Speaker · Subconscious transformation coach · Builder

Built. Broken. Rebuilt.

Spinal fusion. A stroke. Heart surgery. I've rebuilt my body, my mind and my business from the ground up, more than once. Now I help young people break past the limits their mind set for them, and feel amazing doing it.

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Keynote speaker on Tim Storey's stage

ZDM Photo · Zach portrait Zach Del Monaco speaking to a room, microphone in hand

48%

Spinal curvature
found on a soccer field

8hr

Spinal fusion surgery
at 23 years old

3×

Body rebuilt: spine,
stroke, PFO closure

12+

Podcasts & stages
sharing the story

ZDMPhoto · Keynote with Tim Storey Zach delivering his keynote with Tim Storey beside him at Comeback and Beyond

Comeback & Beyond Mastermind

Keynote speaker

Invited to Tim Storey's stage.

Tim Storey is one of the most influential speakers and life coaches in the world, known as the comeback coach. At his Comeback & Beyond Mastermind, he handed me the mic.

Event: Comeback & Beyond Mastermind
Host: Tim Storey & team
Keynote: "The Power of Not Giving Up"
Message: Possible, to impossible, back to possible

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The rebuild log

I didn't learn this from a textbook.

I learned it on the operating table, on my family's job sites and in mastermind rooms. Every phase below is real. The last one is still under construction.

Phase01

Unspeakable

A painfully shy kid who couldn't talk to a room without stumbling over words and sweating through his shirt. Sports were my escape. That was the first step into the deep self-growth journey.

Complete

Phase02

Built to broken

I couldn't breathe on the soccer field and dropped to the ground. They called it athletically induced asthma. It was a 48% spinal curvature. Three months of mental prep, then an 8-hour fusion surgery that took my muscle and almost all my hope.

Complete

ZDMPhoto · After the 8-hour surgery Zach giving a thumbs up from his hospital bed after spinal fusion surgery

Phase03

The comeback

I could settle into the setback or rise. I rebuilt side by side with my family at Team Red Rock, learning mindset on job sites and in mastermind rooms instead of a classroom. Then I hosted my own, the Apex Mastermind, to teach mindset, health and daily action steps.

Complete

Phase04

Impossible to possible

From the kid who couldn't speak to the stage at Tim Storey's Comeback & Beyond Mastermind, delivering "The Power of Not Giving Up." That talk opened the door to one of the top self-growth podcasts in the world, and a dozen more after it.

Complete

ZDMPhoto · With Tim Storey at Comeback & Beyond Zach and Tim Storey embracing on stage at Comeback and Beyond

Phase05

Hypnosis mastery

I rebuilt my own identity first, at the subconscious level. Then I learned how to do it for others. People kept telling me the same thing: you have a gift for this. In 2026 I took it to the stage at 8AM World in Uluwatu, Bali: my story, how hypnosis works, then live hypnosis on stage and private sessions in the villas all week.

Complete

ZDMPhoto · Hypnosis session Zach guiding a client through a hypnosis session

ZDMPhoto · 8AM World, Uluwatu Attendees on mats in the open-air pavilion at 8AM World in Uluwatu, Bali

8AM World · Uluwatu, Bali 2026

Phase06

Stroke. Heart. Again.

A mini stroke a few months ago. A PFO closure, a hole in my heart repaired, one month ago. Most people would call it a setback. I call it the next rebuild, and I'm documenting every step of it.

In progress

ZDMPhoto · Peak form Zach flexing in front of turquoise water

Zach standing on a cliff edge above the open sea

Rock bottom is just the foundation.

For something extraordinary

What I build

Four job sites. One mission.

Every one of these comes back to the same thing: helping people, and the businesses they run, become the most elevated version of themselves.

Coaching & hypnotherapydelmonaco.co

Subconscious transformation

Your mind created the limits. Your mind can move beyond them. We see the gap, build the plan, then use hypnosis to install confidence at the identity level, so pressure becomes fuel.

1-hour clarity call
Monthly high-performance coaching
Post-injury comeback

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SpeakingKeynotes & panels

The stage

Talks built from real life stories, the 3 D's and steps people can act on that night. For schools, young professionals, faith communities and teams going through hard seasons.

Resilience
Faith
Leadership
Confidence

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ConstructionFamily business

Team Red Rock

Working side by side with my family in our multi-eight-figure construction company. I'm the bridge between generations, and I help trades and construction leaders scale profit-first businesses.

