Zambezi
Award-Winning Integrated Creative, Media and Production Agency
Zambezi receives a majority investment from Manna Tree
Zambezi is an award-winning independent creative agency known for building billion-dollar brands and breakthrough consumer campaigns. Headquartered in Los Angeles and celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2026, Zambezi helps brands drive outsized growth through integrated creative, strategic storytelling, production marketing and sports partners. The agency has a proven track record of helping companies become category leaders, most recently propelling Liquid I.V. to billion-dollar brand status.
Zambezi’s full suite of services includes brand strategy, creative development, media, production through FIN Studios, and sports and culture partnerships. The agency serves brands across sports, fitness, health and wellness and lifestyle, with experience spanning leading companies and organizations including TaylorMade, LPL Financial, Club Pilates, Traeger Grills, UKG, the NFL, ESPN, Under Armour and Atlantis Bahamas.
The majority investment by Manna Tree, a global private equity firm investing in companies that empower consumers to live better, longer, expands the resources available to Manna Tree’s portfolio companies by adding Zambezi’s creative, media and production marketing capabilities. The partnership also positions Manna Tree at the growing convergence of health and wellness with sports, culture and community. Zambezi will continue to operate independently under its existing leadership while working alongside Manna Tree’s investment and portfolio operations teams to identify and act on shared opportunities.
Our agency has been closely held for nearly 20 years. For strategic reasons, we initiated a process late last year. Pharus became the obvious partner because they looked at our unique agency with fresh eyes and a willingness to forge a different path. Our expertise in global sport and emerging consumer brands - plus our integrated mid-sized offering - makes us like three-agencies-in-one. Pharus understood that and led us into a marketing-making process that led to a bespoke outcome with a strategic buyer empowering consumers to live better, longer. Ken and his team – Suhail, Tom, Jessica – were at our side every step of the way.
Jean FreemanCEO
