Meet the Team
Get to know the team of recruiters who will be supporting and guiding you through your journey.
we have walked in your shoes
The Workshop LA is a female founded, owned and operated fashion and lifestyle recruiting agency headquartered in Venice, CA. Our client roster consists of cutting edge, Los Angeles based fashion and lifestyle companies ranging from start-ups to some of the biggest in the business. We find exclusive jobs, both freelance and full time, for our fashion community.
Our core principles lie in establishing a meaningful relationship with each client and candidate in order to provide the most individualized search and match. We treat our candidates as more than just a resume, investing countless hours, months and even years into long lasting relationships that often lead to candidates becoming our clients when the time is right.
We understand time is of the essence in most job searches, and make a point to work fast, efficiently and successfully. You can put your trust in our hands. We have the success rate to prove it.
Audrey Shaeps
founder & ceo
Audrey Shaeps is the founder and owner of The Workshop LA. She started the agency in 2015 after working for 10+ years in the fashion industry both in New York and Los Angeles. She is the girl who had a million jobs when she was first starting out and understands first-hand how challenging it can be to find a career fit.
Audrey founded The Workshop LA to make peoples job searches easier and to help companies find exceptional talent. Audrey was born and raised in Santa Monica, CA and graduated with a Sociology degree from UC Santa Cruz. Prior to starting The Workshop LA, she worked for companies including Zac Posen, Aveda/Estee Lauder, The California Market Center and UBM Fashion. She understands the wholesale and manufacturing business better than most because she has worked inside it. In her free time she enjoys sample sale shopping, strolling the Pasadena flea market, and searching for LA's best new sushi restaurants.
Michal Goldvaser Steele
director
Originally from Haifa, Israel, Michal graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2004. She started her career in the fashion industry working for the jewelry line Sydney Evan selling wholesale accessories to retailers and attending trade shows. After 3 years in wholesale, she earned her real estate license and began leasing fashion showrooms for The California Market Center.
During her time at the The California Market Center, she learned the in’s and out’s of the fashion industry which led her to be a successful recruiter. Michal is responsible for placing hundreds of successful candidates with dream fashion-related jobs. Her favorite thing about recruiting is getting to know her candidates and clients and learn about what is really important to them in their search.
When Michal is not finding people jobs, she enjoys attending concerts at the Hollywood Bowl, Classpass, iced coffees from King’s Road Café and generally living her best life.
Michele Boren
senior recruiter
Michele, (yes with one L) is a Los Angeles native who graduated from The University of Arizona with a degree in Communication. She started her career working in the entertainment industry working on reality TV shows. In 2014, she left Los Angeles for New York City to manage the recruiting department at Powell Communications, a public relations firm for B2B advertising agencies. After three years of living in the big city, she started to miss the West Coast sunshine and decided to head back to the land of cold pressed juices and the traffic of LA. Michele loves recruiting at The Workshop LA because she loves being the person to change someone's life by helping them get a new job. When Michele is not matching people up with perfect jobs, she loves taking long walks, traveling, playing tennis and listening to her favorite podcasts. Her favorite LA restaurants include Izakaya, Love Hour and Pizzana. On the weekend she likes to work out, watch reality TV and try new burgers.
Alex Wilhelm
Senior Recruiter
Born in Connecticut and raised in Los Angeles, Alex graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a degree in Communication Studies. Alex launched her career in Talent Publicity at the well-established entertainment public relations firm ID-PR, after interning there while in school. After several years successfully helping to manage and grow the talent careers of established and up and coming actors, Alex left Hollywood behind to pursue a career in fashion recruiting. She used her experience in connecting top talent with leading brands and publications to segue into a role where she could cultivate relationships with both clients and candidates, leading to successful career partnerships.
When Alex isn’t working on career matchmaking, you can find her shopping at local farmer’s markets and home goods stores, skiing, and enjoying time with her friends and family.