ABOUT US
We started with a simple problem.
What We stand For
Co-Owner, Creative Director
Zac lives, eats, and breathes video production — he’s the engine behind ZC’s creative output. He got his start shooting music videos in high school, building a following across Knoxville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, and Asheville, and turned that early hustle into an entirely self-taught craft sharpened at national conferences and on set with other production teams. As Creative Director, Zac oversees every video from concept to delivery, operating the camera himself when a shoot calls for it and leading ZC’s videographers, editors, drone pilots, and audio engineers on everything else. He’s known for a rare gift: making a small budget look extraordinary.
Co-Owner, Social Media/Graphic Design Director
Cole’s creative journey started behind a camera, shooting photography for personal projects, weddings, and sports before ZC Productions existed. His interest in graphic design took root even earlier — by 16 he was designing seriously, launching his own clothing brand and running his own screen printing business. Cole is a Blount County native and a former state champion golfer, and that discipline and quiet competitiveness still shows in how he works and leads. He co-founded ZC Productions in 2020 and, entirely self-taught, has grown into the leader behind its day-to-day creative output — producing social content for select clients while running the team behind him. Highly organized and detail-driven, Cole is the glue that holds it all together.
Co-Owner, Business Development Manager, Editor/Publisher
Robert’s career in journalism started in high school at the Knoxville News Sentinel, writing stories, shooting photos, and doing whatever they’d let him do. That passion carried him through journalism studies at four universities and a master’s degree from the University of Missouri–Columbia. His path since has been anything but ordinary: he served in the U.S. Army writing and photographing for publications like Army Times and Army Magazine, worked as a freelance photojournalist in Alaska, and built a weekly newspaper from scratch in Whitefish, Montana. In 2020, he turned that experience into Open Roads Media, LLC — co-founding ZC Productions alongside Zac Taylor and Cole Ford.
WordPress Website Developer, Paid Advertising Specialist
Kacey brings a rare, specialized skillset to ZC: he’s a WordPress developer with professional certifications in SEO and Google Ads, backed by dual associate degrees in information technology and web design. Before joining ZC in May 2026, he spent five-plus years as Web Designer and SEO Engineer at Maryville’s Allevia Technology, managing a portfolio of 75+ client sites — including builds for the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, Homegrown National Park, and Chilhowee Hills Baptist Church — with more than a million combined visits. That track record gives him fluency not just in building great websites, but in keeping them running as living assets.
Videographer & Editor
Nate is a videographer and editor from Northern California who now calls East Tennessee home. He studied Video Production Technology at Pellissippi State and joined ZC Productions after starting as an intern. He loves both sides of production — shooting and editing — and spends his free time cycling, working out, and building personal projects. His latest, Tahoe 100, documents his training and 100-mile ride around Lake Tahoe, releasing December 2026. It’s a good example of what drives him: taking a real experience and finding the moments and details that make it worth watching, whether he’s on set, at his desk editing, or working on something of his own.
Videographer & Editor
Grant is a Blount County native whose interest in video production grew out of gaming and streaming on Twitch. He earned his associate degree in Video Production from Pellissippi State, then interned with ZC Productions in 2022 and has been part of the team since. After nearly two years, he spent a year as Social Media Manager at Tim Short Ford in LaFollette before returning, and now has roughly three years with the company. Grant works across production and post-production — shooting commercials, social content, interviews, and events, and editing for ZC’s clients. He’s FAA-certified as a drone pilot and comfortable with a wide range of gear. Energetic and hardworking, Grant loves bringing ideas to life and capturing moments people remember forever.
Editor
Luke has been editing videos since he was 8-years-old, filming funny skits with his cousins to showcase to all the family. After studying Film Production following high school, he has taken on numerous projects the past decade across 5 continents, dedicating his time to self-teaching in order to produce the very best for every type of client. From creating emotionally connecting stories to attention grabbing visuals, you can always count on Luke to produce when needed the most.
