This Eighteen Year Old Sports Savant is Followed by Your Favorite Athletes
Zach Hirsch, widely known online as Mystic Zach, is not only an influential digital celebrity but he is also know for being the most accurate young sports analyst and handicapper in the world. Last season at only seventeen years old, Zach picked over 90% of all football, basketball and combat sports correctly. Amazingly he picked 21 straight college football games correctly including the SEC Championship, the College Semi-Finals and the National Championship Game. He has predicted hundreds of boxing, MMA and most recently BKFC Bareknuckle bouts correctly in addition to accurately calling the last four NFL Super Bowls.
His love of sports ultimately became the foundation for one of the most coveted nouvelle sports and lifestyle digital brands of today.
His success has translated into a massive Instagram® following – over 350,000 strong – and a burgeoning line or exclusive apparel. Mystic Zach has also been recognized by some of the most iconic sportsmen of all time as a virtuoso handicapper with an effortless winning personality.
The eighteen-year-old handicapper recently granted us an inside look at what goes on in the mind of a professional win picker:
What does your typical day look like and how do you make it productive?
I get up with barely enough time to walk the dog, shower, get dressed and drive to school. I go to school until three-thirty. I post some content most days and once or twice a week I will stop by my dad’s office to shoot a video. I stay up late, probably too late studying sports. I usually give myself about an hour of chill time. I’ll play basketball or a video game.
How do you bring ideas to life?
I don’t have a real set process. I just kind of make it happen. I am not afraid to try new things; I don’t test or rehearse anything. If I have an idea, I just go for it.
What is one habit of yours that makes you more productive as an entrepreneur?
I have a habit of sticking to something I am really interested in until I’m the best at it. I never stop craving improvement. I won’t be satisfied until I’m the best sports analyst and handicapper ever. When I was thirteen, I used to be really into playing Madden on the iPhone., I practiced until I was the number one rated Mobile Madden Player in the world. Today, I don’t play much. I am onto bigger goals.
As an entrepreneur, what is the one thing you do over and over and recommend everyone else do?
I stick to what I am passionate about. I also never stop learning and I don’t want to sound cocky, but I pick wins and I do it over and over again. Do what you do best and totally commit to it.
What is one strategy that has helped you grow your business?
Picking Wins! Analyzing the data, keeping a clear mind free of bias, and staying consistent. There are not too many sports picking guys that are also trying to be sports personalities, and I’m versatile and able to interview and entertain my audience, and I like to have fun while also being knowledgeable. I think my personality plus my knowledge is a unique blend in the sports world. I also share my sports knowledge for free and in return, I get lots of support.