Jacob Strom Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

• Bridge communications with retailers, brokers, developers to facilitate transactions throughout daily operations.• Engage and support a diverse base of tenants throughout all aspects of site selection and lease negotiations.• Demonstrate brokerage expertise with a concentration on national, regional, and local retail tenant representation.• Direct and oversee all Account Management functionalities for all clients, ensuring efficiency and productivity.• Cultivate partnerships with new clients while fostering relations with existing customers with the goal of optimizing client retention and satisfaction.

Greater Chicago Area

• Employed control and authorization over all Real Estate management duties and obligations for locations across Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana.• Administered all lease transactions and communications for more than 150 franchisees throughout the designated territory.

Greater Chicago Area

• Directed and oversaw the retail leasing and sales lifecycle, including prospecting and securing key clients. • Navigated lease and contract negotiations for both retailers and landlords from initiation through realization while generating optimal benefits for all involved parties. • Represented, assisted, and supported tenants professionally and sincerely both locally and nationally.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Spearheaded marketing campaigns, image building initiatives, and social media presence for a startup charter bus ski company. • Served as primary contact for clients and management while contributing to all daily operations and enabling sustainable revenue growth. • Designed and expanded the business from ideation through launch by word-of-mouth advertising as well as utilization of social media channels.

• Carried out the alignment of objectives across leasing, marketing, and tenant representation within the retail real estate sphere.• Piloted the marketing, and leasing of numerous Wal-Mart Supercenter “shadow anchored” strip centers.

• Investigated, analyzed, and resolved any detected billing discrepancies accurately and efficiently. • Engaged personally with digital buyers throughout the daily maintenance of interactive buys.

• Conducted thorough online company research regarding sourcing leads while utilizing search tools such as Hoovers, ID Exec, job boards, and various other resources within the distinct territory.• Ascertained and delineated potential customer requirements, evaluated those needs, and implemented evaluation-based decisions.

• Coordinated and executed comprehensive portfolio reviews as well as calculated and reported on investment losses of pension funds.• Compiled and readied trial documents, detailed reviews, and deposition files.