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Your Business Is On The LineEp6: You Are Enough or TeleHair or Your Hairline is on the Line w/ Tate HackertThe sixth episode of Canada's Number 1 Business-Comedy Podcast is here and it's absolutely unhinged.Join special guest Tate Hackert, Founder and CSO of ZayZoon, Canada's 22nd fastest growing tech company no thanks to Shubh.Tate takes the guys on a harrowing journey across half the globe as we (sort of) arrive at the pitch. You'll be on the edge of your seat.Pip and Shubh determine the real pitch might just be, "You Look Beautiful Just the Way You Are"Also:- Pip mentions some phallic...
2026-01-261h 08
BUILDERSHow ZayZoon built 300+ payroll partnerships to reach 15,000 businesses without direct sales | Tate HackertZayZoon pioneered the earned wage access category a decade ago and has become the leading embedded provider through partnerships with over 300 payroll companies. With over $50 million raised and a team of 200, ZayZoon now serves 15,000+ businesses across the US. In a recent episode of Category Visionaries, I sat down with Tate Hackert, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of ZayZoon, to unpack their B2B2C distribution strategy, the economics of three-sided marketplaces, and how they're expanding from earned wage access into the connected workplace.
Topics Discussed:
Building for two years without revenue while signing payroll distribution partners
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2025-10-2334 minBUILDERSHow ZayZoon built 300+ payroll partnerships to reach 15,000 businesses without direct sales | Tate HackertZayZoon pioneered the earned wage access category a decade ago and has become the leading embedded provider through partnerships with over 300 payroll companies. With over $50 million raised and a team of 200, ZayZoon now serves 15,000+ businesses across the US. In a recent episode of Category Visionaries, I sat down with Tate Hackert, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of ZayZoon, to unpack their B2B2C distribution strategy, the economics of three-sided marketplaces, and how they're expanding from earned wage access into the connected workplace.
Topics Discussed:
Building for two years without revenue while signing payroll distribution partners
...
2025-10-2334 min
PeopleTechZayZoon's Tate Hackert on Enhacing Comp for SMB Workers
I talk with Tate Hackert. He’s the co-founder and chief strategy officer for ZayZoon, an earned-wage access provider that focuses on small businesses and what it sees as the unique needs of their employees.
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2025-10-0322 minPeopleTechZayZoon's Tate Hackert on Enhacing Comp for SMB Workers
I talk with Tate Hackert. He’s the co-founder and chief strategy officer for ZayZoon, an earned-wage access provider that focuses on small businesses and what it sees as the unique needs of their employees.
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2025-10-0322 min
LoudTalk with Lavi82. The Key to Hacking Your 20s: Honest Advice to Winning in Life with Tech Founder Tate HackertToday we GET LOUD with Tate Hackert, the Founder & President of tech company ZayZoon. Tate has been one of my mentors and I waned to pick his brain about everything entrepreneurship, hacking your 20s, working smarter not harder, and strategies to building your career. Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube:https://youtu.be/VrTQ7CX3wXoCheck out ZayZoon: https://www.zayzoon.com/our-story Audio versions: Catch LTWL on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/loudtalk-with-lavi/id1664975601 Catch LTWL on Spotify...
2025-03-231h 14
Culture UncoveredZayZoonThis week's company is an org that has some big aspirations:They're on a mission to save 10 million employees $10 Billion. ZayZoon is a fintech company that helps HR teams provide financial wellness to their employees. In this episode you're going to experience a really candid conversation with Founder Tate Hackert as he shares what it's like to be a part of a company that's growing exponentially.Some highlights:Series B Startup
2024-12-1231 min
A Product Market Fit Show | Startup Podcast for FoundersHe made his first loan at 16. Now his fintech startup does $50M+ ARR—here’s how. | Tate Hackert, Co-Founder of ZayZoonDescriptionTate started doing commercial fishing at 16. He took that money and started lending it— on Craigslist! By 23 years old, he’d lent out $250,000. Then he found out about cash advances, and decided to start ZayZoon, a platform to help employers pay their employees faster.Tate was one of the early pioneers of the entire Earned Wage Access space. By partnering with payroll companies and employers, ZayZoon lets employees access their earned wages faster.It took Tate and his co-founders 4 years to get to their first million of ARR. And as soon as they...
2024-12-021h 03
The Modern Hotelier#110: Earned Wage Access: Revolutionizing Employee Compensation | with Tate HackertIn this episode of The Modern Hotelier, hosts David Millili and Steve Carran sit down with Tate Hackert, founder and president of ZayZoon, to discuss earned wage access and financial empowerment in the hospitality industry. Hackert shares his entrepreneurial journey from small-town beginnings to revolutionizing employee pay access, along with insights on business growth and workplace benefits.Key Topics:How did ZayZoon transform from a manual loan service into a comprehensive fintech platform? What new features are planned in ZayZoon's rewards and recognition tools? How can earned wage access benefit both employees and employers in the ho...