Operations
Next-gen leadership
Red Rock Scaling

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ApparelFounder

Perzpective

The clothing brand I founded around one idea: change your perspective, change your life. I've handed day-to-day operations to a new leader so I can focus on people. The vision is still mine.

Perspective with a Z
Founder

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The framework

The 3 D's

The scar runs the length of my spine. Everything I've built since then came from three decisions I make every day.

ZDMPhoto · Training Zach doing weighted pull-ups with chains, his spinal fusion scar visible

Ignite

Desire

The decision that starts everything. Nothing moves until you decide it has to.

Stack

Discipline

Small wins, stacked daily, until momentum is real. Action beats inspiration every time.

Endure

Determination

Pushing through the pain, the doubt and the urge to quit. This is where the rebuild actually happens.

~~Don't chase.~~ Attract.

Success shows up when you become the most elevated version of yourself, not when you rent the lifestyle.

Speaking

From fear of the mic to owning the stage.

I used to sweat through a sentence in front of five people. Now I speak to rooms about resilience, faith and making the impossible possible again.

ZDMPhoto · On stage at 8AM World Zach on stage at 8AM World in Uluwatu, Bali, leading a group hypnosis session

What broke you down can be exactly what builds you back up. But only if you choose to.

Zach Del MonacoOn stage at 8AM World · Uluwatu, Bali 2026

At Arlin's 8AM World I shared my story, explained how hypnosis works, then brought volunteers on stage and hypnotized them live. Also on stage: Comeback & Beyond Mastermind with Tim Storey.

Overcoming adversityTurning setbacks into stepping stones, from someone still in the middle of one.
Growth mindsetHow to outgrow obstacles in your personal and professional life.
Faith & resilienceHow a strong belief system holds you up when your body won't.
Leadership across generationsLessons from bridging old-school and new-school in a family business.
Confidence on commandHow I reverse-engineered my own social anxiety, and how you can too.
Motivation that lastsTurning a spark into productivity, creativity and real change.

Live event · Hosted by Zach

Inside the Apex Mastermind.

The mastermind I built and hosted. A day of teaching, real conversations and breakthroughs, with two friends who have rebuilt their own lives sharing the stage.

Zach teaching his framework on a flip chart at the Apex Mastermind — Teaching the framework

Zach on stage with guest speaker Jorge at the Apex Mastermind — With Jorge

Zach sharing the stage with guest speaker Chris at the Apex Mastermind — With Chris

A full outdoor audience seated at tables at the Apex Mastermind — Full house

Attendees listening closely in the afternoon sun — The audience

Guest speakers

JorgeFormer bodybuilder

On mindset and resilience, and what decades of discipline actually look like.

Chris Spell3× Guinness World Record holder · standing high jump

His story from childhood to reality TV, going viral and making the news for his jumps, and now coaching others.

@christopherspell ↗

Podcasts & collaborations

Press play on the story.

Long-form conversations with hosts who wanted the whole story: the surgery, the faith, the family business and what it takes to rebuild.

Under
30

Featured collaboration · Under 30 · Aug 2025

Beating the Odds and Building an Empire

The spinal surgery, the comeback, and how I help construction and trade companies scale to their first $1 million while coaching people through life's hardest seasons.

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Digital
Social Hour

DSH #1072 · with Sean Kelly

From Collapsed Lung to Crushing It: A CEO's Journey

A collapsed lung, spinal surgery, and how it all turned into a mission around health education and suicide prevention.

Seek Go
Create

1:03:27

with Tim Winders · Nov 2025

Making the Impossible Possible

Also featured on Comeback & BeyondConfidence & CoffeeA Players ClubEminence CodeSolopreneur PodcastYollab CentralFamous InterviewsYour Ticket To Success Building Faith & Foundations ↗ All videos on YouTube →

In their words

Real rebuilds.

I felt a physical shift in my body and years of stored trauma was released. The experience was life changing, and every day since, I have felt more myself, inspired and free.

Jas · Hypnotherapy client

I always leave feeling calmer, lighter, and more at peace. Over time, I've genuinely noticed a difference in my self-worth and confidence.

Lauren A. · Coaching client

I feel more confident, motivated, self-aware, and better equipped to manage my thoughts and emotions. I would absolutely recommend working with you.

Alex C. · Hypnosis client

Proof, on camera

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