Zach Brickner was born and raised in Nashville, TN, and graduated from Montgomery Bell Academy in 2009. He then attended the University of Colorado and graduated with a degree in Environmental Studies in 2013.
Zach has a strong leadership background stemming from being a Young Leaders Council graduate, a Leadership Institute graduate, and his tenure with the Nashville Junior Chamber Board of Governors. Since he returned to Nashville after college, he expanded his community involvement, which is evident by being awarded the Volunteer of the Year award by the Cumberland River Compact and the Member of the Year award by the Nashville Junior Chamber. Additionally, he was elected President of the Nashville Junior Chamber for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. In 2018, he was selected to be a member of Leadership Nashville and was recognized as one of Nashville's Top 30 Under 30. In 2020, he moved his real estate license to Parks Realty where he was promoted to the position of Managing Broker and Partner. Since becoming Managing Broker, his office of approximately 50 agents has sold over $500 million in real estate sales. In 2022, he authored and published the book Millennials’ Guide to Real Estate. Most recently, he was awarded Nashville's Top 40 under 40 by the Nashville Business Journal.