Our Facilitators

Our Z1CareerZone Certified Facilitators are the best in the business.

Meet The Facilitators

Our Z1CareerZone Certified Facilitators are the best in the business. They are trained to provide the best services for a variety of clientele and are dedicated to each of their successes. The feedback we receive from our clients on their experiences with our facilitators is nothing short of outstanding.

Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan

Facilitator

Jim Ryan has over 18 years’ experience in the NFL as a player and a coach. His journey from an undrafted free agent to a 10-year playing career with the Denver Broncos is an inspiring underdog story. Playing in over 150 NFL games, including 2 Super Bowls, Jim also spent 9 years as an NFL coach with Denver and Houston. Before heading into professional football, Jim earned a BA in Business Management from William and Mary as well as an MBA from the University of Denver. Read more.

Kristine Thody

Kristine Thody

Facilitator + Certified Career Coach

Kristine’s career pathway is like a jungle gym, having climbed in a few different directions, to make three career transitions to date. Today, she’s a Certified Personal & Professional Development Coach and Portfolio Manager, with 28 years of combined experience working for UBC Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, a highly regarded academic business school; ranked the #1 Best Business Program in Canada by Maclean’s University Rankings 2020. Read more.

Janet Hudson

Janet Hudson

Facilitator + Certified Career Coach

Janet is passionate about helping people learn in a way that works for them. She’s enjoyed a 25-year career in higher education as a university history professor and a professional development leader for faculty and administrators. Those experiences taught her so much about human learning and the discomfort that comes with setbacks and uncertainty. Read more.

Josh Taylor

Josh Taylor

Facilitator

Josh Taylor brings nearly 20 years of experience in the marketing, higher education, and career development fields.  He began his career working in globally focused communications roles in the profit (Disney) and non-profit (Rotary International, Hands-On Network) sectors in France, Canada, and the US before transiting to higher education. Read more.

Mark Vesser

Mark Vesser

Facilitator

Mark grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee and graduated from the University of Tennessee with a business degree in marketing. After college Mark served on active duty in the U.S. Army for over 11 years on 3 continents. After leaving the Army Mark relocated his family to St. Louis, Missouri and had a 28-year sales career mainly in the healthcare industry. Read more.

Jasmine Rice

Jasmine Rice

Facilitator + Certified Career Coach

Jasmine is passionate about helping others transform their lives. She was born and raised in Kansas—with a small stint in Arizona—and moved to Denver in 2003. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Kansas. After 19 years in the non-profit sector, Jasmine launched two separate companies. Read more.

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Z1CareerZone Alumni
Success Stories

Elizabeth R.

Before I began the Z1 OnDemand Program, I was stuck and struggling to find the direction of my career. I wasn’t sure what career options to consider and certainly didn’t know what steps to take to get there. Right from the beginning of the course, I had the opportunity to dive into skills and value assessments. The thoughtful structure was exactly what I needed to reflect and establish goals. This inspiration and excitement fueled me through the rest of the course and stays with me today. I finished the course with not only the tools I needed, but also the confidence that I was really lacking at the beginning. I couldn’t recommend the course more… Read more “Elizabeth R.”

Elizabeth R.
Z1CareerZone OnDemand

OnDemand 2

From the very start of the program, I was impressed by the thoughtfulness of its design and the thoroughness of its content. Jim Zasowski and his team clearly poured their wisdom and hearts into assembling a training program that would be uniquely valuable to folks in any job-seeking stage of their career, planned or unexpected. The curriculum is incredibly thorough and patiently delivered – I never felt like it was moving too fast or too slow. The mix of teaching mediums, from diagrams and bullets with professional voiceover narrative to Jim’s inspiring video webinar sessions, kept the learning experience fresh and easily digestible no matter what your primary learning style. In each step of the journey through the program, it’s easy to see how much Jim and his team truly care about their… Read more “OnDemand 2”

Luke A.
Z1CareerZone OnDemand Alum

OnDemand 1

I recently found myself in a situation all too familiar to the countless people who have lost their jobs seemingly overnight. Fortunately, I had a family member who was willing to sponsor me financially to enroll in Z1CareerZone’s OnDemand Program. I’m so glad that he did. I am now a proud graduate of the Z1CareerZone OnDemand Program. One of the program’s core messages is that the key to a candidate’s success is to be the most prepared, the most excited, and liked the best. If a training program could be graded on the same scale – for its preparedness to teach, the obvious excitement and passion that went into producing it, and its sheer likability – I would hire this one, 10 times out of… Read more “OnDemand 1”

Alum
Z1CareerZone OnDemand

Jerod R.

A year ago, my spirit was crushed, but now I’m in a job that fuels more joy and passion in my life than I thought was possible. I am most grateful for your leadership and how you set me up with Ty. You blessed me more than I could have asked for with the coaching talent Ty gave me. She was in the trenches with me… She’s truly top talent… The wise counsel she has is literally making huge impacts in both my professional and personal… Read more “Jerod R.”

Jerod R.
Premium Program Alum

Ryan H.

The Z1CareerZone team put lot of time and effort into the program and it is more than I really expected… Jim’s opening advice – Candidates who get hired are the most prepared, most excited and most liked – has really helped on two interviews… this year I am more serious about a move – but that advice sticks with me and I am doing more than just a glance at a company’s website or recruiters’ profile when I… Read more “Ryan H.”

Ryan H.
OnDemand Program Alum

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