Cooking up wins for hospitality businesses, consumer brands & tech companies.

I work with passionate, disruptive founders & leaders redefining the paradigm.

The fast facts

  • Native New Yorker with fast-paced hustle in my DNA

  • Deeply passionate about all things related to food, hospitality, and technology

  • Diverse experiences ranging from early-stage startups to established corporate orgs

  • Structured, creative thinker with a strong point of view

  • Excels at simplifying complex situations driven by a strong growth mindset

What I bring to the table

  • 8 years building consumer facing service & technology companies 

  • 10+ years working in restaurants & hospitality, ranging from GM to Strategic Advisor

  • 4+ years partnering with high growth companies across hospitality, CPG, & technology

  • Launched Summer Sauce, a seasonal sauce company that competes on taste with your fave store-bought sauces

My Special Sauce

1 part - highly analytical

1 part - designs efficient processes

1 part - creates scalable growth strategies

2 parts - people person making meaningful relationships

‘zach-isms’

  • What are the primary goals? The north star simplifies the direction when a fork in the road appears.

  • We’ll design strategies & tactics that deliver outcomes - no more ‘blind’ tasks.

  • We’ll design strong strategies that draw from the collective teams’ knowledge.

  • We’ll always have a plan & the appropriate tools in place to execute the strategy.

If you’re looking for a strategic operator to build systems for sustainable growth, I’m your guy.

Let’s connect!

‘Overheard at the dinner table’

  • As a CPG founder, having a “second brain” is how I would describe working with Zach. He sees what others miss. He challenges the status quo. He brings a very smart, insightful, and actionable set of ideas to our weekly and ad hoc meetings.

    -Andrew Suzuka

    CEO Otamot Foods, Advisor Struesli Granola

  • To put it simply, Zach gets results. He is a structured thinker with a mind for both strategy and execution. Equally as important, he brings along stakeholders throughout the process. He builds meaningful relationships with everyone in his orbit, and has a natural poise and professionalism that makes him a joy to work with. If your company is looking to grow or scale, I highly recommend bringing Zach in.

    - Dolores Stevens

    former Head of Growth & Partnerships, Alfred

  • Zach has a superpower of managing complex situations with grace and always getting the job done well. He exemplifies the spirit of hospitality and is an asset to any team.

    -Kyle Weeks

    3x Head of Marketing @ startups ranging from seed stage to IPO