Business cards on ZENTX's front desk
The ZENTX Way: How Our Business Conducts Business

Part 9 of 9 in a series about ZENTX’s history and values ZENTX has a lot of core values — many of the things we’ve talked about in this series, and more…

Craftsmen working in the ZENTX workshop
Our Project Process: How We Bring Projects from Start to Finish

Part 8 of 9 in a series about ZENTX’s history and values “There are 4,376 steps to get a job done. How much time you got?” That’s how our founder Mike Wenz…

The ZENTX team gathered around the Drydock container bar while it was under construction
Big Ideas, Big Solutions: The Truth About Creative Work

Part 7 of 9 in a series about ZENTX’s history and values It’s right in our company tagline: “Big ideas, big solutions.” So what does that mean? For us, it’s an invitation….

The ZENTX team in October 2019, after ziplining
Company Culture: How ZENTX Prioritizes Its People

Part 6 of 9 in a series about ZENTX’s history and values “Company culture” is quite the buzzword in leadership circles. Googling “how to build company culture” gets you over 8 billion…

Success, ZENTX Style: How Success Relates to Customers and the Team

How do you define success? Especially success in business. Is it about making a profit? We like doing that, for sure. But is that all success is? Not quite, according to…

Exhibit Farm's trade show booth, showing many of its products
Creating Exhibit Farm: ZENTX’s Agricultural Exhibit and Display Division

Guess what? There are actually two businesses that list their address as 8853 West Freeland Road. But they’re not really two separate businesses: they have the same staff…

Full ZENTX Building
8853 W. Freeland: The New ZENTX Building

With ZENTX settled in a building of its own in downtown Freeland, Mike and Mark Wenz could start building up the business. And that’s exactly what they did. In our early…

View of ZENTX's old office from the street
145 E. Washington: The Story Behind Our First Building

When Mike and Mark Wenz decided to start a business, they knew they’d need an office with some special qualities. We’d need enough space for saws, stacks of materials, and…

Mark and Mike Wenz standing in front of ZENTX's trade show booth
Our Origin Story: How ZENTX Media Group Started

Believe it or not, 2022 will mark ZENTX’s 25th year in business. We started all the way back in 1997 — before some of our current employees were even born. To lead…

The conference room ZENTX designed for SCE, showing decorative ceiling panels and wall art
Conference Room Inspiration from Mid-Michigan Companies

How do you feel about meetings? Chances are, whether you hate them or think they’re great, you participate in a lot of them. And the bigger your company gets, the more important…