Zak Communications is a leading boutique public relations agency specialized in lifestyle, beauty, fashion and luxury brand communication with offices in Toronto and Montreal, Canada. Our team of experts is passionate about creating and executing insights-driven strategies designed to inspire, engage and convert. We take an integrated, modern approach to the task of forging connections between brands and 21st century consumers. Through our in-depth understanding of cultural and consumer trends, we help brands to tell their stories effectively in an always-evolving media landscape.
Our mission is to be trusted advisors to our clients, building long-term partnerships through our commitment to helping them achieve their goals. We aim to add value through our creativity, local-market expertise and extensive media and influencer relationships. Our professionalism, service, execution and results reflect the industry’s highest standards and we are driven by genuine entrepreneurial values.
VALUES
CREATIVITY
We go above and beyond the norm to tell our clients’ brand stories in a voice that is authentic and compelling with original ideas that break through
RELATIONSHIPS
Zak Communications seeks long-term, in-depth relationships with our clients and also with our suppliers, media and our network of influencers
SERVICE
At the heart of all we do, we service our clients and media by aligning goals and ensuring we are responsive and proactive communicators
TRANSPARENCY
What truly sets us apart is our dedication to communicating with clarity and openness. We regard our clients as partners and we assume our role as trusted advisors
RESULTS
Because in the end, it’s what counts.
LEADERSHIP TEAM
LAURIE
ZAKRESKI
PRINCIPAL
Prior to founding Zak Communications, Laurie acquired several years of in-house marketing and PR experience in various leadership roles in the Canadian fashion and media industries. It is her ‘in-house’ thinking and constant commitment to her clients and their needs that has driven the success of the agency. A passionate marketer of ideas, Laurie has built a reputation of excellence and trust for the agency, creating partnerships and long-term business relationships with clients, media and within the industry overall. As the agency’s visionary and leader, she values her team above all and enjoys creating opportunities that foster growth and evolution.
AARON
MICHIELS
VICE PRESIDENT
With over 15 years of consumer PR expertise, Aaron is the agency’s chief strategy architect, leading integrated communications across earned, paid and owned media. Fueled by a natural curiosity to understand what truly makes people tick, Aaron brings an insight-led philosophy to the business of influence, asking the right questions to uncover the story that really matters to our clients and their audiences. In addition to providing senior strategic council, Aaron is responsible for the oversight and mentorship of the entire Zak team, ensuring that the agency delivers on its mandates with the goal of exceeding client expectations.
JOIN OUR TEAM
Zak Communications is a leading boutique public relations agency specialized in lifestyle, beauty, fashion and luxury brand communication with offices in Toronto and Montreal, Canada. Our team of experts is passionate about creating and executing insights-driven strategies designed to inspire, engage and convert. We take an integrated, modern approach to the task of forging connections between brands and 21st century consumers. Through our in-depth understanding of cultural and consumer trends, we help brands to tell their stories effectively in an always-evolving media landscape.
MISSION
Our mission is to be trusted advisors to our clients, building long-term partnerships through our commitment to helping them achieve their goals. We aim to add value through our creativity, local-market expertise and extensive media and influencer relationships. Our professionalism, service, execution and results reflect the industry’s highest standards and we are driven by genuine entrepreneurial values.
VALUES
CREATIVITY
We go above and beyond the norm to tell our clients’ brand stories in a voice that is authentic and compelling with original ideas that break through
RELATIONSHIPS
Zak Communications seeks long-term, in-depth relationships with our clients and also with our suppliers, media and our network of influencers
SERVICE
At the heart of all we do, we service our clients and media by aligning goals and ensuring we are responsive and proactive communicators
TRANSPARENCY
What truly sets us apart is our dedication to communicating with clarity and openness. We regard our clients as partners and we assume our role as trusted advisors
RESULTS
Because in the end, it’s what counts
LEADERSHIP TEAM
LAURIE
ZAKRESKI
PRINCIPAL
Prior to founding Zak Communications, Laurie acquired several years of in-house marketing and PR experience in various leadership roles in the Canadian fashion and media industries. It is her ‘in-house’ thinking and constant commitment to her clients and their needs that has driven the success of the agency. A passionate marketer of ideas, Laurie has built a reputation of excellence and trust for the agency, creating partnerships and long-term business relationships with clients, media and within the industry overall. As the agency’s visionary and leader, she values her team above all and enjoys creating opportunities that foster growth and evolution.
AARON
MICHIELS
VICE PRESIDENT
With over 15 years of consumer PR expertise, Aaron is the agency’s chief strategy architect, leading integrated communications across earned, paid and owned media. Fueled by a natural curiosity to understand what truly makes people tick, Aaron brings an insight-led philosophy to the business of influence, asking the right questions to uncover the story that really matters to our clients and their audiences. In addition to providing senior strategic council, Aaron is responsible for the oversight and mentorship of the entire Zak team, ensuring that the agency delivers on its mandates with the goal of exceeding client expectations.
JOIN OUR TEAM
Zak Communications is a leading boutique public relations agency specialized in lifestyle, beauty, fashion and luxury brand communication with offices in Toronto and Montreal, Canada.
Our team of experts is passionate about creating and executing insights-driven strategies designed to inspire, engage and convert. We take an integrated, modern approach to the task of forging connections between brands and 21st century consumers.
Through our in-depth understanding of cultural and consumer trends, we help brands to tell their stories effectively in an always-evolving media landscape.
MISSION
Our mission is to be trusted advisors to our clients, building long-term partnerships through our commitment to helping them achieve their goals.
We aim to add value through our creativity, local-market expertise and extensive media and influencer relationships.
Our professionalism, service, execution and results reflect the industry’s highest standards and we are driven by genuine entrepreneurial values.
Through our in-depth understanding of cultural and consumer trends, we help brands to tell their stories effectively in an always-evolving media landscape.
VALUES
CREATIVITY
We go above and beyond the norm to tell our clients’ brand stories in a voice that is authentic and compelling with original ideas that break through
RELATIONSHIPS
Zak Communications seeks long-term, in-depth relationships with our clients and also with our suppliers, media and our network of influencers
SERVICE
At the heart of all we do, we service our clients and media by aligning goals and ensuring we are responsive and proactive communicators
TRANSPARENCY
What truly sets us apart is our dedication to communicating with clarity and openness. We regard our clients as partners and we assume our role as trusted advisors
RESULTS
Because in the end, it’s what counts
LEADERSHIP TEAM
LAURIE ZAKRESKI
PRINCIPAL
Prior to founding Zak Communications, Laurie acquired several years of in-house marketing and PR experience in various leadership roles in the Canadian fashion and media industries. It is her ‘in-house’ thinking and constant commitment to her clients and their needs that has driven the success of the agency. A passionate marketer of ideas, Laurie has built a reputation of excellence and trust for the agency, creating partnerships and long-term business relationships with clients, media and within the industry overall. As the agency’s visionary and leader, she values her team above all and enjoys creating opportunities that foster growth and evolution.
AARON MICHIELS
VICE PRESIDENT
With over 15 years of consumer PR expertise, Aaron is the agency’s chief strategy architect, leading integrated communications across earned, paid and owned media. Fueled by a natural curiosity to understand what truly makes people tick, Aaron brings an insight-led philosophy to the business of influence, asking the right questions to uncover the story that really matters to our clients and their audiences. In addition to providing senior strategic council, Aaron is responsible for the oversight and mentorship of the entire Zak team, ensuring that the agency delivers on its mandates with the goal of exceeding client expectations.
JOIN OUR TEAM