Zachary Bautista is a Partner, Group Creative Director at Rethink, named the 2024 Cannes Lions Independent Agency of the Year.

From art school dropout to one of the most consistently recognized creatives in Canada, his work has been awarded at every major international award show from Cannes to Clios with acclaim from figures like Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore, and headlines on publications like CNN and FastCompany.

Zachary was ranked the #1 Art Director back-to-back-to-back-to-back in Strategy Magazine’s Creative Report Card for 2022-2025. He was among AdAge’s 40 Under 40 and, along with his writing partner Geoff Baillie, were named AdAge's Creative Team of the Year in 2024. You can find his work on a billboard near you or in the 6th Edition of Hey Whipple Squeeze This along with Pearson’s Fundamentals of Marketing Textbook.

Zach spends most of his money on sports memorabilia. He spends most of his time making money to afford sports memorabilia.