{"id":1004039822,"date":"2012-03-15T04:50:24","date_gmt":"2012-03-15T12:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004037493"},"modified":"2022-12-08T23:51:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T07:51:55","slug":"stars-to-watch-jessica-beers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/stars-to-watch-jessica-beers\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars to Watch: Jessica Beers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jessica Beers, 32<br \/>\nSenior Director of Business Development<br \/>\nUGL Services<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2012\/03\/Beers_Jessica.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1004037444\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/030112-bernanke-user-medill-dc-50x50\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2012\/03\/030112-Bernanke-user-Medill-DC-50x50.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"50,50\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"030112-Bernanke-user-Medill-DC-50&#215;50\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2012\/03\/030112-Bernanke-user-Medill-DC-50x50.jpg?w=50\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2012\/03\/Beers_Jessica.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Beers_Jessica\" width=\"140\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1004037444\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jessica Beers did not intend to enter the real estate industry right out of college. But when she graduated from Brown  University in 2001 with a degree in political science, the dot-com bubble was bursting and jobs were scarce. \u201cI was lucky enough to get a job with UMS Advisory in the management consulting division,\u201d she recalled. She had the opportunity to work on projects as diverse as benchmarking for the U.S. Navy in San Diego and outsourcing for The Procter &amp; Gamble Co. with UMS. In 2008, she took a new role with UGL Services, beginning as the senior director of facilities management solutions. By 2011, she had succeeded to the point where she is now the youngest business-development executive for UGL\u2019s North American facilities management team. She was also the top producer for UGL\u2019s North American facilities management business development team, closing more than $40 million in new business. \u201cI enjoy building solutions and telling stories that are compelling to our customers,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJessica was always hungry to learn,\u201d observed former boss Michael Redding\u2014 now managing director of real estate consultancy Agile Oak L.L.C. \u201cBecause of her poise and preparation, she can always articulate her role and can quickly develop client-specific responses and solutions.\u201d And her talents extend past the confines of her current employer. Beers was named to the board of directors of CoreNet Global in 2011, and is the chair of the organization\u2019s young leaders special-interest group. Last year, she won the CoreNet Global Luminary Award, which is given to the top 10 percent of the speakers and moderators at CoreNet Global Summits. She received the award for leading a panel discussion on kick-starting and maximizing a corporate real estate career, with panelists including CoreNet young leaders and seasoned professionals..<\/p>\n<p><em>Memorable Achievements:<\/em><strong> <\/strong>\u201cGetting on UGL\u2019s major-account sales team was a great accomplishment,\u201d Beers said. \u201cOnly five out of 20 people in business development get to work on those more strategic deals.\u201d In 2011, Beers was part of a team that worked on the $30 million outsourcing of Genentech Inc.\u2019s facilities management functions, which helped establish UGL as a major player in the life-sciences market. The firm also landed a contract with Harvard  Medical School and another with Pfizer Inc. that, along with Genentech, were worth a combined $40 million. Beers is proud of the ability to apply her background in consulting to the business-development world, giving her a way to tell a story to clients and build compelling solutions for them.<\/p>\n<p><em>Goals<\/em><strong>: <\/strong>Evolve into a group leader, driving higher growth for the company. Continue her work as a mentor, telling those who are climbing the real estate ladder to both \u201ctruly value the relationships that you create\u201d and \u201cmake sure you do the work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>What Others Say About Her<\/em>: Beers&#8217; hunger to learn \u201cstood out when we were preparing for client engagements,\u201d observed former boss Michael Redding. \u201cShe made an effort to learn about the business to a degree substantially beyond what we typically saw with young professionals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Greatest Challenges<\/em>: Emotion and balance. \u201cI get too emotional about projects. And since I travel full time, I need to find a balance in my life.\u201d She also strives to work more collaboratively.<\/p>\n<p><em>Secrets to Success<\/em>: \u201cIt\u2019s cheesy, but I love what I do, and I\u2019m passionate about it. I genuinely care about the work I do\u2014about my clients, my colleagues and my teams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Best Advice Received<\/em>: A mentor instilled in her the importance of a high-quality work product that goes beyond the client\u2019s expectations. \u201cHe told me to provide value to clients.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Advice to Others<\/em>: \u201cReally listen to others and seek out mentors. Build your network. And remember to ask for help when you need it. Don\u2019t underestimate the value of relationships in our industry.\u201d <em>\u2014Nicholas Ziegler<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jessica Beers, 32, Senior Director of Business Development, UGL Services<\/strong><br \/>\nJessica Beers did not intend to enter the real estate industry right out of college.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1201,"featured_media":1004037309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21744],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004039822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.0 (Yoast SEO v28.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Stars to Watch: Jessica Beers - Commercial Property Executive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/stars-to-watch-jessica-beers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Stars to Watch: Jessica Beers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Jessica Beers, 32, Senior Director of Business Development, UGL Services Jessica Beers did not intend to enter the real estate industry right out of college.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/stars-to-watch-jessica-beers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Commercial Property Executive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CPExecutive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-03-15T12:50:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-12-09T07:51:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2012\/03\/Beers_Jessica.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"140\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"150\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Nicholas Ziegler\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@cpexecutive\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.commercialsearch.com\\\/news\\\/stars-to-watch-jessica-beers\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.commercialsearch.com\\\/news\\\/stars-to-watch-jessica-beers\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Nicholas Ziegler\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.commercialsearch.com\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ff3a837f33daecfcf8978b405eaae20c\"},\"headline\":\"Stars to Watch: Jessica Beers\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-03-15T12:50:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-12-09T07:51:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.commercialsearch.com\\\/news\\\/stars-to-watch-jessica-beers\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":648,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.commercialsearch.com\\\/news\\\/stars-to-watch-jessica-beers\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.commercialsearch.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/46\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/Beers_Jessica.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"People\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.commercialsearch.com\\\/news\\\/stars-to-watch-jessica-beers\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.commercialsearch.com\\\/news\\\/stars-to-watch-jessica-beers\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.commercialsearch.com\\\/news\\\/stars-to-watch-jessica-beers\\\/\",\"name\":\"Stars to Watch: Jessica Beers - 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