The Short Version

I spent 10 years running small businesses a gym, coaching practice, content operation. Then I discovered I could build software with AI, and everything changed.

Zach with his wife Allison and kids Evelyn and Lincoln

The Longer Version

2013

Started health and fitness coaching

2017

Opened Lift Life Fitness gym

2024

Published "Health Without Sacrifice" book

2024

Discovered Claude Code, shipped first app

2025

Founded Black Sheep Systems

2025

Featured on Vibe Marketers (40k+ audience)

2026

Built five apps in one month

Outside Work

  • Dad to Evelyn (5) and Lincoln (3)
  • Married to Allison
  • Faith-driven, family-first
  • Based in Valparaiso, Indiana

"I went from fitness coach to shipping production AI systems in under a year. Not because I learned to code because I learned to build with AI."

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