After studying Economics and Foreign Languages in undergrad, training at a high level in swimming, and trying out for the Canadian Olympic Team three times (spoiler alert: he didn’t make the team!) Zach did the only logical thing: he moved to Hong Kong and became a commodities trader. For three years, he bartered recycled metals by day, haggled futures contracts by night, and closed deals in five languages. It was fast, it was global, and it was just... not quite him.
So he left. He picked up a camera and started telling stories instead. That leap soon became a creative agency focused on travel and hospitality, where he partnered with brands like United Airlines, Expedia, Amtrak, and Adobe. For nearly a decade, he led global campaigns and turned meaningful travel into emotional media that moved the needle on brand affinity.
Late in 2023, he broke his neck — an accident that pressed pause on everything. It didn’t take long to realize that he was ready for a new kind of movement.
In the months that followed, he redesigned his life, focusing on values, on community, and on the things that lights him up the most. Today, he splits his time consulting for organizations and founders with big, bold ideas; speaking on creativity, purpose, and marketing; and creating with the rhythm and heat of glassblowing. He is still swimming — just not for medals — and has recently stepped behind the mic as a commentator, with hopes of calling Olympic races soon.
If he makes it to his 80s, he wants to be just as curious and full of wonder as he was when he was 4.