2024-11-0542 min
Mission to Grow: A Small Business Guide to Cash, Compliance, and the War for TalentThe Truth About On-Demand Pay - What Employers Need to Know - Mission to Grow: A Small Business Guide to Cash, Compliance, and the War for Talent - #56The Truth About On-Demand Pay - What Employers Need to KnowWe'll explore:How to leverage on-demand pay as a competitive advantageTips for boosting productivityThe importance of financial wellness as a benefit offeringThe pitfalls of not adapting to employee financial needsHost: Mike Vannoy, VP of Marketing at AsureExpert panelist: Tate Hackert, Co-Founder & President of ZayZoonhttps://www.zayzoon.com/
2024-01-1646 min
Founder Journey | The Untold Stories of the Founder JourneyThe Founders Journey ft. Tate Hackert of ZayZoonWelcome to TechTO's Founders Journey Series.
In this series, we talk with the founders of emerging Canadian tech start-ups and learn about their journey to building their current businesses.
Today’s guest is Tate Hackert, President and Founder of ZayZoon. ZayZoon is helping companies win with employees by improving their financial well-being. Tate discusses his Founders journey, how he built ZayZoon, and tips for beating imposter syndrome as a Founder.
In this episode, we also chat about:
- Tate’s Background and Early...
2024-01-1246 min
The Growth and Scaling Podcast with Todd WestraEp#359 Tate Hackert: Revolutionizing Employee Financial Wellness and Payroll AccessThe Growth and Scaling Podcast with Todd Westra
Are you tired of the never-ending predatory loans and overdraft fees? Have you ever wished there was a way to access your wages immediately after working hard for them? Well, worry no more! Join Tate Hackert, founder and president of Zayzoon, as he shares how his company is changing the game by providing people with immediate access to their wages.
With 6,000 U.S. business partners and counting, Zayzoon is helping employees take control of their employee financial wellness and payroll access!
Don't miss the chance to...
2023-10-1932 min
2023-06-0524 min
Scaleup Valley Podcast288 From Canada to the US: mastering the Rockefeller Habits | Tate Hackert, Founder of ZayZoonOn this episode of the Scale Up Valley Podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Tate Hackert, President & Founder of ZayZoon
Key Takeaways:
The rise of a new category: Earned Wage Access
Giving employees the ability to access wages whenever they are needed.
How to create a new concept and brand to a new category
The particularities of the Canadian ecosystem: challenges and opportunities
Learning from your expansion mistakes and going back to your core markets
The importance of having an effective daily meeting
2023-05-0253 min
Leaders In PaymentsTate Hackert, Co-founder & President of ZayZoon | Episode 220My guest this week grew up on a small-town island in Canada but had to go all the way to Hong Kong before he finally realized that being a lawyer wasn’t his calling. When he returned, he had exchanged his passion for a “reputable career” for an obsession with technology. ZayZoon Co-founder and President Tate Hackert went from Meetups to mainstream via the tech startup path – and all on behalf of the employee/employer dynamic when it comes to payments.For those of you who may not know, ZayZoon is a way for employees to get paid pri...
2023-04-2632 min
The Hard Part with Evan McCannTate Hackert from ZayZoonTate Hackert is the Founder and President of ZayZoon. ZayZoon provides Wages On-Demand so employees can access their earned wages before payday and a financial wellness platform that teaches employees how to use those wages wisely and efficiently. In this episode we discuss Tate’s time in Hong Kong, his RV tour across the United States and the major impact ZayZoon creates.
2023-03-2752 min
Transform Your WorkplaceThe Rise of Earned Wage Access with Tate HackertIn this economy, is it really possible to balance your business's bottom line while addressing employee financial wellness initiatives? According to Tate Hackert, President and Founder of ZayZoon, the answer is a resounding "yes." Listen in to learn all about how business owners can retain employees during these trying times by providing Earned Wage Access, a solution for the cash flow crunch between paydays. TAKEAWAYS Earned Wage Access, now growing in popularity, allows employees the flexibility to access the pay that they've already earned but have not yet been paid. Financial s...
2023-03-0722 min
Inspired InsightsSuccess & Growth of On-Demand PayJoin our Co-hosts Bryan Gorman and Geoff McCuen in Inspired Insights this week. They will be speaking to Tate Hackert from Zayzoon, who is their President and Founder. He will speak on how their built his team culture to flourish, how the success of his startup occurred, and how he has continued to build a successful company.
Links:
https://www.zayzoon.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tate-hackert/
Books/Podcasts:
All-In https://www.allinpodcast.co/
Diary of a CEO https://open.spotify.com/show/7i...
2023-03-0241 minInspired InsightsTate Hackert SnippetWant an inside scoop into Thursdays episode on the need, success, and the current growth of on-demand pay? Listen here!
