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ZEST Consulting
On Point. Always
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ZEST is a global technology consulting firm — On Point. Always. We deliver Tech, Transformation, Thinks, and Talent across the US, Canada, and India, driven by true entrepreneurship and an uncompromising quality-first spirit.

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Number of Employees

501-1,000

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Asia, North America

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Countries

Canada, India, United States Of America

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Year of foundation

2016

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Privately Held

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Industry

High Tech

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Diversity

Woman Owned

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About Us

On Point. Always.

ZEST is a global technology consulting company born from true entrepreneurship spirit — founded in a garage in Fremont, California in 2016 by a women entrepreneur, and built milestone by milestone into a multi-continent firm with offices across the United States, Canada, and India. From winning our first contract in 2016 to becoming a SAP Silver Partner, a Workday Partner, a Tricentis partner, and a trusted preferred supplier to global consulting giants, our journey has been defined not by luck but by conviction. We acquired Amick Brown and Techntonica to deepen our capabilities, took a strategic stake in AriaTech for GRC leadership, and earned ISO, HIPAA, and SOC 2 Type 2 certifications to back every promise we make with proof. Through a global pandemic, we retained every employee. Through every expansion, we held to the same standard we started with: quality first, client value, and zero complacency. That is what it means to be on point — always.

Who we are

A Tale of Vision, Resilience, and Impact

We are a team of technologists, strategists, and problem-solvers united by a shared belief that the right people, working the right way, change outcomes for businesses and communities alike. ZEST was built by first-generation immigrants who understand what it means to earn trust and opportunity — and that foundation shapes everything about how we show up for our clients, our consultants, and one another. Our leadership brings deep expertise across business transformation, technical architecture, strategy, partnerships, finance, and talent — all operating under a culture of ownership conviction and leading by example. We do not delegate accountability; we embed it. Every team member at ZEST is trained to think for and as the client, to be proactive, solution-oriented, and exemplary in the quality of their work. We are not simply a consulting firm. We are invested partners in the progress of our clients, our employees, and the communities we operate in — and we measure our success by the lasting value we generate, not only by revenue and profits.

What we do

Tech. Transformation. Thinks. Talent.

Everything ZEST does falls under four practice areas that together cover the full lifecycle of technology and business transformation. Zest Tech delivers enterprise application services across SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Infor, Workday, and Salesforce, alongside cybersecurity, IT infrastructure support, application management services, testing, and construction management scheduling. Zest Transformation accelerates digital evolution through robotic process automation, intelligent document processing, optical character recognition, Generative AI, AI/ML, DevOps, enterprise application integrations, and data insights and analytics. Zest Thinks provides the strategic backbone — product engineering strategy, project management, enterprise technology strategy, and cloud strategy — ensuring that every technology decision is anchored in business purpose. Zest Talent deploys our proprietary Zμ (Zest Mu) model, a mutualized talent pool that gives clients fractional access to highly vetted specialists on demand, across contingent staffing, managed staffing, MSP, permanent hiring, and offshore delivery centre models. We also offer AIMS, our AI-Native Innovation Management System, as a product. Across all four pillars, we operate with agility, scalability, flexibility, and productivity as our differentiating constants.

Our Purpose

Contributing to the Industry with Transparency, Ethics, and Impact

Our mission is to contribute to the information technology consulting industry with transparency, efficiency, ethics, and cost effectiveness. Our vision is to become the largest provider of technology consulting cooperative — a one of its kind. These are not slogans; they are the commitments that govern every engagement, every hire, and every decision we make. We help clients grow their businesses by enhancing people's lives and helping consultants progress toward rewarding careers. We are invested in creating long-term partnerships with clients, employees, and consultants that strengthen communities, help tackle social challenges, and solve complex problems. We encourage everyone at ZEST to explore their passions, business skills, and expertise to make meaningful contributions to the world around them — because the value we create through our work has a direct and intricate impact on society at large.

Our Values

Quality First. Client Value. Ownership Conviction. Lead by Example.

