Lea’s career spans over 25 years specializing in the strategic planning and execution of national and multi-regional store expansions. She has provided site selection and transaction services to Hobby Lobby, Disney, Dollar Tree and Sprouts Farmers Markets throughout the southwestern United States.
Following a successful association with Los Angeles based developer and pension fund advisor, Lowe Enterprises, Lea began her tenant representation career at the Staubach Company (now SRS). Lea spent 7 years at Staubach where she was the youngest person in the retail division to receive the title of Vice President and was named Broker of the Year by the Irvine Company. In 2002, Lea joined Colliers International as a Senior Vice President and founding member of the Retail Tenant Services Group. While at Colliers, Lea was a member of the Circle of Excellence, served on the National Steering Committee and was named Broker of the Year by Opus. She was also honored for originating the largest system wide retail referral in company history.
After a brief association with Studley (now Savills), Lea co-founded the Southern California office of Edge Realty Partners in 2012. At Edge, Lea and her team oversaw the roll-out of Hobby Lobby’s expansion throughout the State of California and completed over 70 infill transactions for Dollar Tree in the Inland Empire. Lea and her team also completed several consulting assignments for large retailer and private equity groups including the master plan for Grocery Outlet’s re-entry into California and Better Buzz Coffee’s site selection analytics. Lea looks forward to expanding and refining these services under the Axiom banner.
