Jimmy Golaz
Founder & managing director
Fifteen years of experience in the underwater world and audiovisual production.
- Strategy
- Management
- Communication
- Business development
The house
Born of the sea, in Monaco
A team drawn from underwater filmmaking, freediving, marine works and wine, united by a shared ambition.
The origins of ZEPHYR
“What if the sea became the most prestigious cellar in the world?”
For more than fifteen years, I have travelled the oceans to film them, understand them and tell their stories. My work has taken me to some of the most remarkable marine environments in the world, alongside scientists and enthusiasts who devote their lives to the sea.
Over these expeditions, I learnt to observe how the sea acts on its surroundings. It shapes landscapes, species, people… and also the treasures we entrust to it.
It was this observation that brought me back to where it all began: Monaco, in the waters where I grew up. That is where the idea took hold, and where ZEPHYR was born. To bring it to life, I surrounded myself with a team that shares the same ambition.
Jimmy Golaz, founder
The team
The people bringing ZEPHYR to life
Pierre Frolla
Ambassador & environmental vision
Four-time world freediving champion and ambassador for ocean protection.
- Brand ambassador
- Environmental vision
- Partnership development
- Institutional relations
Bruno Navarro
Underwater operations
Commercial diver and head of a Monaco company specialising in underwater works.
- Organising immersions
- Operational safety
- Underwater interventions
- Maintenance of the installations
Gérald Lafont
Oenological expertise & business development
Oenologist, winegrower and wine merchant, with a complete knowledge of the product and its market.
- Oenological expertise
- Cuvée development
- Support for partner estates
- Strategic advice
Why Monaco
What other place than Monaco?
Monaco has always enjoyed a unique relationship with the sea. From exploration to ocean protection, the Principality has built a history deeply tied to the marine world. Today, this heritage meets an international image of excellence, prestige and innovation: the natural home of the world capital of underwater maturation.
Our commitment
The sea gives us everything
The sea matures our products. It shapes our identity. It lies at the heart of our model. In return, our ambition is to contribute to its preservation.
Preserve
ZEPHYR relies on existing infrastructure to develop its activity, without exploiting or degrading the natural marine environment.
Raise awareness
Every product also tells the story of its time beneath the sea: an opportunity to shed light on this environment and what is at stake in preserving it.
Act
As ZEPHYR grows, part of its value will be devoted to concrete action for the marine environment, carried out with scientific and environmental partners.
“Our first ambition is to have no impact. The next will be to have a positive one.”
ZEPHYR is part of the blue economy: creating value through the sea while respecting the marine environment.
Let’s write what comes next
Houses, sommeliers, journalists: we would be delighted to hear from you.