We had the good fortune of connecting with Sepan Zakarian and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Sepan, alright, let’s jump in with a deep one – what’s you’re definition for success?
Success comes in many shapes and forms, from happiness to being so tired that you can’t even remember your name. Success to me is the definition of achieving a task to get to the next, it is a never ending endeavor. Challenges is what makes every step to success a joy to be a part of.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
Being a creator and continuously having a professional life in the automotive life has its ups and downs. However being a creative and selling cars has its benefits. Being able to communicate with consumers and connecting with them is much more pleasant. As a creative you can pin point a consumers tell by their characteristics and be able to connect differently and understand their needs. Now however the 9-5 aspect in life can hinder the ability to be creative continuously since it does take a larger portion of your life. What I have learned is that having these two things does allow you to be able to manage time better and easier. To be able to manage the two and family means to be able to include either in the two at times, I love to sometimes hand the camera to my son and see his perspective. You’d be surprised how sometimes the perspective you were looking for sometimes is in another’s creative sight.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
To me one of my favorite areas to visit is Angeles crest highway. The scenery makes great for photography and videography. As for food my all time favorite place is Raffi’s place in Glendale, the food is just too good. The PCH is another great location, Neptunes net after a nice drive is another great location to enjoy a good lunch. Now if your craving some good Italian dishes Mi Piaci in Pasadena is a good spot, at night you’ll have a nice scenery of cars right outside (at times) and of course the company of good people!

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
My dad was always a big part of my life, from mentoring me to teaching me the basics to teaching me how life works. My wife Zara is the biggest part of my success in life, she is the one that pushes me to be better at everything I do, challenging me in every aspect of the term succcess

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