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Jeremiah Brent

The Key to Change

Jeremiah shares why change can be the right thing and why he doesn't regret working for Rachel Zoe.

Oct 12, 2011

Rosanne Cash once said that "The key to change is letting go of fear." That quote has really resonated with me throughout my adult life. My understanding is that change is inevitable, and it's what I do with that opportunity that really matters.

So much of this year for Rachel and Rodger has been about growth. Not only did their family grow and evolve, but their business is changing and growing exponentially. That being said, I knew coming to work for the Rachel Zoe that it would be a challenge to find my place in a company going through such a major evolution.

When I finally got the opportunity to join Rachel on the Elle photo shoot, I was so excited to try my hand in styling. However, I realized a lot about myself and my future that day. I recognized that the passion I have and feel for interior and design and furniture was not organically there for styling. The fuel that drives you when doing something you truly love. . .wasn't there. I also realized that Rachel was not going to need another assistant stylist, which was a harsh but clear realization.

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Jeremiah,

I know that my friends and I will definitely miss seeing you on the show, you were definitely a breath of fresh air. Wishing you success in the future, I know you will be great success.

Rachel and Rodger, you got rid of the wrong person, Joey should have been sent packing. You should have seriously taken a look at Rachel Zoe Home. With Jeremiah in charge, this would have been a great success. You missed agreat opportunity and I know you will regret it.

As a final note, I never missed an episode of the Rachel Zoe Project but that ends today.

Bravo Jeremiah! You are talented, handsome, hard working and all around terrific! Best of Luck in All You Do!

Bravo Jeremiah! You are talented, handsome, hard working and all around terrific! Best of Luck in All You Do!

Jeremiah - i admire your work ethic and love your style. also think you got the wrong end of the stick, frankly, as you never really got a chance to do what you were promised. i hope, no, i know we'll see more of you somehow or other. by the by, your work on RZ's house was amazing and i hope you were paid properly for it. best wishes.

Love you! Great blog!

You were a great worker, and seem like a great guy with a lot of talent. You deserved better than what you got and I wish you all the best! Good luck! I hope you get an interior design show of your own that eclipses Rachel Zoe.

Jeremiah, You have shown class and a mature point of view in your blog. I believe that your talent and work ethic will take you far. I hope you find a workplace where you are valued and respected.

You deserve the best, you're talented...!

Jeremiah,

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE you! Please come to Alabama and help me decorate my house!!

You are one classy guy. Good luck. I'm sure your phone will be ringing off the hook for interior design jobs.

Jeremiah, you have an excellent work ethic and a great talent. as you were doingthe new home for Rachel and Rodger, I wanted only to see more details and more of the finished project! I sincerely think you should have a your own show on HGTV! I thought of that as you first becan creating ideas for their home and even more when you shared your aspirations on this last episode! I hope someone with connections is moving on your behalf! Yes! God bless you!

Jeremiah, I would love to have you work with me. I too am an interior designer and am very busy. Dont sell yourself short. Send Rachel and Roger an invoice and collect your design fee for decorating their house. You were amazing to have done what you did in that ery short time frame. That being said, Bravo should consider giving you your own design show!!!

Jeremiah, this result wasn't your fault. From this viewer's perspective, thee may have been a misunderstanding from the outset, one in which Rachel hired you while believing that she needed you as a stylist. But that did not come to fruition. Maybe stick with what you do best, brush off your resume, bring it up to date, and why not send it to Jeff Lewis Designs? Just a thought.

All the best.

Your are such a good person and your vibe is genuine, you will go far in life and I do hope you come back with your gorgeous self!!!

Jeremiah you are a class act! You will be sucessful in whatever you end up doing... I feel that you were used as to decorate their new home and not as a stylist with a future with Rachel Zoe. Shame on Rodger for the way he treated you during your final meeting. Rachel should have been there to explain why they hired you and then asked Joey to come out to California. You were the only one working hard while Joey was busy kissing up! You are better off starting a Home division with another company where you will be appreciated for your talent and passion!!! Good luck.....

J I don't think they gave you a fair chance with styling (joey was in the way all the time). You have more taste and class then they had time to recognize. I was so disappointed when rodger gave you the talk. they are missing the bigger picture. but in the end you will be so fine. you are a really good person, hard working and an a caring individual. you don't need them to go far. good luck.

