ABOUT ZAKHILL

A boutique agency with studio-sized ambition.

Founded in 2004 in Santa Monica, zakHill is a female-owned brand partnership and sponsorship agency. For two decades we've sat at the table where culture is made — designing programs that turn Fortune 500 and upstart brands into part of the stories audiences love.

OUR STORY

Built by partnership veterans. Run like a newcomer.

zakHill was founded on a simple idea: the best brand partnerships aren't logo slaps, they are translations. Translating entertainment into a brand's voice to authentically reach fans.

Today, we work with leading studios, networks, gaming properties and brands to build bespoke programs that show up in culture with intent and impressions.

We're lean enough to be free of hierarchy and ego, senior enough to see the big picture and obsessed enough to speak the language of fans.

20+

Years in entertainment

F500

Brand partners

100%

Female-founded & led

Santa Monica studio

WHAT WE BELIEVE

Four principles. Twenty+ years of practice.

Act as an extension of our client.

We embed with your team, learn your priorities and speak in your voice from day one.

Present all opportunities and information.

No filtering for our preferences. You see the full landscape, with our point of view alongside it.

Client chooses from the options.

You make the call. We do the homework, lay it out clearly and back whichever direction you pick.

Maintain a behind-the-scenes ethos.

Your wins are your wins. We do our best work when no one notices the seams.

MEET THE TEAM

The people in the room when the work gets done.

Senior partners across strategy, licensing, experiential and account leadership. We are based in Santa Monica, and work with brands and studios across the country.

The Ladies

Kelley & Cynthia

Presidents

Affectionately dubbed "The Ladies" by zakHill alums, Kelley and Cynthia have worked together for over 20 years. The two first met at Ticketmaster as Los Angeles transplants and can share many stories about building a business and maintaining a close friendship while doing it.