OUR TEAM
Zach Kaufer
Founder and CEO
Before launching TKG, Zach served as Director of Play Licensing at Broadway Licensing Global/Dramatists Play Service, where he developed and implemented roll-out strategies for various high profile Broadway and Off-Broadway titles including Tom Stoppard’s “Leopoldstadt”, Jocelyn Bioh’s “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding”, and Cole Escola’s “Oh, Mary!”.
Zach's earlier background in theatrical licensing includes senior licensing leadership positions at Samuel French/Concord Theatricals and Theatrical Rights Worldwide, collectively stewarding millions in annual royalties and negotiating contracts for thousands of professional regional theatres, tours, and independent producers. Zach has also held positions at Roundabout Theatre Company, The Public Theater, on Broadway and commercial producing experience under Barry and Fran Weissler at National Artists Management Company.
Zach brings an unusually comprehensive view of the licensing ecosystem and the structural challenges facing independent theatrical development.
Sarahbeth Grossman
Director of Producing and Business Development
Sarahbeth Grossman is a Tony Award-nominated and Olivier Award-winning producer whose Broadway and West End credits include Indecent, Come From Away, An American in Paris, Dames At Sea, Ann and Stick Fly. Ms. Grossman spent six years as the Artistic Producer at the Tony Award-winning Dallas Theater Center. And, most recently, held the position of Director of Artistic Services at Broadway Licensing Global.
Off-Broadway, Ms. Grossman produced the acclaimed comedy The Irish Curse which is now being licensed across the globe. She was Executive Producer on the New York premiere of Jeffrey Hatcher’s Ten Chimneys, and the 60th anniversary revival of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Sarahbeth was a Producer on From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert for Sandy Hook and From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert for Orlando which were Broadway’s responses to the tragic shootings in Newtown and at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando.
Ms. Grossman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the UCLA School for Theater, Film and Television. In 2015 she was honored with the school’s Distinguished Alumni Award. She earned her Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Administration at the Yale School of Drama (now the Geffen School) where she served as the Associate Managing Director at Yale Rep. She currently consults across the theater, virtual reality and non-profit arenas and is a proud member of the Producer’s Guild of America and an Associate member of the Broadway League.
Jenny Lester
Consulting Creative Director
Jenny has worked across the industry in a variety of roles, including Writer’s Assistant to Steven Sater (Spring Awakening), Literary Manager for BEDLAM. She also works freelance as a copy editor, ghost writer, designing series/film bibles, developing new works for theatre and film, & providing coverage & notes on scripts.
The Kaufer Group is proud to be represented by Robert Meitus and Megan Wheeler of Meitus Strohm, a boutique entertainment and IP law firm based in Bloomington, IN.