brand + talent
we are a hands-on boutique creative agency for the digital-first generation
what we do
we help new talent tell their stories, so that fashion and beauty brands can tell theirs
how we do it
we work with our talent to refine and distill their style narrative--through red-carpet appearances, fashion shows, editorial placements, digital collaborations and legacy print media and tv. we help visualize their stories and keep them authentic. we then work with our fashion and beauty partners to match their campaign vision with the right talent
who we are
kendall werts, principal & co-founder
kendall grew up in detroit--the jeffries is named after the housing project where he spent his childhood--and got his start in fashion working for patricia fields, dna models and wilhelmina models, before setting out on his own in 2017
patrick meijer, managing partner & co-founder
patrick grew up in europe, asia and the usa. he holds advanced degrees in economics, law and political science and worked in a variety of executive roles in international telecoms before shifting his focus to the jeffries full-time
sahtia rivers, director of production
sahtia grew up in manhattan, graduated from sva and has worked in casting and production
avie acosta, manager of brand partnerships & talent development
avie grew up in oklahoma and got their start in fashion as a model with wilhelmina before pivoting to management and joining the jeffries
italo valerio, general counsel
italo grew up in lima, peru and moved to the usa after finishing law school. a member of the new york bar, italo worked for sullivan and cromwell llp before venturing out on his own to focus on complex immigration cases and joining the jeffries as in-house counsel
bradley voissem, executive assistant
bradley grew up in wisconsin and graduated from iowa state university before he moved to new york and started working at the jeffries