Zach Bonnevie or “Zbon,” is the name that has helped improve the lives of hundreds of people, leading them on a path of fitness, and transforming both their bodies and lifestyles. Hailing from an athletic background, he excelled in football and basketball, and also outshined in his grade as an honors student.Zbon graduated from the University of Maine at Farmington with a degree in Community Health. He is also a certified personal trainer and fitness nutrition specialist through ACE. Zach’s kindness, patience, and ability to work with any age and fitness level sets him apart from his competitors. He is flexible and easy to get along with, which is why so many people trust him and love working with him.
Zbon Fitness has been in business since 2017 and is growing each day. After training clients out of other gyms for three years, he decided it was time to take on the dream of his own gym. Zbon Fitness has grown from just him, his two clients, and a second job to 100+ clients, his own gym, and a self-owned successful business in just 4 years!
At the gym, he has two other trainers along with him for basketball skills training. He also has another trainer for strength training clients. He has been featured on the All Things Good podcast, available on iTunes, and has been invited to various sports camps in Maine to put teams and players through rigorous training and workouts. He has also undertaken programs for many athletes in Maine, both online and in-person, ranging from youth to the collegiate level. He works efficiently with any age group and is passionate about helping anyone achieve their fitness goals! Be sure to check out his apparel and Zbon brand through his social media pages!
About Zbon Fitness
Zbon Fitness was something he started from the ground up. It went from a thought to a part-time gig to a full-time gig and now a gym location with two other trainers. Seeing Christian Guzman do what he was doing had always inspired Zbon to pursue a career in fitness and entrepreneurship. He watched him for years and years and finally asked himself, “why can’t I do something like that?” He took the gamble, believed in himself, and pursued his dream. He quit his post-college job after only 3 months in and took on working for himself. Today he has fallen in love with the grind of owning a business and cannot imagine doing anything else.“Zbon Fitness is here to provide excellent personal training or basketball skill development services at reasonable costs! Zbon fitness wants all of its members to feel great, reach goals and live healthier. The goal is to make fitness enjoyable!” he assures.
Inspiring People To Follow Their Dreams
Zbon inspires others by motivating them through fitness and hard work. “ It doesn’t matter what struggles you have had, where you live, or who you are, you can chase a dream and live life how you want to. Never let anyone tell you you can’t!” He wants to keep showing the youth and people that hard work pays off and you can be anything you want to be if you truly set your mind to it. People always said he would never be successful with a fitness business in a small town located in Maine. He has already proven them wrong and continues to do so with his success every passing day. He has never been the biggest or strongest guy in the room, but he didn’t let that stop him from working hard to build his best body and a career in what he loves, fitness. “Hard work beats talent when talent isn’t working hard”, the sign hanging in his gym proclaims. On being asked what inspires him to keep hustling, he recalls the success of his clients. Being able to work in a gym and around athletes every day, he believes, is a blessing for him. “I love being able to be flexible, make my own schedule, and travel when I can and whenever I want.”
Business During Pandemic and Post-Covid Plans
During the quarantine, Zbon went fully online and connected through zoom sessions with clients. He used quarantine to grow his business. He transformed his online coaching platform to a new app as well as charted out the business plan for his gym.
Talking about reopening his gym after the lockdown, he shares, “The gym is always cleaned and sanitized and proper precautions are always in place in the gym and during basketball sessions to ensure the safety of the members and clients. It’s all about adapting to what is going on. You have to always be ready for what will get thrown at your business. Make sure to never stress and just do what you need to do for the safety and success of your business.”
