Category: Featured Broker

Built on values. Sold by results. Jane H. Sauls, CCIM, helps storage owners buy, sell, and succeed – leaving every deal better than she found it. Jane is a respected leader in commercial real estate with more than 20 years of experience specializing in the self-storage industry. As President & Principal of Sauls Commercial Real Estate, she partners with owners and investors to value, market, and sell self-storage assets across the Southeast. Drawing on her extensive background in operations, development, and asset management, Jane helps clients maximize returns and make…

Ian Lindahl joined the LeClaire-Schlosser Group as an Investment Associate in 2021, was promoted to Senior Associate in December 2024, and to Director in July 2025. Prior to joining the group, Ian spent five years in software sales helping clients find and deal with pain points within their business through software enhancements. This experience has allowed him to adapt and ask the right questions to understand what his clients’ needs are in order to come up with solutions. Since joining TLSG, Ian has closed over half a billion dollars in…

Ashley Compton is a Principal and Vice Chairman at Colliers who specializes in advising clients in the disposition, acquisition, and recapitalization of self-storage facilities throughout the United States and Canada. His single mission for each client is to utilize his knowledge and experience to exceed expectations. He develops a customized marketing plan for each client to ensure maximum sales proceeds while minimizing exposure to risk by reducing the transaction timeline. Integrity, ethics, and experience guide every interaction and define his service approach with clients and colleagues. He has successfully assisted…

Ryan Layton is the Designated Broker and President of American Real Estate Associates, Inc. in Spokane, Washington. His territory coverage is Washington and Northern Idaho. Ryan’s diverse and extensive background in Business Operations, along with Self-Storage ownership, helps to bring a full understanding of how real estate decisions affect his client’s bottom line. Kael Layton is a Commercial Real Estate Broker with American Real Estate Associates, Inc, in Spokane, Washington, specializing in investment sales and commercial real estate opportunities throughout Eastern Washington and Idaho. With a strong focus on market…

John C. Lindsey isn’t just in the self-storage business — he’s redefining it. A dynamic force in the industry since 2008, John brings a rare blend of brokerage precision, development expertise, and global strategy to every deal. With a business degree focused on commercial real estate from the College of Charleston, he launched into self-storage straight out of school — and never looked back. Today, John is one of the most recognized names in self-storage brokerage. He’s led landmark transactions, advised on high-stakes storage projects around the world, and helped…

Tom de Jong, Executive Vice President at Colliers, specializes in the sale, development, and disposition of self-storage and industrial assets throughout the United States. Over the course of his career, Tom has closed more than $2 billion in self-storage transactions, with recent closings across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, San Diego, Sacramento, San Jose/Silicon Valley, and Washington State. Tom has expanded his practice by bringing on his son, Dylan de Jong, as a partner, strengthening the team’s national reach, market coverage, and client service capabilities. Tom is an SIOR designee,…

As Co-Founder and Executive Director of Storage Exchange, Taylor plays a central role in shaping the firm’s investment sales platform and overall growth strategy. He has been instrumental in the development of the company’s proprietary brokerage infrastructure, designed to enhance investment visibility, streamline execution, and deliver efficient, high- certainty transaction outcomes. In addition to his leadership responsibilities, Taylor serves as Vice President of Investment Sales, where he leads a team of investment professionals focused on the acquisition and disposition of self-storage and alternative real estate assets. He works closely with…

Rob Schick has been a licensed broker in the Indianapolis area for over 26 years and is the Argus Broker Affiliate for the State of Indiana. A graduate of Indiana University with a finance degree, Rob began his career in mortgage banking and, after six years, transitioned over to commercial real estate brokerage in 1995. Rob is well-versed in all asset classes but has focused primarily on self-storage for the past 16 years. He has the experience and expertise to accurately value facilities regardless of where they fit in the…

L. Samuel Livingston is the Vice President of Livingston Brokerage LLC. He is a seasoned businessman and realtor with over 40 years of real estate management and sales experience. Since 1978, Samuel has gained knowledge in the design, development, and brokerage of the self-storage industry. As president and owner of Livingston Construction Inc, JH Livingston Inc., and other family-owned businesses, Samuel has owned and operated self-storage facilities in the El Paso, Texas, and Las Cruces, New Mexico metropolitan areas. In 2008, Samuel and his sons focused their sole efforts on…