In this episode of Founders Future, with host Olivia Sammons, we sit down with Dan Melnick, Founder and CEO of Zing, a growth and development partner that helps e-commerce and tech-driven companies scale through custom software, marketing strategy, and technology-driven systems. Dan shares how his entrepreneurial journey began in 2011 running an e-commerce business selling sports memorabilia on eBay, while simultaneously building experience in supply chain consulting and business operations.

Dan explains how Zing was born after a failed attempt to launch a fitness app, where challenges with unreliable developers led him to partner with a talented engineer who rebuilt the product from scratch. That experience sparked the idea of creating a company that could help other businesses avoid the same development challenges. Today, Zing supports companies generating between $1M and $50M in revenue by building custom software, optimizing marketing funnels, and helping businesses scale efficiently while reducing reliance on expensive third-party tools.