Intrepid

Intrepid is a financial technology company that brings innovation, inspiration, and opportunity to every entrepreneur and business in the creator economy.

Our core product "Superstar" is a creator marketing management software designed to automate the way data-driven marketing teams operate. It offers an integrated platform to manage the entire lifecycle of creator marketing campaigns. 

The objective is to streamline processes from the creator discovery phase to payments, all while leveraging data-driven insights and fostering enhanced collaboration among stakeholders.

I recruit customers, partners and lead our global community.

Co-Founder | Community | Growth 

Activate America

Producer of Amplified Avondale https://www.instagram.com/amplifiedavondale/ 

Activate America leads urban transformation and regenerative placemaking projects, creating vibrant cultural hubs for economic revitalization and fosters community connection and cultural diversity.

As the Founder and CEO of Activate America, I orchestrated a transformative journey that significantly impacted the local community. We've achieved remarkable milestones:

Community Development: Our festival transitioned from a homogenous gathering into a diverse and inclusive event, with over 1,000 monthly attendees representing a rich tapestry of backgrounds, fostering an inclusive sense of community and cultural diversity.

Revenue Growth: Doubled and tripled revenue for local merchants, contributing to the economic vitality of the community.

Urban Revitalization: Pioneered the creation of a net-new entertainment district, catalyzing urban revitalization and cultural enrichment.

Founder and CEO

Delivering over a hundred keynote speeches, panels, and moderated discussions on Fintech, Modern Banking, Web3, Blockchain, AI, and the Future of Work.

Translating deep tech trends into human-centric insights, driven by my entrepreneurial, executive recruiting, and advisory background.

Public Speaker

Silver Creek Partners

Full time through 2016, select long term clients through 2023. Global reach.
Key Contributions:

Recruited and onboarded over 2500 professionals, driving substantial revenue growth and innovation for diverse organizations. Hundreds of customers from idea stage to F50.
Functional areas: Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Corporate Development
Roles: CSuite to individual contributor.
Google, SAP, SingTel, AIA, Flipt, Anheiser Busch, Salesforce,

Key Accomplishments:
Scaled startup engineering teams from initial hires to robust units of up to 40 engineers.

Led talent acquisition for a HealhTech startup from idea to a teams 140+ employees.

Led talent acquisition efforts for a Fortune 100 electronics manufacturer, resulting in 35 senior manager and executive hires within 12 months.

Scaled a Fortune 50 insurance company's newly formed division from a single employee to 35 senior hires in just 18 months, including relocating 25 senior executives to Singapore.

Oversaw organizational design and talent acquisition for a corporate development and Innovation business unit, culminating in 14 executive-level hires.

Drove early success for startups, consistently recruiting first customers in zero to one environments.

Founder | Executive Recruiter

Intrepid Ventures

Intrepid Ventures was a Blockchain and Web3 startup studio and innovation lab for founders and chief innovation officers.

Customer-facing leader with a proven track record of success in growing and engaging communities, launching successful events, and building relationships in the blockchain and Web3 space.

Grew a global invite-only community from 0 to 30,000+ members in 18 months. Community led insights and guidance helped to shape the thinking of community members and position them for success in the rapidly evolving blockchain and Web3 space.

Developed and launched more than 20 sponsored events across Southeast Asia through ecosystem partners including Visa, Prudential, AIA, IFC World Bank, IBM, and others, attracting over 10,000 attendees. 

Facilitated community-driven innovation and collaboration, resulting in the launch of multiple successful blockchain/crypto products across insurance, fintech, security, and gaming.

Intrepid Ventures | Co-Founder | Blockchain & Web3 Venture Studio

Creator Economy | Influencer Marketing | Community | Sales and Partnerships | Recruiting

I help Influencer Marketing teams unify, automate, and scale their operations so they can focus on growth vs. administrative tasks.


I've recruited and helped build amazing teams (onboarded 2500+ professionals).
I've designed and built global communities from zero to 30K+.
Designed, launched and produced 18 Music and Art Festivals, 5 large scale conferences and 100+ events
Co-founded 4 startups in  Blockchain, Healthech, Fintech and AI/Automation.

Zach Piester

Artnership

Our mission is to enable the millions of individuals around the world creating our media to work better together and create new possibilities for collaboration. From supportive conversations to creative co-production to new frontiers of what media companies will be. A thriving creative economy for everyone.

AR/VR/AI Media + Entertainment Business Development

Google

Led business development, partnerships, and strategy for global news and audio products:

Google News | Video News | Podcasts | Storytelling tools | Subscribe with Google / Propensity to Subscribe

Global News and Podcast Strategy, Business Development and Partnerships

Atavist

Led all business operations for Atavist, a media and software company that created a storytelling platform for journalists, creators, podcasters, and publishers — and served as publisher of the award-winning longform nonfiction magazine, The Atavist.

Backed by IAC, Andreessen Horowitz, Innovation Endeavors, Founders Fund, and the Knight Foundation, Atavist was acquired in 2018 by Automattic/Wordpress.

GM / COO Head of Strategy, Business Development, and Operations

Growth Craft Strategy

Strategy and business development consultant with a decade of strategy, finance, and operating experience in international digital media, entertainment, technology, and edtech. Significant experience with startups as well as large media companies. 
Primary strengths:

// Business Development and Strategic Partnerships
// Innovation and Growth Strategy
// Audience Development and User Acquisition
// Strategic Planning, M&A, and Corporate Strategy
// International Growth Strategy
// Startup Finance and Fundraising

Digital Strategy and Business Development Consultant

Viggle

Viggle is a loyalty program for television that gives people real rewards for checking into the television shows they’re watching. Currently available for Apple iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch®, Viggle automatically identifies what television shows its users are watching and awards them points when they check-in. Viggle users can redeem their points in the app’s rewards catalogue for items such as movie tickets, music, gift cards and much more. Viggle was created by well-known media entrepreneur Robert F.X. Sillerman in February 2011.

Director, Strategy and Corporate Development; International Growth Strategy

MTV Networks

Working in both the music and digital media groups, analyzed strategic opportunities and partnerships in social gaming, branded mobile applications, and web-enabled TV.

Strategy and Business Development

Microsoft

Assessed cloud computing market opportunities and evaluated  partnership strategy.

MAP Consultant, Business Development

DeSilva and Phillips

Advised clients of media and technology focused investment bank on strategic and transactional issues, including acquisitions, mergers, turnarounds, restructurings, and growth equity investments.

Conducted extensive industry and company diligence, performed valuation analyses, drafted offering memoranda, and managed  documentation and analysis for M&amp;A transactions.

Investment Banking Associate

Saft Craft Productions

Independent production company focused on short form animation and comedy.

Co-Founder

Founder of Artnership, working to enable the millions of individuals around the world creating our media to work better together and create new possibilities for collaboration. From supportive conversations to creative co-production to new frontiers of what media companies can be.

Experienced business leader (Google, Meta, Atavist) working across media and technology, passionate about the cultivation and consumption of stories and ideas that foster wonder, education, and joy. Most comfortable operating at the boundaries between industries and thoughtfully bringing teams and people together. Focused on asking questions to solve murky problems and enabling creativity, innovation, and stories that inspire and delight. Endlessly fascinated by the history and future of media and the individuals who'll make it.

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Zach Piester

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