Zack Pernack

Griffin Greenhouse Supplies

Sales representative

What 3-4 professional and/or personal accomplishments are you most proud of?

• Worked for Griffin for 10 years plus and still going strong
• Grew my territory year after year 
• Learned to sell from Griffins full portfolio from seeds, plants, hard goods, retail and CEA
• Happy and healthy family

What led you to work in the horticulture industry? 

• I started working at a local greenhouse at age 11 and never looked back, and glad because I could not be at a desk all day. I attended Michigan State University for horticulture, GO GREEN!

What’s the best thing about your job? 

• I get to do what I love, every day.

Describe to a 6-year-old what you do in life?

• Supply plants for people’s homes

What are your favorite hobbies? 

• Hockey
• Mountain biking
• Golf

When you’re not working, what are two to three things we could find you doing? 

• Hanging out with my son, Wes, and wife, Jillian
• Playing golf
• Enjoying MSU sports

Do you have any unusual talents, or can you tell us something interesting about yourself that other people may be surprised to find out? 

• Able to redo almost the entire home we currently live in to make it to what we wanted; so very handy around the house
• I had [the] chance to go into the Detroit Red Wings locker room to get autographs from all the players when I was younger.
• I went on a mountain bike trip for a month out west when I was 12 with friends and his parents had to check in with my parents by using phone cards.

One thing you can’t live without? 

• My family and my dog Boomer

What are you (un)secretly good at? 

• Woodworking

You’re buying a vacation package to anywhere in the world without a budget, where are you going?

• New Zealand and Australia

What are your top bucket list items? 

• Dog sledding
• Fly in a fighter jet — I wish!

What’s your favorite plant variety and why? 

• Begonias because they are so easy for the consumer and genetics are getting better and better.