Zach Obront
Zach Obront (born 1990) is a Canadian author, entrepreneur and public speaker who is the co-founder of Book in a Box, a book publishing services and media company which helps business professionals turn their IDeaS into professionally-published books.
Life and career
Obront was born in Toronto. He graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 2012 with a BA with Honors in Economics, Political Science and Philosophy, and shortly after graduating, he founded Handy Monkey, a mold restoration company in Toronto which he exited from in 2014.
In August 2014, Obront co-founded Book in a Box with author Tucker Max, serving as its COO while Max served as CEO. The next year, Obront and Max co-authored The Book in a Box Method, which explains how the methods employed by Book in a Box can be replicated. The book went on to sell thousands of copies since it was published.
In August 2016, The Two fired themselves from the company's leadership to assume other roles, with Obront becoming the company's director of marketing.
Speaking engagements
Obront has been a speaker at conferences and universities such as Harvard, Conex and Entrepreneurs’ Organization. He has also been interviewed by notable trade magazines, newspapers and publications including Forbes, HuffPost and the Austin Business Journal.
See also
- Book in a Box
- Tucker Max