this year, look out for his first
signature fragrance.
In 2016, Leatham had a
homecoming of sorts when he
added back to his portfolio the
Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles,
which he directs in addition
to the George V. He also has
incorporated the Four Seasons
Philadelphia at Comcast Center
to his growing clientele.
Leatham spans the world with four
offices in Paris, LA, Philadelphia,
and China. We wondered, what
does he owe his success? Ever
the modest one, Leatham credits
those around him. “My team
is everything to me,” he says,
noting the hashtag he created
#TeamLeatham for social media.
“I am nothing without my team.
They make it possible for me to
do all of this travel, they make all
these beautiful things possible,
and I have the most brilliant,
talented team in the world.”
He also is a big believer in
loyalty. Even with a global profile,
Leatham continues to fly to
Paris once a month to design
the George V. “A lot of people,
when they achieve success at a
young age, tend to take every
offer that they get to grow their
brand and do different things,” he
says. “The loyalty that I’ve had to
Four Seasons and my clients has
probably been the biggest secret
to my success.
This is my 20th anniversary at the
George V. People still say, ‘I want
to hire that guy who does the
flowers in the lobby of that hotel
in Paris.’ They still say that, all these
years later. Even if they don’t know
my name, they know where my
flowers come from.”
For more information on Jeff
Leatham, visit jeffleathamflowers.
com.
July 2020
Polo De’Marco