No.1 International Residential Salesperson (again!) in 2014 – beating a field of 5,000 salespeople from 1,000 offices, throughout ten countries, to the titleNo.1 International Residential Salesperson 2013 in the Ray White GroupLooking for a change and a new challenge, Ruth entered the real estate industry in 2004 as a sales assistant/Girl Friday to her mother, Ray White's top performing salesperson Lesley Hawes. With so many valuable skills developed over a decade in the people industry of nursing, Ruth found transferring these talents to her new role a lot easier than she’d imagined. She says “the two fields are hugely different but the key aspect of relating well with all types of people and gaining their trust, remain the same”.Quickly finding her feet in the new environment, Ruth made the most of every bit of training and mentoring offered by Lesley and has established her own success story over the past years. Moving from a support role into selling in 2006, when the family opened the doors of their office in Kingsland, Ruth has put her excellent communication and relationship skills into good use with the pair creating a formidable working partnership across the city fringe property market. Her warm and engaging personality and the tireless energy and passion for delivering the very best of service have made Ruth a hit with sellers and buyers alike. Putting her clients needs first is paramount and the steady flow of testimonials from satisfied customers speak for themselves. In 2010 she reached the pinnacle of success in the Ray White NZ Group by achieving the Number One Salesperson award. This was topped in 2013 with the award International Supreme Salesperson of the year. To continue the trend in 2014 she was again the top Residential Salesperson internationally in the Ray White Group. She puts her success down to lots of hard work, having clear and inspiring goals, incredibly loyal clients and of course the huge support from family and friends.