Our Team - Industry Partners

Jim Jacobsen

Founding Partner

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Jim Jacobsen Founding Partner
CA BRE Lic. 01146229
jj@industrypartners.com

Jim Jacobsen is the founding partner at Industry Partners, where he leads and oversees the company’s landlord and tenant services, as well as the company’s operating partner functions in conjunction with institutional investors and pension funds. Since starting the firm in 2011, Industry Partners has risen to become a top performing company, highly specialized in the development and leasing of quality creative office space in Los Angeles. Jim is an early adopter and advocate of sustainable development and adaptive reuse, and has played a leading role in the sale and repurposing of millions of square feet of classic industrial and warehouse buildings. As a result of his client-focused commitment, he has maintained long-term relationships with companies such as The Lionstone Group, J.J. Abrams, Jerry Bruckheimer, POP Sound, Imagines Films and The Mill. Jim received his BA from the University of California, Los Angeles. He is a member of LACRA, the Santa Monica Conservancy, City of Hope, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Hammer Museum and Oceana North America.

Jim received his BA from the University of California at Los Angeles and lives in the Brentwood neighborhood with his wife Dana and their son.
Scott Rigsby

Founding Partner

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Scott Rigsby Founding Partner
CA BRE Lic. 01252835
sr@industrypartners.com

Scott Rigsby is a founding partner of Industry Partners, an entrepreneurial real estate services firm specializing in the representation of landlords, tenants and developers with a particular focus on creative work environments and adaptive reuse projects in West Los Angeles. Previously, he was vice president of Lee& Associates/West Los Angeles. One of Lee & Associates top-ranked producers, he was responsible for closing over a million square feet of creative office space transactions in West Los Angeles for media and tech clients, as well as retail. Scott offers extensive office and creative space experience, in addition to expertise in the areas of development, design and space planning.
Scott graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in Finance. Scott currently lives in the Pacific Palisades and has two children.
Andrew Jennison

Partner

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Andrew Jennison Partner
CA BRE Lic. 01275687
aj@industrypartners.com

Andrew Jennison is a partner with Industry Partners and has been with the firm since its inception in 2010. During his 19-year career in Los Angeles, Andrew has leased and sold over $4B in transactions encompassing over 6.5M SF of office, industrial and retail space. His approach is simple: Partner with Tenants and Property Owners to ensure they make sound real estate decisions that will enhance value to their respective businesses and real estate investments.

Born and raised in Los Angels, Andrew’s relationships in the business community have been a catalyst to his success. Andrew strives to employ a creative and thoughtful approach to the real estate transaction process and always will put the clients best interests first. Prior to forming Industry Partners, Andrew was a Senior Executive with Madison Partners and Colliers International. Andrew received a BA in International Relations with an emphasis in Business Administration in 1999 from the University of Southern California. Locally, he is dedicated to supporting the Hydrocephalus Association.

Andrew, his wife Julie and their three children, Ava, Tate and Gage reside in Pacific Palisades, California.
Travis Landrum

Partner

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Travis Landrum Partner
CA BRE Lic. 01435827
tl@industrypartners.com

Travis Landrum is a partner with Industry Partners, where he advises tenants, landlords and investors on all aspects of their commercial real estate requirements, with particular focus on West Los Angeles. During his15 -year career in West Los Angeles he has completed more than five million square feet of lease and sale transactions with an aggregate value in excess of $1B.

Travis strives to provide unparalleled service while finding the best operational solution for his clients. Prior to Industry Partners, Travis was a director at Madison Partners in West Los Angeles. Travis received a BS in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Finance from the University of Colorado in Boulder. Travis lives in the Pacific Palisades with his wife and two kids, is an avid surfer and golfer.
Carle Pierose

Partner

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Carle Pierose Partner
CA BRE Lic. 01464318
cp@industrypartners.com

Carle Pierose is a partner at Industry Partners and has been an early champion of the movement towards creative work environments. Previously Carle was a Director at the Charles Dunn Company where he earned “Rookie of the Year” honors in 2004 and was a Principal at Creative Space, which he co-founded in 2009. Carle joined Industry in 2012 to open and manage the firm’s downtown office and has been at the forefront of the city center’s revitalization while continuing to represent distinctive properties throughout the city. He has completed over $2 billion in transactions in his 15+ year career and enjoyed working with some of the brightest innovators in fashion, entertainment, media and design. A Los Angeles native, University of Southern California alumnus and continual student of the city’s unique history and emerging trends, he has an intimate knowledge of his township and is personally invested in its future. Carle resides in Los Feliz with his wife, son & dog.
Daniel Pickart

Partner

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Daniel Pickart Partner
CA BRE Lic. 01914551
dp@industrypartners.com

Daniel Pickart is a partner at Industry Partners. During his 10-plus-year career, Dan has been at the center of the Silicon Beach evolution, working with a wide range of property owners, developers and landlords. With a particular expertise in creative office space and retail/ restaurant deals, Dan focuses on helping property owners reposition properties, negotiate optimal lease terms, and execute lease-up strategies while prospecting and recruiting new tenants.

