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ZBS hosts its 2nd ZBS Annual Gala

December 17, 2022

ZBS Annual Gala at the Commerce Club on December 16th, 2022

Our ZBS Annual Gala was successfully held on Friday, December 16th, 2022 at the Commerce Club in Downtown Atlanta. It was an incredible night with fun, laughter and excitement with raffles, performances by team members and the announcement of our ZBS Employee Awards.


Our night began with performances from the Emerald Empire Band before leading into the start of our programming. The gala was hosted by four of our ZBS team members, Livie Wang, Kimi Jin, Cecilia Zhang, and Moussa Ye. Livie Wang and Cecilia Zhang presented in English while Kimi Jin and Moussa Ye presented in Chinese.

Keynote speech from the CEO & founder of ZBS, Kevin Zhao.


Zhao spoke of the recent achievements of ZBS as well as the goals of tomorrow. Zhao thanks all partners, clients and team members who attended the gala for their loyalty and support of him and the company.


The growth of ZBS has been exponential in the past few years. Tonight, we are celebrating the growth and the many more years of success to come.

Singing Performance from the ZBS Sales Team Members


Four members of our ZBS Sales Department performed "Like You" by G.E.M. for the first performance of the night by ZBS's very own.


From left to right: Will Wang, Twelve Lin, Amy Liang, Jack Zhao


View more photos from their performance below.

ZBS Values Awards

Our first awards for the night were the ZBS Values Awards, based off of the ZBS Core Values: Customer-Oriented, Teamwork, Accountability, and Ambitious. The Awards were presented by Ella Jiang with Kimi Jin who translated to Chinese. Orionstar USA's robot server, Lucki, also assisted in presenting the four awards.

Customer Hero Award Winner:

Bin Bin Shao

Tech Support Team (POS Department)


Binbin Shao has displayed to be the most customer-oriented this year. He has demonstrated throughout the year the importance of taking care of our clients, while making improvements within their work to give our customers the best experience.

Go-Getter Award Winner:

Jack Zhao

Sales Department


Jack Zhao is someone that goes above and beyond expectations, no matter how small or big the task is. He has ambition to always improve himself, his department and the company as a whole.

Collaborator Award Winner:

Sasa Liu

Marketing Department


Sasa Liu is known to be a team player.  She works in harmony with not only with her own department members, but also with any colleague who needs a little extra help. She is the embodiment of the phrase “Teamwork makes the dream work!”

Most Reliable Award Winner:

Winnie Wang

Merchant Services Department


Winnie Wang is someone you can always count on, to not only get the job done but to also be the shoulder their coworkers can lean on. She has shown throughout the years that she will always be reliable and trustworthy, making sure that the job gets done well.

Quartet Performance from the ZBS Merchant Services & Marketing Departments


Two members from the Merchant Services Department & two members from the Marketing Department performed "Habanera" from Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen."


From left to right: Jenny Xiao (piano),  Livie Wang (cello), Winnie Wang (guitar), Shirley Chang (violin)


View more photos from their performance below.

Sales of Excellence Awards

Our next awards for the night were the Sales of Excellence Awards, to award some of our brightest stars in the Sales Department. The three Sales of Excellence Awards were presented by VP of Sales, Louie Bernstein, with Moussa Ye who translated to Chinese.

Most Inspirational Leader Winner:

Lynn Yeoh

Atlanta Sales Branch Manager


One of the qualities of a good leader is to lead by example.  They don’t just tell their team how to do something, they show them.  They set the standard for how to do things correctly.  Lynn Yeoh built, and continues to build, a solid sales team, leading by example. Her leadership is something to be modeled.

Overachiever Award Winner:

Nancy Lan

Marketing & Sales Department Head


Nancy Lan is not only running sales, but she also has about four other jobs.  Today, Nancy Lan, is still in sales, and still has those other jobs.  She’s one of the most knowledgeable people about ZBS’ products and services and she is one of its hardest workers.

