Zulu Alpha Kilo | 33,739 followers on LinkedIn. With 185 staff in New York, Toronto, and Vancouver, Zulu Alpha Kilo (Z.A.K. for short) was founded in 2008. We’re proud that our shop has built a reputation as an industry outlier and one of the most respected independent creative agencies in the world. Trade publications have written that Z.A.K. stands out as a ‘maverick global indie agency’ within the fiercely competitive advertising industry dominated by global holding companies.