Zach Lahartinger
USA
Zach Lahartinger is an aspiring serial entrepreneur from Ottowa, Canada helping teachers and parents make payments more easily in schools through Student School Fees (SSF). Zach is hoping to break into the US market this year and make a difference in the lives of teachers like his mother.
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid".
– Albert Einstein
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Zach dreams not only of being a serial entrepreneur but eventually a venture capitalist. He loves working with startups that focus on making a positive difference in the world. Zach is the founder and CEO of Student School Fees (SSF), an online platform for schools to systematize school payments from parents for events, trips, special meals, etc.
Zach Lahartinger is an aspiring serial entrepreneur joining Watson from Ottowa, Canada. His mother being a teacher, Zach recognized a unique pain point for her and her fellow teachers who were having trouble easily collecting class fees for different events manually. Creating this company as a full time commerce student, Zach’s idea won second place, funding, and office space at the National Nicol entrepreneurship competition. SSF piloted in 2013 in Ottowa and Zach is now looking to break into the US market. He is looking for the right connections, partners, and funders while at Watson to move his first company toward being aquired.
Currently he works sales in Ottawa for a business accelerator program called Lead to Win. He works with the founders of more than 10 validated Lead to Win companies, ranging from high tech to apparel companies, to improve sales and business development. Zach believes that rather than being confined by a typical corporate ladder, we can create our own ladders that make a difference and leave a positive mark on the world.
