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Zach Weisberg

Zach Weisberg

The Inertia Founder

Zach Weisberg is the Founder of The Inertia. He started The Inertia in 2010 to build a platform that celebrates the rich diversity of perspectives in surf and outdoor culture.

A former editor at SURFER Magazine, Weisberg’s work has been featured in The New York Times, Esquire, Forbes, Nylon, The Surfer’s Journal, O, The Oprah Magazine, Duke Magazine, The Huffington Post, and many other publications.

Weisberg completed his MBA at USC Marshall School of Business and worked in brand management at Nike before diving headfirst into building The Inertia, where he has worn many hats – securing partnerships with 300+ brands, building traffic to nearly 20M readers annually, producing hundreds of short films, launching gatherings like EVOLVE: Celebrating Good Vibes in Surf and Outdoors, and Inspire Courses, an online educational platform. The Inertia was acquired in 2022 by AllGear Digital, which owns and operates GearJunkie, Switchback Travel, and several other premium outdoor media brands.

Based in San Clemente, California, Weisberg believes in good, good energy. Learn more about Zach at zachweisberg.com.

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Mick Fanning Shark J-Bay

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5 min read Jul 20, 2015

Big Sur

When Sucking at Planning Works in Your Favor

3 min read Jul 18, 2015

And it was all...yellow.

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13 min read Jul 7, 2015

This is rad.

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7 min read Jun 29, 2015

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1 min read May 10, 2015

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2 min read Apr 23, 2015

Mr. Laird Hamilton. Always doing something epic that requires a helicopter. Good on him!

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2 min read Feb 23, 2015

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2 min read Feb 11, 2015

Kelly Slater Super Bowl Barrel Commercial

Business & Media

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3 min read Feb 2, 2015

Bruce Irons at Pipeline

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7 min read Dec 8, 2014

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Stephanie Gilmore Opens Up about Winning the Last ASP World Title Ever

11 min read Nov 28, 2014

Mike Coots gets us pumped.

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2 min read Nov 17, 2014

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4 min read Nov 1, 2014

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2 min read Oct 19, 2014

Sterling Spencer stars in the ultimate pocket dial.

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1 min read Sep 27, 2014

Mark Mathews and Brad Domke Skimboard Virtual Reality Cam at The Right

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3 min read Sep 22, 2014

Anastasia Ashley and Jiffpom

Surfing’s Cutest Couple: Anastasia Ashley and Jiffpom

2 min read Sep 20, 2014