ZAP!

Connor is a former Division II soccer player at Northwood University, who went on to pursue a career in professional soccer and played at the semi-pro level before switching into the business world. Since transitioning out of athletics, Connor has used his discipline and work ethic to help him achieve success in the business world. While it's hard to predict what the future has in store for us, I...

Katie is a fitness coach who is certified in both nutrition and personal training. When it comes to fitness, Katie is all about taking her clients through an individualized approach. Each person and every body is unique and will have different needs. The best fitness plan is one that's sustainable, so Katie helps design one that works specifically with you. Outside of fitness, Katie is also a wife...

Sharon is a licensed cosmetologist and business owner. Throughout all of her life, Sharon has always loved doing hair and turned that passion into her job. While a lot of people may know Sharon as a cosmetologist, there's so much more to her than that - whether it's the things she enjoys doing for fun, everything that went into her having her own business, or even just life as a business owner. I'...

Jack is a former Division II baseball player at Spring Arbor University, and currently an online coach, and podcaster. Jack has always been passionate about sports and got to live out a childhood dream by playing college baseball. In college, as much as Jack loved the game, he knew that the chances of playing professionally are slim. After exploring some career options, Jack fell in love with fitn...

Alec is a former Division I and three time All-American wrestler at the University of Michigan and is currently a Nike Athlete and professional athlete wrestling for the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club. As soon as Alec was able to get involved with wrestling, he did. Wrestling has been in his blood and something that he's given his all from the start of his journey. While others may have been taking a b...

Vanessa is a professional MMA fighter, the first ever LFA Champion, published author, and soon to be UFC fighter. Vanessa is a high energy and passion driven individual. In everything that she does, you can tell that Vanessa just has a passion for life. Throughout her journey, Vanessa has gone through some highs and lows, but the lows have helped give her the perspective and appreciation for life...

AJ is a content creator that makes video game related videos for the YouTube Channel Fanatix Four. Fanatix Four covers video game news primarily related to the Nintendo Switch. Additionally, AJ is a podcaster continuing video game news on the Directly to You Podcast. AJ has a great personality and sense of humor. From the start of this episode, you could hear AJ's personality right away. When AJ w...

Parker is a content creator that makes video game related videos for the YouTube Channel Fanatix Four. Fanatix Four covers video game news primarily related to the Nintendo Switch. Additionally, Parker is a podcaster continuing video game news on the Directly to You podcast and a musician. Parker’s someone with great energy, an awesome sense of humor, and many passions. It was really interesting t...

PJ is a former Division I baseball player at Michigan State University and is now the CEO and Co-Founder of the DONUT. DONUT is an acronym that stands for "Dose Of News Useful Today", and the DONUT is a daily newsletter that provides world news that is fact based and has an emphasis on positivity. In a world where a lot of news seems to be heavily leaning one side or the other, it's nice to be abl...

Taylor played Division I volleyball at the University of Oregon and currently plays volleyball professionally. However, Taylor is so much more than just an athlete. While the sport is her greatest passion, it’s not who she is. From the way that she talks about it, you can tell how much Taylor loves volleyball, but it's really cool to see her exploring her other passions like music. The past year h...

Brian is a content creator on YouTube, gamer, entertainer, and sports enthusiast. Brian is an extremely positive person who’s all about spreading good vibes and positively to the world whenever he possibly can. When it comes to sports, Brian loves all of them and is extremely knowledgeable, but has a huge passion for the game of basketball. Although Brain is still trying to figure out what his fut...

Jason is a content creator that makes videos on YouTube about anabolic recipes, product reviews, and fitness related entertainment. Currently Jason works a regular corporate job but finds the time to juggle a social media presence while also prioritizing his personal interests and social relationships. When it comes to social media, Jason posts his videos on YouTube and uses Instagram as more of a...

JAEL is an aspiring musician and creative. JAEL is someone who has a deep passion for music and is finally at the point where he's ready to create and share it with the world. JAEL loves supporting his friends and I think this is a great lesson that we can all learn. It doesn't take too much for us to cheer on and support the people that are important to us, and JAEL does a great job doing this re...

Rob is a graduate from Penn State, and has spent the last five years working on his project called Robs10kFriends. The goal of his project is to meet 10,000 people one on one for one hour each. Initially, Rob was meeting with people around the Philadelphia area in person. However, once the pandemic set in, Rob turned to virtual hangouts which led to him being able to meet people from all over the...

Lauren is a graduate from the University of Michigan, former in-arena host for some of the professional Detroit sports teams, and currently a host and reporter for AltitudeTV out in Denver, Colorado covering the Avalanche and Rapids. But more importantly, Lauren is a daughter, sister, friend, (an athlete), and mentor. From a young age Lauren fell in love with sports and the way that it brought her...

Ryli is a singer songwriter who uses her music and platform to connect with people. Whether it's through her powerful song lyrics or using her social media presence, Ryli is not afraid to share the highs and lows of her life. Ryli's on a mission to bring back love via sound waves - and if anyone is able to do that, she's your girl. Ryli is one of the most real and authentic people that I've met an...

Alright, what's up everyone! It's Zach and welcome to the first ever episode of the ZAP! Podcast. ZAP! is an acronym that stands for "Zach Attack your Passion!" I've always found podcasts really cool, so I thought "why not start my own?"  The theme of my podcast is all about passions. Even me starting this podcasting journey is an example of me following a passion. I've always loved talking t...