About Us

Atelier 36 is a strategic consultancy focused on solutions for the luxury, fashion, beauty, and lifestyle industries. Co-founded by Jessica Quillin, Ph.D., and Krista Peck, M.S., we are dedicated to providing strategic consulting services tailored specifically for our clients.

Our Founders

Jessica Quillin, Ph.D. – Chief Strategy Officer

Jessica QuillinJessica Quillin is the Chief Strategy Officer of Atelier 36. She is also a writer, author, lecturer, researcher, and Managing Director of Quillin Consulting, LLC.  Located in Washington, DC, Quillin’s boutique consultancy specializes in content development, research, and strategy for the public and private sectors.  In the past, she has worked as a Sr. Education Research Specialist for American Institutes for Research in Washington, DC, as well as the Communications Manager for Washington National Opera.

Quillin received her Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Cambridge, a M.A. in English from McGill University, and a B.A. in English and French from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. She has an extensive list of publications, including her first book, Shelley and the Musico-Poetics of Romanticism, which will be published by Ashgate in 2012.

Read Quillin’s blog at JessicaQuillin.com, connect with her on LinkedIn, find her on Facebook, follow her on Twitter, and contact her via e-mail.

Krista Peck, M.S. – Chief Creative Officer

Krista PeckKrista Peck is the Chief Creative Officer of Atelier 36. She is also the Director of Project Management at Quillin Consulting, LLC. Peck has created content and strategized for various clients.  In the past, she has worked as the Director of Digital Architecture for a boutique consultancy, as well as the Editor-in-Chief of a digital publication dedicated to fashion marketing.  Before crossing over into the business world, Peck worked as a mental health therapist.

Peck received her M.S. in Counseling & Psychology from Troy University, and a B.A. in Sociology with a Clinical concentration from Ithaca College. She is an active writer, and has most recently been featured in The Stylist Handbook and New York Magazine’s The Cut.

Read Peck’s blog at KristaPeck.com, connect with her on LinkedIn, find her on Facebook, follow her on Twitter, and contact her via e-mail.

Our Story

Jessica Quillin, Ph.D. and Krista Peck, M.S. first crossed paths on Twitter in 2010. Sharing several interests, including fashion, poetry, and blogging, Quillin and Peck kept in touch through e-mail and social networks as they built their careers. Given the small pool of experienced business consultants and digital strategists working in the luxury, fashion and related industries, the women soon found themselves working together on projects for notable brands.

Quillin and Peck quickly discovered that they worked well together, and also shared a keen desire to create a small firm focused on strategic consulting services and digital resources. With a love of research, writing, marketing, strategy, and many other things that supported this endeavor, the duo launched Atelier 36 in the summer of 2011.

Our company’s name is a combination of two concepts that tie our mission and story neatly together. A nod to the French word for workshop or studio, the word “atelier” illustrates our passion for the process of meticulously crafting strategies and content that help the industries we adore. Honoring the fact that Quillin and Peck both happened to be 36 years old when the company launched, the “36″ represents continuing education, inspiration and collaboration.