Current responsibilities
Will Vogt is a Managing Director at Crescent Canyon Management Construction. In partnership with co-founder Jon Snow, Mr. Vogt has grown the firm from 12 units to 1,500 in 6 years, becoming the premier boutique property management firm in Los Angeles.
With a background in technology implementations, he has successfully led the rollout and adoption of software programs including Appfolio, Zenefits, and Basecamp. As a Class B General Contractor, he successfully launched and oversees the 10 person Construction division as a part of the larger 30+ Crescent Canyon team. Representing Crescent Canyon Construction he has appeared multiple times on House Hunters Renovation on HGTV.
Will Vogt also regularly consults on company culture, performance and career management. He has consulted with Special Olympics, California Law Enforcement, and other privately held companies in areas such as leveraging strengths, change management and professional development. He is a results-oriented leader who believes company culture differentiates Crescent Canyon in the marketplace, leading his team in delivering personalized and strategic client service.
Previous experience
Will has more than 20 years of real estate and PMO management experience.
Prior to launching Crescent Canyon in 2014, Will was the Global Process Excellence and Learning & Development Lead for the United Health Group Account at JLL. A senior member of the Performance Management team, he oversaw all new hire onboarding and change management initiatives while identifying account-wide opportunities for process improvement and innovation.
Prior to that role, Will served as the Process & Standards Manager for the West and Central regions on the Bank of America account. While in that role, he also served as National Program Lead for Decommissioning, leading a team of over 60 Property and Project resources to de-risk over 7MM sq/t. divested from the portfolio. His leadership resulted in zero impacts to the Client metrics, with JLL being the only provider to achieve flawless results.
Will has a deep background in change management having successfully managed the project plan for the largest Occupancy Planning transition in JLL history while also leading the Northwest Transition for project management on the BAC account in 2012. From 2008- 2012, Will was the project management platform subject matter expert responsible for the design, development, and rollout of a $35MM project management software initiative (Skire was later purchased by
Oracle as their in-house project management solution).
Mr. Vogt has worked in various capacities including Construction, Project Management, Program Management, Process Management and Operations. Prior to joining Jones Lang LaSalle in 2007, Mr. Vogt was a Project Manager for a privately held developer in the Southern California market. Prior to that experience, he owned his own boutique construction services company catering to private clients in the multifamily and single family markets. And in a life before that, he was an actor.
Education and affiliations
Mr. Vogt followed up a Bachelor in Fine Arts undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California (USC) with an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at USC and an MRED from the Dollinger Master of Real Estate Development Program at the Price School of Public Policy at USC. He holds a California Class B General Contractors license. He is a member of the Board of Directors and serves as Secretary of Special Olympics Southern California while also leading the Human Resources and Leadership Enhancement Executive Committee.
Client experience
• Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) • Bank of America
• United Health Group
• Rivendell Global
• Manhattan West
• Dunleer, LLC
Achievements
• 20+ years of construction experience
• LEED AP BD+C
• PMI PMP Certification
• JLL DaVinci Award Winner
• Class B General Contractor