Jafer Patterson

Jafer Patterson is an entrepreneur who has helped start, grow, and sell companies across several industries. Recently, as EVP of a home-services start-up, he helped lead its growth from $2 million to $100 million in revenue, achieving national No. 1 rankings in customer service and sales growth before its sale to private equity. He is now co-founder of WeO Global, Inc., a social commerce start-up. Beyond his entrepreneurial work, Jafer is drawn to the deeper questions of how people understand their work in the world. He is particularly interested in the possibility of work as a pilgrimage of identity — where professional endeavor becomes inseparable from personal development.