Broker Spotlight – Yasushi Shiromi
Yasushi Shiromi, who joined The Klabin Company as a Senior Vice President in September of 2019, is one of the newer team members on the team. However, he also one of the most experienced. Yasushi’s journey to commercial real estate started in the mid-1980s, just a few years after he and his wife moved to the South Bay from Japan. They had honeymooned in Redondo Beach, fell in love with the South Bay and made the decision to relocate across the world in 1981. In 1985, he and his wife bought a home in the Hollywood Riviera, and have been there, in the same residence, ever since.
Yasushi got started in the commercial industry by way of the residential real estate business. After securing his real estate license, he became an agent at Coldwell Banker, focusing on the South Bay market. It did not take long, however, for an opportunity to develop in the commercial sector through a partnership with a colleague at CB in its commercial real estate group. Yasushi pursued the opportunity and has not looked back. He held positions at The Seeley Company/Colliers International; Grubb & Ellis and just prior to The Klabin Company, he spent more than seven years at Newmark Knight Frank.
Early in his career, Yasushi developed a specialty in working with Pacific Rim clients. Over the past three decades, he has represented some of the most prominent Japanese companies in the Greater Southern California region. He is widely recognized as a strategic consultant and a trusted advisor, and has been successful in negotiating lease, sublease, purchase and sale transactions for clients such as Hotta Liesenberg Saito LLP, Mitsui Soko, Panasonic Disc Service Corporation, Pentel of America, Toyota Tsusho America Inc. and the Japan Business Association.
Yasushi has maintained relationships with many of his clients for more than 20 years. It’s these relationships that have been key to his continued success.
“I have found over the years that big or small, if you do your best on every transaction and treat people well, it will drive future business with existing clients and open doors to relationships with new ones,” said Yasushi. “This is a tough business with high points and low points, but I’ve worked hard to stay positive throughout my career and this tends to lead to good things. I try to convey this to the younger agents that I work with so that they don’t get discouraged. If you do right by your clients, and your colleagues, business will find you.”
Although he’s been at The Klabin Company for relatively short time, his transition to the firm was seamless. He had worked with many of the firm’s partners on transactions over the years and there was a mutual respect by all. It’s the boutique environment and collaborative nature of Klabin that Yasushi appreciates most about the company.
“The leadership at The Klabin Company is very fair and kind,” said Yasushi. “Many of our competitors have gotten too big. Here at Klabin, we keep it simple. Everyone is hard working and shares information, something that sets us apart. It is a great environment and I hope to end my career here.”
Contact Yasushi directly at YasushiS@Klabin.com and learn more about him on his profile page.
