About Zen
Zen Southam-Gerow (b.  02/02/1999) is a copywriter. He is currently based in his hometown of Richmond, VA.  Outside of school, he likes cooking for his friends, running, and playing the bass.  








SchoolVCU Brandcenter (ongoing)2025-now
Master of Science in Business /Branding
Copywriting


George Mason UniversityBachelor of Arts in Philosophy


Jobs
Seven Hills Middle School
I taught English, Science, and Physical Education.
I also did some cool research about student leadership training.
2022 - 2025


FloranceGordonBrown, PCI was the receptionist. 
2021-2022


I love running.


I’ve been using Strava to write short-form autofiction about a guy named Mr. Money in the Bank. I see him 3-4 days a week & I’d be happy to reach out with any questions you have.



I love bikes.

Here is my beautiful son:

I go everywhere I can go on a bike. It’s more fun & I never pay for parking.

Somehow I ended up owning 4 bikes.  I’ve built 2 of them ,  including the wheels. I’ve done a bunch of work on the other two.
I love art.


Because we are empathetic animals, we can live a million different lives. Woah dude haha that’s so deep.

One author I love is Robero Bolaño.

One artist I love is Jenny Holzer.

One director I love is Robert Altman.

One band I love is Yo La Tengo.