Jeremiah, You have class! Totally! Good luck to you in your future endeavors.

jeremiah, you should totally apply to work for jeff lewis. you would be great on his team designing and doing what you love.

and we could all still watch you on tv

It's a shame they let you go. You are the most level-headed person in that company and you could've brought more "reality" into their lives. You showed maturity and talent. Who cares if you're not familiar with computer software? Can Mondana (or whatever her name is) design a house like you fabulously did? The world (i live in asia) saw your dedication as an employee and you will one day be successful in whatever career you choose. Just steer clear of RZ Inc. They treated you so unfairly.

jeremiah...maybe taylor or brad is looking for someone with a great eye and can get things done. that situation is toxic.

Jeremiah, you are a class act. Team RZ brought you on for a job, then didn't let you do that job, and then fired you. While I appreciate that they had to make a business decision, you have acted with nothing but complete class and maturity 100%. You worked your butt off getting their castle ready for them with very little appreciation it seems. I hope you move on to bigger and better things or they realize their error and bring you back!

Jeremiah, you are way too kind to people who are way too self-absorbed.

You're too good for that nut-house ... better things await.

Jeremiah what class you have shown and it was WRONG how Rachel and her gang of kiss~ups treated you. It is only a matter of time that Joey shows his true colors and hurts them all. I wasn't pleased with that last show at all. I wish you all the best. KD

go work for Brad,way more fun im sure!

Good luck Miah. You have a true talent as an interior designer. Unfortunately your whining on the show was annoying but I think that was due to your insecurity. Follow your gut, your passion and instinct. You will have a very bright future!

I have watched RZ since the first season and you were definitely her best asset. I think you have to much class to fit in her company. I'm sure you will do great things with your life, keep your fabulous attitude.

Jeremiah, unfortunately, Rachel hired you for the wrong reasons. She was looking for a friend to hang out with, and once she got Joey to move to LA, you weren't needed.

If she had been looking for an actual employee, she would have chosen the other girl she had interviewed, the one with experience.

Rachel treated Brad more as a friend than an employee, like he was her pet. She treats Joey the same.

She even admitted that she 'loves a cute boy around'. I only feel bad that you wasted your time and energy on Rachel. Something tells me Brad could have predicted what would happen.

Jeremiah,

I too think you are a very talented young man with a great future. I feel that you enhanced the show and am bothered that they used your talents to decorate thier new home and then decided they no longer needed your services. This was the last episode that I will watch.

Here is what you should do. Rachel Zoe is well known and you decorated her house. Take pictures of work done and use it as a launching pad to great interior designing career. Or like previous comment to get a show on HGTV "Decorating Magic" - (speed of light).

Wish you all the best. That job as a stylist wasn't for you really!

i wish you well..You clearly are a very talented individual and you should pursue what you proposed to roger, but under your own name... believe me, there are a lot of people that were impressed by you and would love to see more of your work...

Jeremiah,

Well you sweet angel, I hope you are "so over" all the drama of RZ,Inc. You deserved so much better than you were given at Team Zoe. But it surely was no reflection on your part. To put it in plain english...you got screwed. I don't know any other way to say it, and to say it any other way is to minimize it and marginalize you. I have never written on any of these boards, but in your case I made an exception. I hope you have read the comments section as well, as there are so many wonderful comments about you. If I were you, I'd jump over there and see how many souls are singing your praises. You need to read what so many folks said about you - it's heart warming. If I had the money to have my house done...honey you'd be the first person I'd call. You do what my husband did all his life. We bought this house for a song and he went through it top to bottom and remodeled it completely. I know what you mean about passion, because my husband had passion for his work too. Follow your heart honey, love what you do and you will never work a day in your life. I feel this entire debackle with RZ,Inc. will serve as a "jumping off" point for you. Your future will be bright...so find you some sunglasses baby! MJM

Jeremiah you proved yourself to be a loyal hardworker and the only thing you did wrong was to work for a couple that is on their way to huge wealth and that is all they see right now.They didn't have time to see or appreciate your dedication. They don't deserve you !! You will move onto something bigger and better!

Jeremiah you are brilliant! Great job on the Zoe home. I too think they did you wrong. These are the same people screwed over in the past themselves.Rachel wanted you but Roger never did. He went and hired Joey, brought him in from NY and undermined your employment. No matter, you will be successful at all you do because of your ethics. Your a good man.Good luck and hope to see you on your own design show.

Jeremiah you are simply a class act. You will go onto great things due to your attitude, work ethic, and talent. I wish you the best in everything. RZ and her lacky husband did not deserve you. I hope you get your own show. You would at least be watchable unlike the RZ show.

You have the greatest and best personality to work with. Please keep being yourself in your work ethics & your own passion for a career. Joey is extremely annoying & so thinks he needs to make you feel like you are less than capable of just putting on a shirt & a pair of pants on a person. Joey actually needs to be in another profession as well...Rachel's makeup & hair always looks unkept & he just kisses her butt because he wants TV time. Your spirit is soooo genuine & warm. Find your place in interior design & be happy & filled with peace. God bless u in your future endeavors.