Four principles sit at the heart of everything we do at ZEST. Quality comes first — the company was established with this fundamental principle and shall grow with it. We trust in simplicity, cost consciousness, and zero complacency, and success is judged by the quality of end results, not only by revenue and profits. Client Value follows naturally: we do not see our clients as profit goal posts; we see the value we generate for them as the reward, and that value has a direct and intricate impact on society in general. Ownership Conviction means each team member is trained and expected to think for and as the client — ownership is a company norm, not an aspiration, and it is the culture through which we develop the next generation of leaders. And we Lead by Example — our leaders are not delegators in chief. From the top down, everyone at ZEST practices what they preach, is exemplary in quality, and is solution-oriented and proactive in every engagement.

Why working with us

Powered by People. Certified for Trust. Built to Deliver.

Clients choose ZEST because we are powered by people — and that makes all the difference. They value our deep business and technical expertise, the depth of skill and experience that comes from working with a specialist team, and the nimbleness and flexibility of a firm that never stops innovating. They appreciate the way we use locally vetted talent, the collaborative way we work, and our commitment to achieving outcomes rather than simply fulfilling statements of work. Our co-delivery model accelerates results by combining managed and capacity-driven delivery in cross-functional, adaptive, and scalable teams that operate in three-month increments — reducing risk and maintaining velocity at every stage. We back all of this with rigorous third-party certification: ISO 27001 for information security management, HIPAA certification to protect health information, and SOC 2 Type 2 attestation to independently validate that our controls safeguard client data across security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy. The result is a relationship built on Trust, Quality, and Solution — the three words that define why clients keep coming back to ZEST.

Sustainability

Ethical Conduct, Environmental Accountability, and Long-Term Thinking

Our mission statement and policies set a clear framework for ethical conduct, human relations, environmental sustainability, transparency, accountability, and compliance with our clients' requirements. Sustainability at ZEST is not a standalone programme — it is woven into how we operate and how we advise. We take a long-term viewpoint in everything, counselling our clients to look beyond what seems broken today and build enterprises that are resilient, modern, and geared for the future. Our global presence across the US, Canada, and India reflects a deliberate model of nearshore and offshore delivery that balances cost consciousness with environmental efficiency, while our investments in automation, AI, and digital transformation help clients reduce waste, increase accuracy, and build more sustainable operations.

Community & Impact

Helping Our Communities

At ZEST, we believe that the strongest businesses are those that make the communities around them stronger. We help clients grow their business by enhancing people's lives and helping consultants progress toward rewarding careers. We are invested in creating long-term partnerships with clients, employees, and consultants that strengthen communities, help tackle social challenges, and solve complex problems. We encourage our employees to explore their passions, business skills, and expertise to make meaningful contributions to the world around them — because we understand that our work does not stop at the edge of a project. Our social contribution is part of who we are, not an afterthought, and it informs how we hire, how we engage with partners, and how we measure the impact of everything we do.

Inclusion & Diversity

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion — The Fulcrum of Our Mission

At ZEST, commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion are synonymous with organizational success. It is the fulcrum of our mission and vision. We understand that to have an organization with a larger impact on society, our commitment towards one another's success — with acceptance of each other as we are — is non-negotiable. Diversity at ZEST is expressed in multitude forms: gender and gender identity, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, language, culture, national origin, religious commitments, age, disability status, and political perspective. We demonstrate that commitment every day as a global organization with a workforce across continents. On equality, we do not merely hold a policy of equal opportunity and non-discrimination — as a company built by first-generation immigrants, we understand the importance of equality to its core and actually put it into practice. On inclusion, we make constructive efforts towards embracing different perspectives, believing that building diverse groups creates a vibrant environment of inclusiveness where we are all in it together, and no success or failure is branded to an individual.

Awards & Accreditations

Recognised. Certified. Trusted.

ZEST's growth has been matched by the recognition of the partners, clients, and certifying bodies who hold us to the highest standards. In 2021, ZEST became ISO and HIPAA certified, and has since achieved SOC 2 Type 2 attestation — a triple layer of independent validation covering information securi... See more

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