Steph Zakas Performance coaching for multi-hyphenates

YOUR ACCREDITED GUIDE & TRANSFORMATION WAYFINDER

Multi-Hyphenate Coach, Consultant & Creative

Navigating powerhouse hyphenates, visionary leaders, and iconic creatives to turn pressure into power— sustainably.

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NOT ALL WHO WANDER
ARE LOST.

Join the Wandering Journey Experience
and discover new 2025 possibilities.

The Wandering retreat in Iceland

Wayfinding, discovery, and connection for those navigating the shifts that change everything.

WHERE WE’RE GOING,
WE DON’T NEED ROADS (OR THE BEATEN PATH).

Steph Zakas Performance Coach, Consultant, and Photographer

Sometimes, you just need help from someone who ‘gets it’.

Embarking on a creative or multi-hyphenate career isn’t the easy path— but let’s be real— it’s the only one that makes sense for people like us.

It can be a wild ride of uncertainty under pressure, late-night doubts, and burnout that sneaks up at the worst times.
But it’s also where the magic happens— stomach-tingly possibilities, iconic work that leaves a mark, and the achievements most people only dream about.

You owe it to yourself to make the most of your wild dreams.

 I provide clarity, confidence, a new hope, and direction for people at a crossroads or leveling up in their creative careers or hyphenated businesses and solutions for projects and productions looking for creative cohesiveness.

I give them the tools and space to get out of their own way (and head) and fully own their next move—whether it's a career shift, a creative breakthrough, or navigating high-pressure challenges—transforming the grind into growth

“Oh, you need Steph.”

When you work with me —
Shift Happens.

I help creative professionals, productions, and change-makers thrive under pressure while staying aligned with their values, vision, and the environment. Whether coaching individuals, supporting creative teams, or helping productions and their people be holistically sustainable, my work bridges wellbeing, creativity, and sustainability in ways that let people and projects succeed without losing their minds along the way.

Steph Zakas Coaching & Consulting Services

01.

Wellbeing & Leadership

WHERE CLARITY MEETS RESILIENCE.

Sometimes you need a breakthrough, a reset, or someone in your corner to help you figure out what’s next. My transformational Waypoint Method™ and GUIDE Coaching™ framework will help you with just that.

I create tailored experiences that meet you where you are— with 1:1 coaching, a private & immersive transformational Iceland retreat, or a powerful workshop or keynote to spark inspiration in your team.

While pairing photography with in-person experiences to document your journey, team breakthroughs, and artistic portraits of you in epic Icelandic landscapes.

Steph Zakas Coaching & Consulting Services

02.

Creativity & Strategy

WHERE ARTISTRY MEETS STRATEGY.

You’ve got big ideas and you’re juggling a lot— but, making it all work can feel like a never-ending puzzle. That’s where I hop in, roll up my sleeves, and tighten my bun.

With creative brand & business consulting, documentary-style photography, crafting location-based concepts, and providing hybrid support for events and productions.

I help ensure your vision is executed authentically and without unnecessary fluff.

This isn’t cookie-cutter, it’s creative freedom.

Steph Zakas Coaching & Consulting Services

03.

Locations & Stewardship

WHERE LOGISTICS
MEET MAGIC.

Bringing your vision to life in Iceland sounds amazing, right? But between finding the perfect spot, navigating unpredictable weather, and coordinating the logistics— it’s a lot to manage. Especially if you don’t live in Iceland. That’s where I step in.

Having been called a “locations wizard”, I help creatives, small teams, and productions bring their projects to Iceland —such as a private event, workshop, or small-scale production. You can think of me as your boots-on-the-ground location-whispering elf helping you with holistic sustainability and Leave No Trace in mind.

Steph Zakas Performance Coach, Consultant, and Photographer

Hey- I'm Steph!

It doesn’t really matter what title you give me, though sometimes it feels like I’m Yoda in Dagobah helping you hone the Force.

I know that I’m the one you call when you want to keep your shit together when the weight of your career, business, or project is on your shoulders and you need to figure it out without falling apart in the process. When you need to pull it all together while your reputation is on the line. And, sometimes, when you need a new perspective on what you’re doing through coaching, consulting, or photography.

I'm a multi-hyphenate dedicated to the arts and creative endeavors. I know that to perform at your best, you need a holistic sustainability approach paired with resilience, focus, and confidence.

With my experience and Bachelor’s Degree in Film and TV Production, producing for TV, living in NYC and working on productions with Vogue/Vanity Fair/Paramount (and more), being a stagehand and in-house concert photographer for Hard Rock Live, owning a photography business for nearly 20 years, and immigrating to Iceland and producing location-based experiences — my hyphenated talents, skills, and interests have shaped the tools in my toolbox to help you.

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LET’S LEVERAGE LOCATION

as a catalyst of transformation.

As an experiential coach in Iceland and crafting bespoke location-based experiences, we can catalyze profound, power-shifting transformations while staying grounded in the awe of nature, finding alignment through flow, and achieving sustainable well-being.

Through my Waypoint Method™ for transformation and leveraging location-based experiences, I’m here to serve as your guide through the liminal spaces— the in-between moments where you might face uncertainty, new shifts, or the need for reconnection.

ELEMENTAL WAY LIVING™

NATURE, CREATIVITY & THE ELEMENTS

As the foundation of my philosophy, the ELEMENTAL Way™ is about living and creating in alignment with the four elements of nature, intuition, and sustainability. I have had some of my most profound breakthroughs while in the outdoors and my clients find themselves with their most profound breakthroughs while I guide them with the ELEMENTAL Way™ principles.

This ethos is present in every service I provide—from coaching and consulting to photography and storytelling.

It’s an invitation to reconnect with what matters most and to live with intention.
I believe that nature holds the keys to connect with our most authentic core to find the answers we need.

EARTH | GROUNDING

AIR | CLARITY

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ELEMENTAL Way Living- Water

FIRE | PASSION

WATER | FLOW

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ELEMENTAL Way Living- Earth

The ELEMENTAL Way Living™ Boutique

A way of moving closer to harmony with the world around you.
Every piece in this collection reflects the balance and wisdom of the elements. It embodies a philosophy that flows through earth, air, fire, and water—four forces that guide us back to connection, intention, and what feels real.
These products are invitations to reconnect.

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EMPOWER, INSPIRE, & TAKE ACTION

Keynote & Speaking Topics:


Steph Zakas Keynote Speaker for Leaders and multi-hyphenates

Creative careers don’t come with a map to follow.

But, that’s where I thrive in helping navigate unconventional careers through the chaos, challenges, and breakthroughs that come with living outside the lines.

I know first-hand that carving out a creative career—or juggling a multi-hyphenate life—isn’t for the faint of heart. I’ve spent almost 20 years and building multiple businesses navigating the twists & turns and WTF moments of creative industries as a photographer, coach, consultant, and producer. I know exactly how overwhelming it can get.

I speak on topics that matter to those forging their own paths:

  • leadership in creative industries

  • building resilient careers

  • hyphen business strategy

  • leveraging connection for personal and professional growth

Whether it’s through my Waypoint Method™ or my GUIDE Framework™, my talks cut through the noise to deliver practical tools, real stories, and a bit of offbeat humor to leave audiences empowered, inspired, and equipped for what’s next.