Sir Richard Branson famously once said that “A company is a group of people." Here, at Martez MULTI Management, we go by this saying.
Every individual plays an integral part to the agency’s success. Please meet the MMM team.
Martéz
Model, Actress, Director, Producer, owner of MMM and Co-founder of Abaka Amara Productions, Martéz Saporta-Rothuysen, has been in the industry for over thirty five years. After travelling to numerous international destinations on modelling assignments for many years, Martéz gave up living out of a suitcase to settle down in Cape Town with her husband, Anton, and have their daughter, Zoryn, in 2004. Martéz has always had a passion to grow the industry and coached at ACT Cape Town as well as privately for many years. With hundreds of commercials, stills campaigns, a TV series and a few films under her belt, it made sense to share what she had learnt over the years. Martéz holds a gold medal certificate of merit through LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts), has completed many producing, acting and script writing workshops through local and international learning institutions and spends whatever spare time she has, painting canvases and being with her beautiful family.
Melisha
Melisha Stevens, a qualified beauty therapist and self -taught makeup artist, joined the MMM family in July 2018. Melisha very quickly proved her strength as an excellent booker, with creative flare and a passion for admin and finance. Besides possessing excellent colour perception & artistic ability, her patience, tact, excellent critical thinking skills & ability to work under pressure make her a force to be reckoned with both as a booker as well as in the makeup industry. When not at work, Melisha enjoys spending time with her family & being outdoors. Her caring nature, commitment to excellence and can-do attitude make her a valuable asset to our team.
Doreen
Doreen is our independent accountant and brings 35 years of working experience to the business. Her career started in auditing, then she ventured into the corporate world and finally started her own company 13 years ago. When taking a break from her busy work schedule, she enjoys relaxing with her family and friends.
Sam
Owner of Scout Me, a boutique talent agency, modelled catalogue with Martéz in the Eighties and Nineties in-between her glamorous international campaigns. A superstar from 13 in the modelling industry, Sam based herself in Europe, Paris to be exact, from the tender age of 15. Her career covered the huge honour of appearing in all the top magazines, including Vogue. Luxury brands were her daily job to model, Chanel being one of her favourites. From catwalks of Milan, Paris, London and then flitting off to shoot straight after in New York, one can clearly say that her life has been a whirlwind of gruelling hard work, personal sacrifice and huge success from a very young age. Trained in 3 styles of acting, US, UK and French, her commercial career has landed more than 300 worldwide commercials, three movies and series. Sam has a passion and gift for outreach, putting to good use her certification of a Life Coach and ministering counsellor where she can. After collaborating on a film project with Martéz in September 2017, the two decided that it made sense to combine their knowledge and Scout Me became a division under the MMM umbrella.
Loui
Loui started at a very young age as a child model and loved it. And knew that she wanted to make a career out of it . Her career took off at 18.
Loui joined the MMM team as Booker in Dec 2022, and was already part of the MMM family, as she and her sons signed with MMM as talent a few years prior.
“I never thought that I will still be working in the industry at the age of almost 50, but there is absolutely a market now for all shapes and sizes now and I love it , because anybody can relate to the models, characters and talent we have.”
Theresa
Theresa holds a Certificate in TV and Film Production from private institution National Electronic Media of South Africa (NEMISA). She completed her Diploma in Financial Accounting at SA College, along with additional finance-related courses.
Her warm hearted, and professional approach has been highlighted by both talent and clients and has served her well in the industry.
The sky is the limit for the Mossel Bay born dynamite, which is not a surprise when you have been lectured by the industry’s heavy weights Niq Mhlongo, South African journalist, and Novelist and Wonder Boy Peters who is the first isiZulu content editor of the Department of communications internet language portal.
Theresa joined MMM in 2013 for five years, after which she took a break from crazy industry hours to pursue virtual opportunities at Boomerang Marketing SA, and spend more time with family. She returned to Cape Town and branched more into the film side for a while, working for Moonlighting through SA Film Academy as Covid Trainee from May 2022 to March 2023. This included being accounts Trainee for 3 weeks in-between.
We are very excited to have Theresa back on the team.
Rico
Rico Fourie, the son of South African track superstar, Johan Fourie, has made a mark of his own away from the Athletics track. Rico has been in the modelling industry for over a decade, and has attended modelling school and other performing arts institutions such as Riana Van Wyk Music School, Helen O’Grady Drama Academy and also the Stellenbosch Academy of Dance.
He has modelled for various photographers, designers, magazines, and blogs (Including his own Christian lifestyle blog called “David King”, which was voted part of the top 5 blogs in Cape Town in 2016). He appeared in and on the cover of YOUct magazine in 2012. Rico featured twice on the award-winning wedding blog “Mooi Troues”. Other highlights include being featured in the Hollywood film “The Dark Tower”, The BBC film “The End Game” and TV ads like Fruitree, AOK and Fosters Beer. He is currently the brand ambassador for several organizations including: JAG Bully Proof, Toys for Africa, Twitter Blanket Drive, Damon Fitness, and is involved with Braveheart.
Other interactions include interviews with CCTV News, Kyknet TV, Via TV, Roep TV, Tygerberg 104fm, Mfm, Hashtag radio and Bush radio, as well as being featured in The Times, Eikestad News, Cape Argus Social pages, and invited to judge many pageants.
Rico launched his successful YouTube account filled with pranks, challenges, and celebrity guest appearances in 2017.
Rico is currently not only signed with “MMM” as a Model and Actor, but also heads up our Runway and Events department.
Thobeka
Thobeka is an experienced model booker who’s worked with numerous big model agencies, top models, and celebrities. Thobeka has been in the industry since 2014, where she started working at a casting studio, and fell in love with the industry. Thobeka holds a degree in Business Management, and she is also a full-time mom to her adorable son who keeps her on her toes. Family is very important to us, so we love that Thobeka can consult whilst being home for her family.
Ronaldo
“I am Ronaldo and I shoot people for a living. No, I am not a highly priced hitman or a gun for hire, although in my past I was a dedicated police officer. I shoot people with my camera.”
Ronaldo is a multi-faceted photographer that will take on any project comfortably, anywhere from a Yacht regatta at sea, to a model portfolio in a jungle, to traveling the country.
He has worked on Model portfolios, Weddings, Events, Sporting events, Family shoots and Travelling shoots. You name it, if he can point his camera at it, he will take it on.
Ronaldo is based in Durban, South Africa, where he photographs some of MMM’s KZN-based talent. Ronaldo’s passion to help get talent noticed, soon caught the eye of casting directors and clients alike, and thus MMM’s KZN satellite division was birthed.
Sonél
Sonél was a model in earlier years and holds titles like Mrs Tswane 2nd princess 2015 and Mrs Tswane Philanthropist 2015. Sonél has also been in the industry as a parent of a model since 2013.
With vast knowledge, skills and connections, she has been involved as the MDSA (Miss Deaf SA) KZN regional manager organising events for the organisation.
Sonél’s administrative and communication skills, her passion for the industry and good connections in KZN, make her a valuable new addition to the team.
MMM, formerly known as Martez Model Management, has grown from strength to strength since opening its doors in August 2013
