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About Christopher Werley & Jason Whalen

CHRISTOPHER WERLEY

As a publisher of bespoke private jet magazines for top US operators, Commercial Pilot and Yacht Captain Christopher has real-world experience and insight into all things private aviation and luxury lifestyle as a whole. Werley started his publishing career in late 2006 when he founded Über Chic Media. Valley Social Luxury Magazine, Stratosphere Magazine, SALT Magazine, and Heliflte Magazine just to name a few. Über Chic Media quickly positioned itself as the most exclusive city-specific and custom aviation publishing company.

Christopher’s skill and passion is to create valuable, on-brand high-touch events, unique experiences, and magazines for targeted UHNW consumers; Delivering refined expertise with an unparalleled level of personal attention to detail. He works exclusively with premium luxury brands that seek to engage the UHNW. With a stellar reputation for effectively bringing together synergistic luxury brands for strategic partnerships, utilizing worldly connections and an unparalleled knowledge of the luxury lifestyle arena to effectively meet clients’ business needs and brand objectives. With a renowned reputation for seamlessly producing high-end experiences and events that appeal to the world’s most discriminating consumers, Werley has an in-depth understanding of the interests and desires specific to the exceptionally affluent.

He graduated with honors from Ferris State University’s School of Business in 2001. In 2011 Werley was selected and appointed to serve on the Lehigh Valley International Airport Executive Board for a 15-year term, as the youngest board member Werley has made a significant impact through leadership, out of the box thinking, analytics, and personal achievements.

Christopher is an active board member and charity fundraiser for the Lehigh Valley International Airport Authority (KABE), Wings Club Member, National Business Aircraft Association Member, Aircraft Owners Pilots Association Member, Gabrielle’s Angels, and Big Dog Ranch Rescue. He splits his time between NYC, Palm Beach, Europe, and flight level 430.



JASON WHALEN

As part of the 170-year old family-owned Montague gourmet oven company, Jason
Whalen was immersed in luxury sales and concierge service from a very early age.
Skills he honed managing hospitality sales and negotiating multi-million contracts
for Christofle Silverplate and Baccarat Crystal in the Western hemisphere.

With a background in finance and experience as a Wall Street trader, Jason learned
the value of utilizing market analytics to achieve profit potential. As the Board
Chairman for the Palm Beach Chapter of the Luxury Marketing Council, he became
adept at bringing together luxury brand CEO’s with high net worth buyers and
sellers. All of which made Premier Estate Properties, Estate Agent the logical next
step that encompasses his skills and experience.

A resident of the Las Olas Isles surrounding area, Jason has in-depth knowledge of
Fort Lauderdale’s, and South Florida’s million dollar-plus waterfront properties…as
well as extensive far-reaching connections with prospective buyers in Northeast
feeder markets and beyond. With his integrity and discretion, and sensitivity to their
needs, Jason’s clients value his level of personal service, financial acumen, and total
commitment to achieving their best result. You will want to be one of them.