J. you were used and abused by Zoe & company then spit out on the sidewalk once the house was done. I have never seen such a clear and well planned out abuse of someone's talents, and coming from someone crying foul from being "used" by Brad and Taylor, all one can say is WTF? I wish you great future success and hope the lesson learned never to treat someone in such a manner and to be a far better person than Rachel, Rodger, and certainly Joey.

Jeremiah:

Take this situation as an opportunity to grow and receive many more opportunities to do your art. Normally people who act sneaky and don't have your best interest at hand, they receive all that back. The couple who were your employers, they only care about them and nothing but them, so you won, you got rid of them and now since the community knows you, you will have someone coming to look for you and help you to be your own star. By the way, I can read people and their intentions, and that guy Joey, man he was afraid about your talent, you have him shaking!!!! I am very sure that he had a lot to do with the fact that you are not in the show. People with insecurities like to step into other people to feel them good. Keep your chin up, better things are coming your way. Blessings.

Totally love you and wish you all the best!!! You took your leave with class and gracefulness. Many more great opportunities to come!!

Jeremiah,

Beautiful comments have already been said. Not only do you have a beautiful spirit but you are such an old soul spiritually that resonates wisdom. You have young and have the world at your door; open and explore, embrace your talents, accept what you have done in the past with your passion of design and know this was a stepping stone to success.

The Best for You my dear Jeremiah! A lot of people will stop watching the show because the way they behave towards you. But you have a lo of class!

OK I never comment on blogs. But, I was a Fan of the show until that episode where Rodger was seemed to dismiss Jeremiahs contributions to their life and business.. The way Rodger handled the whole matter was really poor. L.A. being how it is though, I wish I could say I'm surprised .

Great things are in your future. Best of luck!!!

OK I never comment on blogs. But, I was a Fan of the show until that episode where Rodger was seemed to dismiss Jeremiahs contributions to their life and business.. The way Rodger handled the whole matter was really poor. L.A. being how it is though, I wish I could say I'm surprised .

Great things are in your future. Best of luck!!!

Jerimiah You have too much class to work for those duffuses! Joey is making a fool out of RZ! Have you ever seen such crappy looking hair?? He completely imitates her and acts like a 12yr old girl... making a fool of her for sure. How could you stand it there? I agree that he is going to "burn"them too. You should have plenty of opportunities from your "exposure" so don't be stupid and blind like RZ when you become rich and famous.

Jeremiah,From what I've seen so far ..you were hired for a definite Styling job, now after you've decorated thier home they don't need you?! I think big severence needs to be discussed or a decoratorators fee needs to be tendered I I love Rachel but I think that with all thats been going on You have been over looked in a delinquent way keep your chin up you've got the goods now all you need are a n attorney or standard employment contracts best wishes JOSEPH

You are a much more understanding person than I would have been. I really feel like you were used by Rodger and Rachel....and Roger was sooo nasty to you when he talked to you...I was also a fan of the show..but no longer think i'll watch

Jeremiah I think personnally you should have told them No when they called you for the nursery however I think you were right to do it.. I want to see how Joey takes credit for this one.. If he does I sure hope you shoot him in the foot then stick it up his butt. You have class my dear and you will go far. You have grown and I agree you have to have passion for the job you do I love being a travel agent I think I am lucky to finally have found what I am passionate about.. How fun is it to design great vacations for people. So to everyone out there if you are not happy in your job then go find what you are passionate about it doesnt matter if you make a million dollars or a hundred if you are happy at what you do the rest will follow. Jeremiah Hats off to you and I look forward to seeing more of you and your design work. XOXO

Jeremiah - What a class act you are. You get fired and then agree to help get the nursery ready for Skylar. I don't know many people that would do that. Actually I don't know anyone that would do that. I hope Rodger and Rachel realize that they made a mistake and take you back.

And surprise, surpise, they are using Joey to style. I think that they just used you to decorate their new house. I do hope you got paid what you deserved for the great job you did in such a short time frame.

And Mandana - What a pill. She tells you to stop wallowing. You deserve to wallow, you were used and then fired.

Jeremiah - loved you on the show. You are super talented, and....HOT. You have what it takes to go far. Side note, and completely unrelated to you, I love Rachel Zoe Project....but Joey almost makes watching the show unbearable!!!

Jeremiah - you are super talented, you have great style, and you are....HOT. You've gotten great exposure from being on the show. You definitely have what it takes to go far! Side note, and completely unrelated to you, I love Rachel Zoe project....but Joey makes watching the show unbearable!