Everyone Loves Gifts
But we gotta say that our team might love ‘em just a little bit more than anyone else. Gifts are thoughtful, kind, neighborly, and unifying — but buying them online is downright awful. The whole shebang needed some TLC for the sake of brands and shoppers alike, and we’re the people who are taking it on.
How Did We Get Here?
Imagine your favorite romcom. If it follows the standard trope, there are probably two people from disparate worlds finally being pushed together by an extremely likable mutual friend who just wants the best for both of them.
Now picture this: All the people who want to send intentional, thoughtful gifts and all the brands trying to sell those gifts finally being serendipitously smushed together by Zest.
It’s a tale as old as time, but it wasn’t until 2022 when founders Alex Ingram and Jeremy Feinstein realized this story hadn’t yet been written.
They heard, first-hand, the struggle their entrepreneurial pals were having when it came to reaching new audiences and better serving shoppers.
They also listened to the plight of people who were frustrated with the hoops they had to jump through to send gifts to friends, coworkers, or clients.
Then it hit them. They could be the ones who build a solution to help brands connect with customers who want to send gifts to one or tons of people with ease.
The duo cooked up a company name, assembled a squad of passionate people, and dove in.
Today, Zest is being used as the gifting tool of choice by big-name brands selling millions in gifts through an experience that’s serving shoppers in a way that hadn’t been possible before now.
And that’s pretty cool, isn’t it?
Our Values
We practice adaptive tenacity.
We map out ambitious destinations but stay ready to swerve. In our commitment to dreaming big, we bend, sway, and reroute in lieu of staying rigid and snapping. When plans pan out differently than designed, we take a beat and remember that progress isn’t always straight ahead, but it is always moving forward.
We are compassionately curious.
Every project starts by stepping into the shoes of the people it impacts. We ask questions, stay curious, poke, prod, and take a peek from every angle. We set aside our assumptions and pay close attention. Perfecting joyful moments isn’t possible without staying curious.
We find humility in the hard stuff.
We know that pure delight is serious business. But while we’re busy building our big ideas, we always set aside time to reconnect and ground ourselves. We share our perfect outcomes alongside our pitfalls. Despite working at a tech company, we realize we’re not actually robots—we’re all humans trying our best.
We leave our lines open.
We foster a workspace that’s safe for every idea to come out into the open. From sound strategies to unhinged suggestions, we leave behind harsh criticisms in favor of supportive feedback, honesty, and opining. Within every collab and critique hides an opportunity to turn good thoughts into great ones, and we work together to uncover it.
We balance impact and speed.
We’re taking big strides in our journey, but we always stay mindful of the ripples each move makes. We suss out the influence our decisions have before sinking our teeth in too deeply. When end results mean no going back, we tread with full care and intention before hitting send. When our experiments can be optimized to infinity with ease, we push forward at full tilt.
Want to join us?
Think you'd be a good fit for revolutionizing the online gifting game? Toss your name in the hat on our Careers page.
