Q: Where are you from?
A: I am originally from Dayton, Ohio.
Q: How did you choose this career path?
A: I graduated from college with a degree in Advertising, and a minor in Computer Science. Digital Marketing has always felt like a merge between the two and continues to be a fun and challenging industry.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: The joy of helping others.
Q: What is your favorite part of being a member of the ZGM team?
A: The support from everyone.
Q: What is the strangest job you've ever had?
A: I worked as a greenskeeper for a Golf Course as a summer job between college. I was responsible for mowing greens and got a lot of positive feedback about how good they looked. I still take mowing grass and lawn maintenance seriously.
Q: What is your favorite quote?
A: “Jerry, just remember it’s not a lie if you believe it.” – George Costanza.
Q: Do you have any pets?
A: I have a cat named Sam who was a rescue from college.
Q: Name one thing on your bucket list.
A: A cross country trip, potentially with motorcycles. I am a big fan of the “Long Way Round” series with Ewan McGregor and would love to accomplish a trip across the U.S.
Q: What would you consider to be your greatest accomplishment?
A: Getting to meet Bill Murray in Charleston, SC. He is my favorite actor of all time, and it was a dream come true to get to meet him in person
Q: Do you have any hobbies outside of work?
A: I enjoy sampling adult beverages at some of the local breweries in town. Also, a fan of bicycling, and bikes in general. I also have a sizeable vinyl collection thanks to my mother, who handed down her Pioneer PL-117D record player to me as a birthday gift.
Q: What's your favorite food? Least favorite food?
A: I am a big fan of breakfast foods; my mom has a great biscuit and gravy recipe. I am not a huge fan of pickles.
Q: Pick three words to describe yourself.
A: Trustworthy, Funny, Empathetic
Q: Favorite musician?
A: Radiohead
Q: If you were a Crayola Crayon, what color would you be?
A: Macaroni and Cheese, it is also a food and I think just a funny name for a crayon color.
Q: You're about to perform in a karaoke bar. What song do you pick?
A: Cake - The Distance
Q: If you could live in a TV show, book, or movie, which one would you pick?
A: Lord of the Rings, I wouldn’t mind a home in The Shire.
Q: If you could hang out with anyone for a day, alive or dead, who would it be and why?
A: My dad, we lost him last year to Leukemia.
Associate Director of Paid Media
Drew Paddock
Drew joined Zero Gravity Marketing in February of 2022. He graduated from University of Alabama in 2010 and started his digital marketing career in Charleston, South Carolina with a focus on helping local businesses digital marketing strategies. Currently, Drew lives in Houston Texas where he has worked at some of the larger agencies in the area.
With 7 years of experience in multiple verticals and industries providing measurable results for clients and a finalist in the 2021 U.S. Search Awards, Drew is ready to take on any challenge that comes his way. A fun fact about Drew is he swam throughout his childhood and competed against Michael Phelps while training with the University of Michigan team!