His diligence at unique marketing strategies and targeted-tenant canvassing has let to some of the most successful and high-profile close transactions in Venice, Santa Monica and beyond, while his extensive knowledge and familiarity with Los Angeles’ diverse and dynamic architecture communities allows him to strategically match design talent to tenants. Dan has been featured and quoted as a real estate expert in The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Hollywood Reporter as well as many other publications.
Robert Erickson

Partner

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Robert Erickson Partner
CA BRE Lic. 01123601
re@industrypartners.com

Robert D. Erickson is a partner with Industry Partners. Before joining Industry Partners, Robert was a Principal at Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura Inc. and a Director at Cushman & Wakefield. Robert specializes in the sale and leasing of office properties throughout Los Angeles, his current and past agency assignments include Landlords such as The Lionstone Group, Equity Office, Kennedy Wilson, Rising Realty Partners, GE/Arden Realty and VDA Property Company to name a few. A sample of past tenant engagements include VCA, Technicolor, The Walt Disney Company, Momentous Insurance, Ikon Office Solutions, and the Panasonic Corporation. Mr. Erickson offers a range of services including lease negotiations, evaluation, analysis and examination of relocation alternatives and the design and implementation of acquisition and divestiture strategies as well as marketing plans to ensure maximum exposure and returns for property sales and leasing. He has transacted sales and leases valued at more than $1.5 billion dollars over the course of his 28 Year career.
Tim Dornan

Partner

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Tim Dornan Partner
CA BRE Lic. 01435225
td@industrypartners.com

Tim Dornan is partner at Industry Partners, and a recognized expert in the Santa Monica, Venice, West Los Angeles, Culver City and Marina Del Rey sub-markets. Drawing on more than 15 years of experience, Tim has developed a powerful network of tenant relationships in the area, with an emphasis in tech, VR, entertainment and media companies. Tim specializes working closely with companies from their inception. GumGum, Science and First Contact Entertainment are a few such companies that have grown into thrivings businesses.

From strategic planning and site selection to financial analysis and lease negotiation, Tim takes a comprehensive approach toward anticipating and solving his clients’ professional, financial & real estate needs.

Tim graduated from the University of Arizona and is a member of the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce and the Los Angeles Commercial Real Estate Association (LACRA).
Bryan Carnes

Partner

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Bryan Carnes Partner
CA BRE Lic. 01908642
bc@industrypartners.com

Bryan is an Partner at Industry Partners. He specializes in representing tenants and landlords in the leasing and sale of office space in Los Angeles. Bryan attended The Master’s College on a full ride baseball scholarship and, upon graduation, was invited to spring training with the Colorado Rockies. Unable to continue his baseball career due to an injury, Mr. Carnes turned his attention to commercial real estate where he has applied his competitive spirit to the art of deal making. Before joining Industry Partners, Bryan was an associate at Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura Inc, where he assisted tenants in identifying new locations, assessing their office space needs and negotiating favorable lease terms, and he has represented landlords in developing and executing lease-up strategies and prospecting and recruiting new tenants. His diligence at canvassing prospective tenants and researching competitive assets has generated numerous leads and options for clients and assists to successfully close transactions.
Trevor Belden

Partner

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Trevor Belden Partner
CA BRE Lic. 01181478
tb@industrypartners.com

Trevor Belden is a partner with Industry Partners. Before joining Industry Partners, Trevor was a principal at Lee & Associates Los Angeles. Trevor’s experience as an investor and asset manager for his portfolio of properties, along with his brokerage experience, is valued by landlords and investors who benefit from his insider perspective and insight, as well as his transactional expertise. Trevor has represented a range of office tenants from entrepreneurial to Fortune 500 companies. His experience representing some of the most architecturally significant properties in Los Angeles allows him to offer specialized services to creative tenants and others particular space needs and specifications. He has transacted sales and leases valued at over $1 Billion over the past five years.

Trevor lives with his lovely wife Ana and two children in Santa Monica.
Richard Maloof

Partner

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Richard Maloof Partner
CA BRE Lic. 02009527
rm@industrypartners.com

Richard Maloof is a Partner at Industry Partners, focused on landlord and tenant representation, acquisitions, and development management. While at Industry Partners, he has helped source over $350 million dollars worth of real estate acquisitions and has leased over 500,000 SF of creative office space. Prior to joining Industry Partners in 2015, Richard worked with Bellwether Asset Management, Eastdil Secured, and CBRE, respectively. He is a graduate of USC, where he studied Real Estate Development and Business Entrepreneurship, and is a member of the Urban Land Institute.
Bradley Avery

Partner

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Bradley Avery Partner
CA BRE Lic. 01966525
ba@industrypartners.com

Prior to joining Industry Partners, Bradley founded what became one of the top New Zealand production service companies. Due to his work on the international market he divided his time between New Zealand, L.A. and Europe.

