Zach Linder

I have always been fascinated by various types of media. I'm a news junkie, and cannot overstate the importance of the printed word, yet I've always embraced social media while being an early adopter of the digital world. It's not just the forms of media that I'm interested in, but who consumes them, why they consume certain media, and how this consumption is changing. I am a nostalgic yet progressive individual, and believe it is important to keep our roots in the worlds of newspaper and television while broadening our horizons in the mobile and social landscapes.

Growing up, my grandpa would often say "Nothing happens until someone sells something." A cliche to be sure, but a powerful mantra which eventually brought me to my time performing duties for national broadcast ad sales. This led to a role performing business development for a fast-rising digital firm, winning clients in a wide range of industries.

I've advanced my love of comedy by completing the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre's improvisation training program, and have performed in various improv & sketch comedy shows, but I've taken a backseat to onstage roles in recent years. Still, I run a weekly show which is a hybrid of traditional improv comedy & pro wrestling parody. Believe it or not, improv & wrestling have striking similarities, most notably of which is making sure your partner looks like a star. I've taken this theory to heart by promising to myself that no matter who my team is, the end result will ALWAYS be spectacular work.