About
Professional Summary
Jon Jessup has over 21 years of diverse experience in the commercial real estate industry. He specializes in global Corporate Solutions focusing on Life Science, Law Firm, Professional Services, Manufacturing and Logistics companies. Additionally, he has a breadth of experience with a focus on Investments and Leasing across asset types, capital sources, and geography. His years of experience, strong financial acumen and attention to detail offers his clients an added advantage during transaction negotiation, execution, and delivery.
Jon’s Corporate Investment Services and Leasing experience is broad-based with proven results in office, industrial, retail and healthcare sectors. His expertise extends beyond the Indianapolis market through his decades of experience providing successful outcomes for his clients in the United States and around the world. His ability to listen, communicate effectively, and leverage his diverse experiences allows him to deeply understand his clients’ needs, and develop creative solutions for complex transactions. This core competency has been a mainstay of his business model which has helped lead to strong client satisfaction and retention.
Prior to joining the firm, Jon served as Assistant Vice President in Corporate Planning at American United Life. He was also Director of Corporate Development at RealMed.com and an Assistant Vice President at Irwin Mortgage.
Accomplishments
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Colliers Indianapolis Performance Awards:
− Top Producing Team 2020
− 2nd Top Producer 2018, 2017
• 3-Time Inductee. Colliers Everest Club – recognizing top 10% of brokers in U.S. based on sales volume 2018, 2017, 2016
• Recipient. Duke Realty, Top Brokers – Office, multiple years
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• The Penrod Society. Member
• Indy Rowing. Past Board Member
• Park Tudor Alumni Assn. Past Board Member
• Jameson Camp. Past Board Member
• Indianapolis Children’s Museum, Development Committee. Past Member
Education
MBA – Finance
Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana
Dual Bachelor Degrees: Business & Spanish
Wabash College Crawfordsville, Indiana
Memberships & Involvements
ICBR, IAR, NAR
Services
Skills
Service Lines
Property Type
Specializations
My Team
My Team
I specialize in multi-market Corporate Services with a strong focus on logistics and corporate facilities on a regional and global scope. My core strengths are site selection analysis & advisory services, working collaboratively with corporate real estate heads, local/state economic development officials, and incentive procurement advisors. I conduct in-depth due diligence & analysis on key factors required by Fortune 500 companies to make sound decisions regarding multi-million dollar manufacturing / distribution facilities – location, number of facilities required, size, & operational requirements. I’ve worked on projects throughout the U.S. and in Mexico, Canada, Asia, Europe, Australia, and Africa.
In addition to brokerage, I contribute to the firm in various leadership roles. Currently, I serve as Co-Market Leader for the Indianapolis office, overseeing the firm’s strategic initiatives and key business units. Previous roles include a lead advisory capacity of the firm’s Property Management division. Additionally, I led the brokerage operations and managed the company’s infrastructure. In 2007, I directed the firm’s selection, planning, testing and launch of an industry-tailored CRM platform and project management tool.
I have been a recipient of key company awards at Colliers Indianapolis including: Top Overall Producer 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2nd Highest Producer 2016, Largest Transaction 2011, and Peak Performance Award 2009. Additionally, for Colliers International for 2016 and 2017, I was an Everest Club inductee based on top 10% of production across the Americas region.
Previously, I worked at Celadon Group, a leading international transportation company, where he managed project development and real estate interests on an international basis
Andrew Urban is an energetic and analytical commercial real estate expert that specializes in local and global advisory of corporate occupiers. His practice focuses on providing companies with best-in-class representation on property acquisitions, leasing, portfolio management and dispositions both locally and globally.
Enabled by diverse professional experience gained while at prominent Fortune 300 companies — he consistently brings a dynamic, and results-driven perspective to his clients’ real estate challenges.
Prior to joining Colliers, Andrew held corporate real estate leadership roles at General Motors, and Zimmer Biomet. In those roles he had operational oversight of brokerage, project management, transaction management, M&A integration and strategic master planning for their global and regional portfolios of office, industrial, and special purposes properties.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Andrew previously held pivotal Finance roles at Eaton Corporation — where he acquired invaluable corporate finance, capital project underwriting, and financial reporting experience.
Kevin Burnett, Vice President in Colliers Occupier Services group, provides comprehensive portfolio, transactional, and financial advisory services to our growing client portfolio of global and national corporate services accounts serviced from the Indianapolis office.
With over 14 years in the commercial real estate industry and specializing in multi-market corporate service work, Kevin’s assignments have spanned the globe. From negotiating transactions to sophisticated financial modeling, Kevin’s collaborative approach with a strong attention to detail have resulted in high client satisfaction and retainment.
For his exceptional work and dedication to his clients and team, Kevin received the firm’s “Peak Performance” staff award for 2018.
Previously, Kevin held positions as Strategic Planner and Financial Analyst at ATA Airlines. He attended Ball State University where he was a member of the Men’s Tennis Team.