Looking for new challenges, Bradley relocated to L.A. full time and because of his numerous collaborations with agencies, production, post and VFX companies throughout L.A., he segued into commercial real estate to work with clients from a different angle. Because of Bradley’s broad working knowledge of all aspects of the Film/TV/Advertising industries, he is able to guide creative companies through the landscape of leasing and purchasing, while also speaking their language. Some of Bradley’s clients include, Anamoly, Bullitt Branded, Fellow, Rocky Morton, Somesuch and Wolfgang. Bradley also has a niche within Industry Partners, representing retail clients and has worked with numerous brands to establish themselves on Abbot Kinney, Rose and Lincoln Boulevard in Venice, Montana Avenue in Santa Monica, as well as in Silver Lake, DTLA and the Arts District. Because of clients like Ahlem, AYR, Erin McKenna’s Bakery, Kismet, Parachute and Simone / Duello, Bradley has enjoyed working with boutique retail, as well as restaurant and bar clients, throughout Los Angeles.
Aram Pogosian

Associate

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Aram Pogosian Associate
CA BRE Lic. 01816276
ap@industrypartners.com

Aram Pogosian is a leading regional restaurant and retail expert with a predominant focus on serving contemporary fashion, food and service brands in Los Angeles. Aram has joined Industry Partners to head up the retail division to cater to the firm’s burgeoning growth within Los Angeles. An expert in landlord and tenant representation, Aram brings among the most robust and expansive retail client lists on the east side of Los Angeles.

Brands Aram has represented in the recent past include Buck Mason (Silver Lake), RetroSuperFuture(Silver Lake), Le Labo (Silver Lake), Juice Served Here (L.A. rollout), The Now (Studio City, Silver Lake), Parachute Home (Silver Lake), Love Yoga (Echo Park), Sonomama (Highland Park) Studio Metamorphosis (Silver Lake) and Arrive Hotels (Highland Park).
Maguire Parsons

Associate

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Maguire Parsons Associate
CA BRE Lic. 02047123
mp@industrypartners.com

Maguire is an associate at Industry Partners, focusing on both landlord and tenant representation in commercial leasing, with a focus on hospitality and retail. He has a background in restaurant and hotel operations, and a broad network within the burgeoning Los Angeles restaurant scene. These connections, along with his intuitive grasp of LA’s varied and dynamic neighborhood-markets, make him uniquely suited to assisting his clients in achieving their business objectives.

Prior to joining Industry Partners in the DTLA office, Maguire was part of the in-house leasing team at Engine Real Estate.
Nicolas Zuniga

Urban Planner

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Nicolas Zuniga Urban Planner
nz@industrypartners.com

Nicolas Zuniga is an Urban Planner / Market & Development at Industry Partners. His responsibilities include leading GIS projects and market research initiatives including quantitative analysis in commercial real estate, economic and demographic information. Before joining Industry Partners, Nicolas was a Project Coordinator in multifamily development projects at LENA Group, Inc. where he overview design and specifications of nearly 400 residential units. Nicolas also contributed to multiple research projects with LA’s City Planning Department, and UCLA’s Center for Mexican Studies, Labor Center, and Asian American Studies Center. While at the City Planning Department he conducted a study to track air rights transactions in Downtown Los Angeles and provide with recommendations for the future of the ordinance. He is eager to continue expanding his experience in market research and development in Los Angeles. Nicolas earned a master’s degree in urban and regional planning from UCLA in 2013, and holds a BA in architecture from the University of Monterrey, in Mexico.
Renee Nelson

Director of Operations

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Renee Nelson Director of Operations
CA BRE Lic. 01991249
rn@industrypartners.com

Renee Nelson handles operations and transactions for Industry Partners. She has over 15 years of commercial real estate experience and has a great understanding of all facets of the business. Prior to joining the team, she has worked at Lee & Associates and Fidelity National Title. She is a native to Los Angeles and resides in Sherman Oaks with her husband and son
Bruno Fracassa

Technical Director

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Bruno Fracassa Technical Director
bf@industrypartners.com

Bruno Fracassa is the Technical Director at Industry Partners. He brings over 18 years of experience designing, maintaining and troubleshooting high-profile creative environments. Before joining Industry Partners, Bruno served as one of Los Angeles’ most in demand technical consultant to a diverse client base including Lee & Associates, Aether Apparel, Beautycounter, 19 Entertainment, Concrete & Clay, Creative Artists Agency, Sony Music, Young & Rubicam, Smuggler Films and Apple Inc, where he received the distinguished award for “Best of Brand.” Bruno brings a highly developed understanding of workflow efficiency with a strong consideration for simplicity and aesthetics. He holds an arsenal of technical certifications as well as a BA in Critical Theory from the Gallatin School at New York University.