Some of the most noted campaigns he was responsible for include supermodel Niki Taylor's multi-million dollar contract with Covergirl and L'Oreal cosmetics as well as Daniela Pestova's campaigns for L'Oreal, Borghese cosmetics and Guess Jeans.

Currently based in New York and Los Angeles where he lives with his wife Katerina and daughter Lola, JJ still possesses the unique ability to spot the "next generation" face that will be phenomenally successful.

Today JJ continues with his one-on-one management style. He feels that lack of personalized management and overall career development is the primary weakness in the modeling industry.

In a short time JJ has established mgmt first as a well respected international scouting and management company, and has discovered some of the strongest contenders to join the ranks of future supermodels. Because of his ability to create and constantly innovate within the fashion industry, JJ Cortez is an invaluable asset to any aspiring model.