch, our monthly gathering designed for connection, conversation, and real-world insight—served over a great meal.
This isn’t a panel or a pitch. It’s a relaxed, intentional space for real estate professionals to build meaningful relationships, exchange ideas, and grow together in a supportive, collaborative environment.
Hosted by Ariel Bowie and Luna Petty, Co-Chapter Leaders of Women in Real Estate® Los Angeles, this brunch brings together agents, investors, developers, lenders, and industry partners from across the LA area.
EVENT DETAILS
📍 Location: Foothill Restaurant, Pasadena
🗓 When: Oct 10 (2nd Saturday of every month)
⏰ Time: 10:00 AM PST
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This event is open to all real estate professionals—women and allies alike—who are looking to connect, learn, and grow within a like-minded community.
Whether you’re new to the industry or a seasoned professional, you’ll leave with new connections and fresh perspective.
🎟 Space is limited. RSVP early to secure your seat.
We can’t wait to brunch, connect, and build with you. 🥂
Money, Home & Estate Planning: What Happens When the Pieces Don’t Match?
October 24, 2026
Join Women In Real Estate® – Los Angeles for a practical conversation about how money, real estate, financing, insurance, and legal planning intersect.
You can make a perfectly reasonable financial decision and still create a problem somewhere else. A mortgage decision can affect cash flow. An insurance choice can affect the larger financial strategy. The way a property is titled can create legal consequences. An estate plan may say one thing while your accounts, beneficiaries, or real estate say another.
The challenge is that these decisions are often made at different times, with different professionals, and no one is looking at how all the pieces fit together.
EVENT DETAILS
📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026
⏰ 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
📍 Adriana Brava Law | 4401 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90807
🎟️ Free to Attend | Limited to 30 Guests
You’ll hear from:
🎙️Ariel Bowie, BFA®
Wealth Advisor & Behavioral Financial Advisor®
Ariel focuses on a problem many successful people recognize: knowing what to do financially and actually doing it are two different things. She’ll open the conversation by looking at how individually reasonable financial decisions can stop working when no one is coordinating the bigger picture.
🎙️Desiree Vavak
Mortgage & Real Estate Professional
Desiree has worked in mortgage and real estate since 2008 and helps homeowners, landlords, and investors think through financing, equity, leverage, and property decisions within the context of their broader goals. She’ll explore how real estate financing can become part of a larger strategy, including tools that may be appropriate in specific situations.
🎙️Adriana Brava, Esq.
Estate Planning Attorney
With more than 20 years of legal experience, Adriana helps clients understand how trusts, powers of attorney, health care directives, ownership, and other legal decisions support the life and assets they are building.
This is a practical, educational conversation about the places where money, property, financing, insurance, and legal planning overlap.
Come with questions. Leave with a clearer understanding of which pieces of your financial life may need to be talking to each other. 🤝
Los Angeles Virtual Events
Virtual | Buyer Connection Call Night: Smile & Dial
October 14, 2026
Join Women in Real Estate® Los Angeles for a guided Smile & Dial work session for real estate agents to connect with prospective buyers. 📞✨
With your laptop, your phone, and your leads, you'll spend two focused hours calling, following up, and moving your business forward alongside a supportive community of agents. 🤝
🎙️ Hosted by Ariel Bowie, Women in Real Estate® Los Angeles Chapter Leaders, this focused work session is designed to help agents stay accountable, sharpen their approach, and take action alongside other driven professionals.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT💫
⚡A productive coworking environment with built-in accountability
📲Access to leads (for agents who want them)
🎯Support, scripting help, and live feedback
🤝Collaboration with other driven agents
This event is open to agents from any brokerage who are serious about growing their business and being in rooms that push them forward.
Come ready to work, connect, and close. 🚀
EVENT DETAILS
📅 Wednesday, October 14, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM PST
💻 Virtual Event | via Zoom: Click the "Online event" below the description
🎟️ Free Admission | Limited Tickets Only!
Reserve your seat and come ready to dial in, follow up, and move your business forward.
Virtual | Women Opening Doors: The Homebuyer Experience
October 22, 2026
Join Women in Real Estate® for Women Opening Doors: The Homebuyer Experience, an educational virtual workshop created to help future homeowners understand the path from preparation to purchasing with confidence.
🎙️ Hosted by Ariel Bowie, Experienced Licensed Real Estate Agent & Leasing Specialist, and Luna Petty, Founder of Unyque Financial
This session will walk you through what it truly takes to become mortgage-ready, navigate the homebuying process, and take the next step toward homeownership.
Whether you're buying your first home or preparing to purchase in the near future, you'll leave with greater clarity, practical guidance, and a roadmap to move forward.
🤝 SPONSORED BY Unyque Financial
EVENT DETAILS
📅 Thursday, October 22, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM PDT
💻 Virtual Event | via Zoom: Click the "Online Event" below the description
🎟️ Free Admission | Limited Tickets Only!
Reserve your seat today and take the first step toward opening the door to your future home. 🔑
Past Los Angeles Women in Real Estate® Events
Women in Real Estate® Los Angeles Chapter Leaders
Ariel Bowie
Ariel Bowie is a passionate advocate for empowering women through real estate and financial literacy. As both a licensed Realtor® and a seasoned financial professional, she blends deep market knowledge with strategic financial insight to help clients build wealth with intention.
Holding Series 6, 63, and 65 licenses, she is authorized to recommend investments, design retirement plans, and provide holistic financial guidance so that clients can grow, protect, and ultimately pass on their wealth.
With years of experience guiding individuals, families, and investors through buying, selling, and investing, Ariel is known for a client-first approach that connects every transaction to long-term goals and generational impact.
As the Los Angeles Chapter Leader of Women in Real Estate®, she curates workshops, networking events, and mentorship programs that help women learn, connect, and thrive. Ariel’s leadership is rooted in transparency, trust, and shared vision, shaping a more inclusive and financially confident future for Women In Real Estate®.
Luna Petty
Luna Petty’s journey in the mortgage industry began in 1998 while attending California State University, Los Angeles, where she pursued a degree in broadcast communications with aspirations of becoming a journalist. Her introduction to real estate started with a telemarketing position, cold-calling leads as she worked her way through college. Her curiosity and sharp analytical skills soon led her into loan processing, where she developed a deep understanding of the mortgage landscape, learning firsthand what lenders look for in a successful loan approval.
With extensive education in Real Estate and Business Law, Real Estate Finance, Business Communications, and Economics, Luna quickly established herself as a knowledgeable and resourceful professional. In 2003, she opened her first mortgage office in Covina, California, closing over $15 million in home loans in its first year. By 2005, she expanded operations to Orange County and Diamond Bar, growing her impact in the real estate finance industry. In 2006, Luna’s company, Unyque Financial, partnered with F & M Business Center, a Pasadena-based tax and business services firm, creating a seamless integration of mortgage lending and taxation services.
Today, Luna is a licensed Mortgage Broker, Property Manager, Notary Public, and Certified Tax Preparer. She takes a strategic, client-focused approach to home loans, prioritizing long-term financial planning and real estate investment strategies. Her commitment to personalized service has been the foundation of her success, ensuring each client receives a loan solution tailored to their unique needs and goals.
Beyond her work in mortgages, Luna is the host of Your Real Talk, a podcast dedicated to breaking down real estate and mortgage topics in an easy-to-understand, engaging format. When she’s not helping clients build wealth through homeownership, she enjoys spending time with family, exploring the outdoors, and making memories with her beloved pug, Q.
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