Welcome to HumanKind

Our Story

HumanKind, LLC is a bespoke casting agency that partners with creative teams to search and uncover genuinely diverse faces and voices to align with brand messaging.

We believe that to move beyond visibility and actually connect, branding and advertising images should reflect the social landscape of the target audience.

Whether it’s through the use of social media platforms, live street casting or through decades worth of contacts in our professional network, we are truly experts at finding people. 

Kristie and her team work to deliver casting solutions that fit strategic needs and visions.  No matter the scope, budget, or location, HumanKind will take care of every detail, and turn over every leaf, tap into every opportunity and find exactly who you’re looking for. 

Every Body Belongs.

Meet HumanKind

founder, kristie raymond

Kristie is the Yukon Cornelius of casting!  She can find anyone! With over 30 years of experience in the industry, Kristie has uncovered a lot in her career. 

As the co-owner of a Boston-based modeling agency in the 1990’s, she provided brands with talent described as “younger, hotter and sexier” in a market that had not seen a new agency open in over 20 years.  Her exploration continued when she launched Viewfinder Productions in 2004, laying the groundwork to support productions of all sizes in casting, location scouting, crew coordination and budget management.

While contracting with a major toy manufacturer, Kristie realized how little diversity was being represented in the overall messaging. She partnered with several brands to look beyond the expected and find kids who truly represented the scope of their customers. HumanKind, LLC is the culmination of that empowering experience. 

Kristie is determined to use her creative powers for good in this industry and to work with clients that don’t just create images, but create meaningful impact, for both our communities and for our culture at large.

Every Body Belongs.

Photographs appearing on site

Tom Kates for Cloudbees Produced by Greener Concepts @tomkatesphotography @greenerconcepts

Pat Piasecki Produced by Greener Concepts @paddycakes_piasecki

Amy Rose Productions Produced by HumanKind Featuring Fran Collazo @the.amyrose @ms.fran.collazo

Pat Piasecki Produced by Greener Concepts

Bob Packert Produced by HumanKind and KB Fashion Productions @red_raven_art @kathybenharris

Michelle Joyce Produced by HumanKind @michellejoycephoto

Pat Piasecki for Boston Beer / Sam Adams @samueladamsbeer

Tom Kates for Cloudbees Produced by Greener Concepts

Michelle Joyce Produced by HumanKind

Allie Cottrill for Misha & Puff @alliecottrill @misha_and_puff

Adam Clear, Clear Photography

Site & Graphic Design

Stephanie Martineau, SML Studio @smlstudio.art

SEO & Digital Marketing

Maxwell Krasnoff ~ Healer Leads, LLC

Logo Design & branding

Mark Sylvester, Interrobang Design @interrobangdesign