Patrick Zielinski
CEO and Talent Manager
Patrick has been around content his whole life, long before anyone called it content.
He grew up filming skate videos, went to film school, and sold iPods at the Apple Store to pay for it. He started his career in Hollywood talent management, learning the craft of identifying breakout talent early and building businesses around them. He shifted to tech as one of Cameo's first hires and later went on to lead LinkedIn's creator program.
He's represented talent through every wave: from Vine to YouTube to TikTok to LinkedIn, and knows how hard building an audience truly is because he's watched it happen at every stage, from a creator's first brand deal to their first million-dollar year.
Patrick founded The Drive Agency to champion the next generation of expert creators: the ones who are founders first and content creators second. The ones building real businesses around their expertise in AI, tech, careers, lifestyle and food — not just chasing impressions.
The name Drive reflects his passion for this space and working with creators who have the drive and passion to go the distance. identify the edge, build the infrastructure, and scale.
Outside of work, Patrick is a husband, and dad to 3 kids in the suburbs of Chicago. He's fueled by cold brew, family, and building a business.