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.