The future of work is human and scalable
We are your strategic partner for human-centered leadership development, combining 1:1 executive coaching, tailored training, thriving communities, and AI-powered business intelligence.
We help your people rise… so your business can too.
Closing the gap between growth & performance
We partner with people-first companies to:
- Strengthen communication, emotional intelligence, and decision-making skills.
- Equip managers to lead with clarity, confidence, and resilience.
- Deliver scalable learning with measurable, data-backed outcomes.
- Close the gap between personal growth and business performance.
Our real-time business intelligence reveals what engagement surveys can't: uncovering the root causes of talent risk, culture gaps, and performance bottlenecks so HR and L&D teams can act with clarity and confidence.
The ROI of emotionally intelligent teams
When leaders grow, business thrives.
According to a PepsiCo study on emotional intelligence in leadership:
- 10% increase in productivity
- 87% reduction in turnover
- $3.75M more value per company
- 1,000%+ ROI on leadership investments
Broader studies show EI training can deliver ROI of over 1,400%, and managers with higher EQ consistently exceed revenue targets by up to 20%. Every skill we coach is tracked and reported — so you see progress you can measure and impact you can feel.
Meet our founders
Remy Meraz
Co-founder, President
A visionary leader and champion of human potential, Remy Meraz is the Co-Founder and CEO of Zella Life.
Julian Lewis
Co-founder, CEO
Recognized as an innovative corporate trainer and leader, Julian Lewis is the Co-Founder and Chief Coaching Officer of Zella Life.
What is Zella Life?
Our values
The word “Zella” is Hebrew for feeling happy and blessed. And we believe when unity is created between leadership and talent, you can achieve anything. Including the “Zella Life.”
- Authenticity is a superpower
- Differences are dope. Be authentically you while respecting and valuing others.
- Be in excellence
- Everything we do is at our maximum ability for the greater good of the company, our customers, and our teammates.
- Be innovative
- We think wild audacious ideas and goals into existence.
- Never stop growing
- Personal development is our jam. We coach about it, let's be about it.
- Be a conscious communicator
- We have hard conversations from our highest version of self, with the understanding that feedback is information for opportunity to do better and be better.
- Confident optimism
- We believe in our ability to build a successful future that has never been achieved.
Our competitive difference
Where human insight meets organizational excellence
“Zella Life coaching is a transformative experience. It doesn't just improve your mindset, it gives you the tools to sustain that change, creating space for healing, leadership, and long-term growth.”
- Proprietary Matching Process. Coaches paired using relationship science to ensure trust and psychological safety.
- Evidence-Based Methodology. Grounded in emotional intelligence, cognitive behavioral science, and leadership psychology.
- Real-Time Business Intelligence. Data that identifies risks early and pinpoints exactly where to act for maximum ROI.
- Culturally Fluent Coaching. Inclusive, relevant, and rooted in lived experience across diverse industries.
We don't just deliver training. We transform how your people think, lead, and collaborate — and we prove it with measurable results.