Zi was quickly able to assess our communications gaps and opportunities and built a multi-year roadmap for improving both internal and external communication. Zi creatively found ways to reach our front-line associates and worked with the local management teams to utilize a combination of more technology and additional touch points to expand that reach."

Beth Bledsoe, Former Supervisor

What stands out most to me is Zi’s leadership style. He trusts his people. As a manager, he protects the space for his team to do great work, and genuinely invests in our growth beyond our day-to-day roles. I would confidently recommend him as a thoughtful communications leader who knows how to support and empower the people around him.

Simone Gibbs, Former Direct Report

Zi is a strong leader, thoughtful, knowledgeable, organized and structured. He sets realistic goals and expectations for his team and the business. He encourages talent development for his team and always challenges them to think outside the box.

Shlyo Fontenot, Former Direct Report

Zi brings a unique combination of deep expertise in communications, strategy and business acumen, and he understands the intricacies of stakeholder expectations, and matters related to ESG and social impact.

Mary Panks-Holmes, Former Peer

Zi is a strategic corporate communications leader who brings clarity, connection and culture to storytelling. He shapes internal messaging, supports leaders and builds resonant campaigns to help organizations share meaningful stories.

Mike Goonan, Former Direct Report

Zi proved his value as a strategist and advisor to leaders at all levels during his tenure leading the global internal communications practice at Nalco Champion. He left an incredible legacy here thanks to his skill at building relationships, establishing rigor and process, and the care with which he developed his team and the value of function overall.

Jeff Webb, Former Supervisor

His consultative approach with leaders builds critical trust and buy-in for the function. At Nalco Champion, he was the architect behind an internal communications cadence that acted as a well-oiled machine to support the business."

Clair Condit, Former Direct Report

Zi has a remarkably clear understanding of how to collaborate with executive leadership to help them achieve their very best, which results in a powerful alignment of business goals and objectives with messaging that informs, inspires and helps all the fish swim in the same direction.

Shannon Raspberry, Former Peer

Zi is everything you want in a communicator: strategic, creative, collaborative and 100% dependable. I had the pleasure to work with Zi at GE and then again at Nalco Champion where he led the internal communications team for me. He is a highly motivating coach/mentor and a deeply process-oriented, metrics-driven professional.

Melissa Noebes, Former Supervisor