Performance Coach for Powerhouse
Multi-Hyphenates, High-Profile Professionals, & Their Teams.

Hey, superstar-powerhouse-with-too-many-talents-to-fit-onto-a-business-card.

Let's crank you up to 11.


I help you & your team keep your shit together during career innovation, album / film / tour production, and entrepreneurship through mastering a performance mindset, grounded coaching, and retreats.

For the multi-talented marvels with more slashes in their title than a B-Horror movie who would rather be called just about anything else other than “average”.

I help you confidently crack open those one-in-a-million opportunities like a cold can on a hot production day.

Effortlessly glide through the messy middle in-between-your-next-move moments like The Millennium Falcon escaping Mos Eisley.

And, rewrite (see: burn) the rules to craft a rare experience so uncommon that it makes them say “I'll have what she’s having”.

The talk of the (Tinsel)town


ACCREDITED COACH-PERSONAL & PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHER-SPEAKER-WRITER-ARTIST-NERD

Shift Happens.

Shift an unexpected plot twist into your fave scene.

Life can surprise you with opportunities you never could have expected. Whether you're front and center in the entertainment industry or orchestrating major moves behind the scenes, navigating these shifts can feel like directing a feature without a script. 

I'm here to help you keep your shit together to show up & perform at your best in each standout moment.

Go off script and find the spotlight.

Embrace the messy middle between personal and professional shifts while keeping your mindset as strong as your coffee. From redefining your role, reinventions in your career, or mastering the art of radical resilience– together, we’ll amp up the volume and tune your talents into industry immortality

Through 1:1 mindset coaching wizardry, change-making transformational retreats, and BS-free insights shared in the "Keep Your Shift Together" podcast & Substack community, we work through the immediate shake-ups and your grand vision for the future. 

Together every step forward is as impactful as Act III of the greatest films.

Have we met yet? Hi, I’m steph!

I’m your new secret mindset weapon-support coach-personal photographer-Entrepreneur-adventurer-roller skatin’-keeping your shit together-grounding force in Iceland.

Stoked to meet you.

REINVENT Yourself in Iceland 🔮

REINVENT Yourself in Iceland 🔮

 

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CERTIFIED MASTER COACH & HYPNOTHERAPIST (abh) / MONEY MINDSET & SALES EXPERT / iceland immigrant / photographer / cat mom / total nerd / adhd

As Seen In:

American in Iceland-speaker-podcaster-ADHD artist-Master Cert. Coach & Hypnotherapist-photographer-
your guide & confidant.

Growing up as an artsy, introverted, nerdy kid with ADHD, who listened to punk and metal, wearing all black and combat boots- I wasn't invited to the cool kids table.

That didn’t change once I got out into the ‘real world’ at:

  • University graduating with a degree in Film & TV Production.

  • Working on productions, film sets, and being a lighting dept. stage-hand living in Orlando, Florida.

  • Then working on huge, multi-million photography productions for the world’s top magazines, film production companies, and advertisers living in New York City.

  • While having my own photography business and shooting New York Fashion Week, New York events, Magazine covers, Album Art for Musicians, live-concert performances, and high-end 5-figure adventure elopements getting flown all over the world.

  • To now living in Iceland and coaching other powerhouses guiding them through their creative processes, stress management, and successful entrepreneurship through 1:1 coaching, Iceland retreats & experiences, and workshops.

  • And proudly being a powerhouse multi-hyphenate:
    coach-photographer-speaker-teacher-confidant-advisor-podcaster-live Iceland experience producer-artist.

Hey- I’m Steph!

Now, as a multi-hyphenate, I’m helping the other unconventional powerhouses-

  • With their personal growth and mental wellness as they create their impactful art.

  • The creative entrepreneurs build a high-end experience, over 6-figures a year business.

  • Breakthrough to the next level with radical self-confidence as they record their new album,
    crossover into broader mediums, and create a personal brand.

  • And keeping their shit together on tour, in the studio, and on set.

 
 
 

a little something different

Keynote & Speaking Topics:

+ Blockbusters Start with Great Leadership.

+ how to manage unspooling talent & get to the martini.

+ the three acts of self-sabotage.

+ getting the best out of (your) neurodivergent talent.

+ how to cope with new validation markers crossing over from live concerts to the production set.

+ how to manage collective creativity.

+ the firepower of film boundaries.

steph zakas speaker

If you're looking for support from someone who doesn't fit inside the stiff, are-they-maybe-actually-a-robot mould,

I'm your grrrl

We can work together virtually, in-person in Iceland to get away from stress, fly me out to support you, or in a group experience.

High-Level, Private Coaching

This is for those change-makers, visionaries, and powerhouses wanting to master their world.

Through a personal relationship, you will have the space to explore, expand, strengthen your mindset, radically grow your confidence, and be fucking amazed at the shit you’re doing now.

  • Private Coaching is all about what your dreams are and what that bridge to get from now to then looks like.

    The Private Coaching options are:

    • Long-term 1:1 support:
      for the big dreams and deep change- typically starting at 6 months.

    • SPARK 90:
      A single, 90-minute session to spark momentum & gain clarity on one major issue.

    • IGNITE Private Retreat in Iceland:
      This is a completely bespoke, hand-crafted 2-day experience for your specific needs to overcome obstacles and plan your next steps.

  • You have found some success and are wanting to transition to the next level- even if you aren’t sure exactly what that looks like. I’ll help you figure it out.

    You’re ready for more than surface-level help and want a guide, advisor, confidant, and someone to deeply help your business as you rewire your brain for success.

SMALL group Iceland retreat

A 3-day, magical experience in Iceland with a group of like-minded, badass creatives.

At the Reinvention Retreat, you’ll let go of obstacles, remember who the fuck you are, and activate your next-level self while exploring Iceland.
The only retreat built for introverts.

  • This is a true experience held once a year with a group of like-minded creative weirdos to grow their self-confidence and become the next level they aspire to be.

    For 3 days in Iceland, you will step into becoming your next level through coaching techniques, hiking, swimming, and business strategy as you mastermind with the group. (Built for introverts).

  • You’re looking for a group of people you feel like you belong with as you all boldly claim your next level, regain your power, and grow your self-confidence.

    You’re looking for a powerful experience to develop your brand, new next-level offers, find your selling confidence, and be out in nature as you internally transform.

high-end alchemy™ program

This program will help you exit the industry BS and focus epic experiences for higher income.

That’s right, this is for the weirdos to stay true to who they are, craft a unique & uncommon high-end experience, and get fucking paid for their uncommonly genius ideas, finally.

  • The process is a deep dive into the foundations you need to transform your brand into offering unique-to-you experiences that can demand a 5-figure price tag (because it’s a service that your clients will fucking love to say yes to.)

    This is the same process I created to take myself from $2500 to $20,000 bookings. This is the process I’ve taken my clients through to also book at 5-figures.

    This is a targeted 1:1 program format.

  • You’re dreaming of having a fully booked year filled with 5-figure bookings without having to rebrand as a ‘generic luxury brand’ that doesn’t represent you.

    Instead, you want to uncover what makes you unique in the market and attract clients aligned to you.

    You have made money in your business, but haven’t hit the milestone of 5-figure bookings and you’re ready to solidify those foundations to get you there.

OCTOBER 15-17, 2024

Ready to reimagine what is possible for you & reinvent your next level with a small group in Iceland?

Grab your spot to this small group experience in Iceland.

Join a rad group of creatives and artists looking to take their ideas, life, and business to the next level while hiking, swimming in hot springs, and using epic Icelandic landscapes to inspire their next moves.

 

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