Jun 17, 2020
Matt Zinman is someone who never does anything half baked. When he takes something on, he goes all the way. Growing up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he went to Canada every summer laying the groundwork for his lifelong passion for ice hockey. Off the ice, he would spend time on the lake learning to water ski and eventually became a competitive water skier.
He went to Temple University, became captain of their NCAA ice hockey team, and earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism. For many years, he worked in public relations agencies, progressing into management roles, and then opened his own agency, Z Communications. He always offered internships to local students and enjoyed the influence that mentoring had on their experiences. In 2007, Matt decided to establish a nonprofit, the Internship Institute, in order to bridge the gap between education and employment by making experience matter for students, veterans, communities and the economy overall.
In this week’s Work From The Inside Out podcast, learn about Matt’s journey as a “personal success trainer”:
- Matt”s varied experiences as an entrepreneur, athlete, single parent, caretaker consultant, and nonprofit founder, drive him to be a difference-maker.
- His insights about self-discovery, relationships, mindfulness, and life led Matt to write his book, “Z-isms, Insights to Live By”, fulfilling his goal to positively impact as many people as possible. He offers ways to better ourselves, our experiences, and our encounters providing actionable tools and practices throughout the book.
- Matt coins the phrase, ‘earned confidence’ in his book, sharing strategies for outsmarting worry, anxiety, and stress.
He was generous and candid with me in our interview talking about his experience with depression and offers helpful insights about how to ‘mind the mood scale’.
Learn more and connect with Matt here:
@MatthewZinman
https://www.facebook.com/ZismsInsightsToLiveBy
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattzinman/
Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.tammygoolerloeb.com/podcasts/ - episode 078