Zachry Godfrey, “Big Z”
Build what comes next without losing what makes us human.
CEO • International Keynote Speaker • Global Conscious Commerce Pioneer • Host, Talks with Big Z™
Human Transformation. Faith. Leadership. Technology. Global Impact.
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Four Flagship Keynotes
Battle. Lead. Build. Impact.
One platform, organized beneath four keynote families.
Battle — Personal Transformation
Battle to Blessings™ / The Preparation™
The seasons that almost break us can become the seasons that prepare us.
Lead — Human-First Leadership
Human First CEO™ / Alignment Over Achievement™
Companies don’t lead people. People lead people.
Build — Business, Technology & the Future
Humanity at the Core of Transactions™ / Innovation Without Losing Humanity™
The greatest technological transformation in history should not require us to sacrifice the human experience.
Impact — Global Conscious Commerce
Global Conscious Commerce™
What if every transaction could become an opportunity for impact?
Why Big Z
Not Just Another Motivational Speaker.
The Survivor
A personal story of adversity, rebuilding, and transformation.
The Believer
Faith isn’t an addition to his leadership philosophy. It is the foundation of it.
The CEO
He speaks about leadership while actively carrying the responsibility of leading.
The Builder
He has spent more than two decades building companies, teams, partnerships, and technology.
The Innovator
He operates inside fintech, AI, payments, and the rapidly changing future of global commerce.
The Human Performance Advocate
He believes spiritual, mental, and physical alignment determines how much responsibility a leader can sustainably carry.
The Impact Leader
He is advancing Global Conscious Commerce—a vision where economic growth and measurable human impact work together.
The Host
Through Talks with Big Z™: The Global Impact Show, Zachry brings leaders, founders, athletes, creators, and change-makers together around conversations capable of moving people into action.
Audiences
From the Human Story to the Global Boardroom
Corporate Leadership & Executive Events
Leadership, culture, transformation, human performance and innovation.
Entrepreneur & Founder Conferences
Building, scaling, resilience, purpose and entrepreneurship.
Technology, Fintech & Payments Conferences
AI, orchestration, embedded finance, payments, global commerce, innovation and humanity in technology.
Sales & Performance Organizations
Mindset, preparation, discipline, resilience and sustained performance.
Faith-Based Organizations
Calling, stewardship, faith-led leadership and overcoming adversity.
Healthcare & Wellness Events
Mental resilience, health, discipline, longevity and the responsibility to care for the person carrying the mission.
Universities & Emerging Leaders
Purpose, entrepreneurship, leadership, identity and preparing for the future.
Nonprofits & Impact Organizations
Service, conscious commerce, community impact and leadership beyond ourselves.
Global Conscious Commerce™
Profit can create possibility. Commerce can create impact. Leadership can create legacy.
Zachry 'Big Z' Godfrey is an entrepreneur, CEO, and global thought leader dedicated to helping people, businesses, and communities flourish through purpose-driven innovation. As CEO & Co-Founder of Lumino, he is building the infrastructure for Global Conscious Commerce, where technology, leadership, and generosity work together to create measurable impact. Through executive leadership, keynote speaking, and Talks with Big Z™: The Global Impact Show, Zachry inspires leaders worldwide to build businesses that serve people, strengthen communities, and leave a legacy that matters.
Faith-Led Leadership
I believe leadership is stewardship. The greatest leaders serve first, lead with integrity, and measure success by the lives they impact. My faith shapes how I build companies, develop leaders, and pursue excellence with humility and purpose.
Global Innovation
For more than two decades, I’ve helped scale businesses across fintech, SaaS, embedded finance, hospitality, retail, sports, and emerging technologies. Today, through Lumino, I’m helping redefine commerce by connecting payments, loyalty, impact, and human connection into one unified ecosystem.
Building What's Next
The future belongs to organizations that create value beyond transactions. My passion is helping visionary leaders build companies, cultures, and communities that generate lasting economic growth while creating measurable impact for people around the world.
The Global Impact Show
Talks with Big Z™
Where Purpose Meets Leadership. Where Conversations Become Movements.
Talks with Big Z™ is where visionary founders, CEOs, entrepreneurs, athletes, creators, investors, and change-makers come together for authentic conversations that inspire action and create measurable impact.
Hosted by Zachry “Big Z” Godfrey, each episode explores leadership, innovation, purpose, and the ideas shaping the future of business, culture, and humanity.
Live every Friday at 8:30 AM CT.
Credentials
He doesn’t simply speak about leadership from the stage; he lives it from the CEO chair.
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“Lead with faith. Build with purpose. Love people well. Everything else will follow.”
Zachry GodfreyCo-Founder | CEO of Lumino & TripleRoot
Build what comes next without losing what makes us human.