2023-02-2800 min
What's Your "And"?547: Tate Hackert is a Founder & Martial Artist [podcast]Tate Hackert, President of ZayZoon, talks about his passion for martial arts, his fighting experience, how it has improved his self-discipline both in and out of the office, and more!
2022-12-0727 min
Local Entrepreneurs Network PodcastEpisode 7 — Tate HackertAlessandro Frias and Matt Levine sit down to talk with Tate Hackert, the co-founder and President of ZayZoon. ZayZoon is a start-up that targets small to mid-level businesses ensuring earned wage access for its employees. ZayZoon gives employees of these small businesses instant access to their earned wages on-demand. This voluntary benefit has been shown to improve retention rates and increase productivity while reducing the financial stress related to cash flow shortfall between paychecks.
Tate discusses his entrepreneurial journey from fishing for Gooey Ducks to making ZayZoon a reality, the importance of building a strong company culture, a...
2022-12-021h 03
Fintech Insider Podcast by 11:FS665. Insights: Should everyone get paid when they need it?
Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to ask the question: 'should everyone get paid when they need it?'
Earned wage access has become one of the hottest products in financial services.
While in the past, employees have got caught out by unexpected bills before their monthly pay packet, these services are looking to bridge the gap and unlock vital funds from their next paycheque.
But as with any hot property in fintech, it has attracted scrutiny from everyone, including consumer groups and regulators.
This week's...
2022-09-2348 min
Strive For More#10: One Man’s Journey From Craigslist Loans to Raising $15 Million - Tate HackertOur next guest, Tate Hackert, originated more than $300,000 in loans through sourced-leads on Craigslist between the ages of 15-23. Tate is currently the founder and President of Zayzoon, which is an HR-technology company on a mission to improve employee health through the use of responsible financial products.
In this episode we talk about:
Why he took a unique approach in University to build relationships and connect with entrepreneurs (and how you can do the same thing)
Why you have to do things that can’t scale in the early days (so that you can scale)
How a focus on hiring gr...
2020-02-101h 06
The Personal Finance Show03 - Tate Hackert
Tate Hackert wants you to have a better option for short-term cash flow needs.
Tate is in Toronto for the Payments Canada Summit from May 24-26 so I invited him to my studio to talk about ZayZoon and the 2nd annual FinTech Cup, which will be presented at the Summit.
I published a written interview with Tate back in January 2017 so if you want to know more about ZayZoon and Tate’s background, check out that post.
At the first Payments Canada Summit last year in Calgary, ZayZoon won the FinTech Cu...
2017-05-2427 min
The Personal Finance Show03 - Tate Hackert
Tate Hackert wants you to have a better option for short-term cash flow needs.
Tate is in Toronto for the Payments Canada Summit from May 24-26 so I invited him to my studio to talk about ZayZoon and the 2nd annual FinTech Cup, which will be presented at the Summit.
I published a written interview with Tate back in January 2017 so if you want to know more about ZayZoon and Tate’s background, check out that post.
At the first Payments Canada Summit last year in Calgary, ZayZoon won the FinTech Cu...
2017-05-2400 min
The Personal Finance Show02 - Cato Pastoll and Brandon Vlaar
“Lending Loop is Canada's first fully regulated peer-to-peer lending platform focused on small business.”
That’s the official description from lendingloop.ca.
After interviewing co-founders, Cato Pastoll and Brandon Vlaar, I realized Lending Loop is also a way to connect Canadians.
On the surface it just seems like another investment option. You drop some money into an account and you choose how to allocate that money. There are a bunch of businesses, new ones show up every few days, and they have different risk ratings.
The prudent thing to do wou...
2017-04-2144 min
The Personal Finance Show02 - Cato Pastoll and Brandon Vlaar
“Lending Loop is Canada's first fully regulated peer-to-peer lending platform focused on small business.”
That’s the official description from lendingloop.ca.
After interviewing co-founders, Cato Pastoll and Brandon Vlaar, I realized Lending Loop is also a way to connect Canadians.
On the surface it just seems like another investment option. You drop some money into an account and you choose how to allocate that money. There are a bunch of businesses, new ones show up every few days, and they have different risk ratings.
The prudent thing to do wou...
2017-04-2100 min
Hello Tech Pros - Motivation, Soft Skills & Business AdviceZayZoon Wants to Destroy Payday Loan Sharks — Tate Hackert on EntrepreneurshipTate Hackert is the 24 year old brain-child of ZayZoon.com, a start-up looking to upend the payday lending industry. Tate proved himself as an entrepreneurial lender in the grittiest of sorts - lending out $250,000 of his own money between the ages of 16 and 23 - On Craigslist! Recently, ZayZoon was awarded the Payments Canada FinTech Cup and given an honorary placement in PayPal's FinTech Five. Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/tate-hackert-entrepreneurship/
2016-08-2034 min