Zachary Green
Zachary Green is a graduate of Bowling Green State University in Ohio. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former lieutenant with his local fire department, Zachary is the founder of two successful start-ups. MN8 has three global brands (LumAware, Foxfire, and ClearGuard) and has grossed close to $30 Million dollars and raised $4+ Million in venture funding.
The products are now used by over 80,000 firefighters and three of the nation’s largest retailers in addition to be carried by The Home Depot. In his most recent venture, he co-founded Velontra, a company that focuses on hypersonic unmanned arial systems for the US Dept. of Defense and low earth orbit access.
Zachary received the President of the United Sates “E” award in Washington DC from President Trump for exporting and has been honored as Exporter of the Year by the Ohio Small Business Administration. Zachary was featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, the front page of Yahoo.com, MSN.com and in USA Today along with numerous other local and national media outlets. Zachary has testified in front of the US House of Representative Small Business committee and was named Entrepreneur of the year by Governor John Kasich. Zachary was also selected by the Obama White House as one of 10 entrepreneurs to represent the United States at the Global Entrepreneur Summit.
Zachary’s book, Warrior Entrepreneur will be release in late 2021 and focuses on how warrior traits can help entrepreneurs, leaders and others battle through adversity and accomplish their missions.
Zachary Green lives in Hilton Head Island, SC and was formerly a City Councilman in Wyoming (Cincinnati), Ohio.