Miami Developer Talks Pioneering Miami River, Being the Only Woman at the Table

Developer Lissette Calderon at least once was asked to get coffee during a professional meeting and still recalls demeaning comments the likes of "When you were reading the first chapter, I was finishing writing the book" by a male colleague. Now no one would dare anything of the like as Calderon more than succeeded, earning the nickname the Miami River Queen.

December 21, 2020 at 07:37 PM

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Lidia Dinkova
South Florida real estate reporter

These days developer Lissette Calderon is dubbed "the Miami River Queen," but there used to be a time when a young Calderon was asked to get coffee during meetings.