Salesperson of the Year Winner:

Amy Liang

Atlanta Sales Representative


With 33 POS sales and 55 merchant services accounts being sold in 2022, Amy Liang is our Salesperson of the Year. Throughout her time at ZBS, she has shown how dedicated she is to her clients and to her team.

Special Zither Performance by Lisa Li


Our last performance of the night was headlined by Lisa Li on the Chinese zither. She performed the traditional Chinese song, "Dance of the Yi People."



View more photos from her performance below.

New Hire of the Year Award

Our second to last award for the night was the New Hire of the Year Award, to award an outstanding new hire who has joined the company in 2022. For the award, we had three nominees, Ella Jiang from the HR Department, Eric Schofield from the Deployment Team (POS Department), and Will Liu from the Business Development Department.


This award was presented by CFO Aaron Feng with Kimi Jin translating to Chinese.

New Hire of the Year Winner:

Ella Jiang

HR Department


Ella Jiang was awarded the New Hire of the Year Award 2022. We expect many more great achievements to come from her in the coming years. We are privileged to have her on our ZBS team.

Employee of the Year Award

Our final award for the night was the Employee of the Year Award, to award an outstanding ZBS team member who has gone above and beyond in 2022. For the award, we had three nominees, Jay Liu from the Tech Support Team (POS Department), Mark Kearney from the Deployment Team (POS Department), and Ella Jiang from the HR Department.


This award was presented by CEO Kevin Zhao with Kimi Jin translating to Chinese. 

Employee of the Year Winner:

Mark Kearney

Deployment Team (POS Department)


Mark Kearney was awarded the Employee of the Year Award 2022. His hard work has paid off and we are ever so grateful that he's a part of our ZBS family. We can't wait to see the many more achievements he'll make in the coming year.

Raffle

Throughout the night we also had many raffle drawings. Our leadership team drew for 5 raffle prizes provided by ZBS. We also had many of our partner who sponsored raffle prizes. We thank all of our sponsors and the amazing prizes they provided us.


View photos from our raffle event below.

Thank You to Our Sponsors

LC Business
FeWorld Financial Group
Li & Liu, CPAs
Chinese Business Association of Atlanta
Skylight Merchant Solution
Dimension Auto
JJW Auto Services
Association of Chinese Professionals
LC Business Skylight Merchant Solution
FeWorld Financial Group Dimension Auto
Li & Liu, CPAs JJW Auto Services
Chinese Business Association of Atlanta Association of Chinese Professionals

We ended the night with a wonderful end to a great year at ZBS and the anticipation for an even better one in 2023. While our ZBS Annual Gala went smoothly, it could not have been accomplished without some incredible people who worked hard to make this gala as magical as it was.


Special thanks to:

Livie Wang Cecilia Zhang
Kimi Jin Moussa Ye
Jenny Xiao Lavi Jia
Will Wang Shirley Chang
Winnie Wang Twelve Lin
Amy Liang Lisa Lam
Garrett Gannon Gordon Lee
Jian Wang Ronald Leng
Sasa Liu Alan Yang
Ella Jiang Nancy Lan
Will Liu Willy Zheng
Lisa Li Vicki Ni
Jojo Zhao Jack Zhao
Forrest Zeng Emily Ouyang
Melanie Maxwell Emerald Empire Band
Felix Peng Zhou Peng
Livie Wang Cecilia Zhang Kimi Jin Moussa Ye
Ella Jiang Nancy Lan Jenny Xiao Lavi Jia
Sasa Liu Willy Zheng Will Wang Lisa Lam
Will Liu Vicki Ni Winnie Wang Shirley Chang
Lisa Li Jack Zhao Amy Liang Twelve Lin
Jojo Zhao Emily Ouyang Garrett Gannon Gordon Lee
Forrest Zeng Alan Yang Jian Wang Ronald Leng
Melanie Maxwell Emerald Empire Band Felix Peng Zhou Peng
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