Make Green Go

We're not a firm. We're a family with a firm.

Make Green Go Inc. is the Knox family's holding company. We build and run our own brands, from youth basketball to food to public programs, and every one of us is on the payroll. Even the 9-year-old.

See our brands Meet the team
The Knox family: Zachary, Zayden, Zaccai, and La Wanda
Family-owned. Built on purpose. Run from home.

The portfolio

Every brand starts at our kitchen table. MGG is the front office behind all of them: strategy, contracts, money, and the long game.

Our legacy brand

ZAK Bros HQ

A youth sports family building the front office at home. Character, learning, hoops, mind + body + soul, and money, from kindergarten through 8th grade.

Visit zakbroshq.com
ZAK Bros crest Public programs
$258K

in public contract revenue. A program public agencies paid us to bring to their communities.

Visit equity-week.com
In the lab

FakeFoody

The Make Believe Food Critic. Our newest brand and our creative playground: real food, made-up credentials, and a very official stamp of approval. This is where we test ideas before they grow up.

Follow @fakefoody
La Wanda tasting a bubble waffle sundae at a food truck
Sip in Your Magic

Black Girl Boba

A home for Black women who love boba, are boba-curious, or just want to vibe with people who get it. Digital art, flavor guides, and a good playlist.

Visit blackgirlboba.com

The roster

Four employees. One household. Tap a card to see the résumé on the back.

La Wanda Knox smiling in a mustard cardigan
La Wanda Knox, PhD, MBA
Founder & Disruptor-in-Chief
Founder & Disruptor-in-Chief

La Wanda Knox, PhD, MBA

Education
Track record
  • 15 years of brand and program development
  • $1.5M in public contracts as prime contractor
  • Built Equity Week into a $258K brand
Chapter one
Built MGG's public contracting work with Zachary, starting in 2010.
Day job
Runs the MGG portfolio and manages the ZAK Bros brand. Homeschool parent.
Also
President of Nguzo Uhuru Inc., an education nonprofit.
Zachary Knox smiling
Zachary Knox, JD, MBA
Chief Counsel & Head of the Film Room
Chief Counsel & Head of the Film Room

Zachary Knox, JD, MBA

Credentials
UC Berkeley alum. MBA and JD, University of San Francisco.
Hoops résumé
Point guard in D1 AAU, then point guard at Cal.
Day job
MGG's in-house counsel. Runs his own firm, Knox & Ross. Homeschool parent.
Game day
Runs the XBOTGO camera at every game.
Unofficial title
Complaint-in-Chief. (Kidding.)
Zayden smiling in a cream hoodie with an Africa pendant
Zayden A. Knox
Chief Engineering Officer
Chief Engineering Officer

Zayden A. Knox

Hoops
  • Starting point guard, #4, 12U. Class of 2033
  • AAU: Just Hoop, San Leandro
  • Thanksgiving Skills Camp III, Golden State Warriors Basketball Camp
STEM
  • 1st place, Greene Scholars Science Fair, 2026
  • BattleBots Camp: 3D Printing, UC Berkeley, 2026
  • The Social Engineering Project STEM camp at SLAC, 2025 and 2026
  • Summer Science Institute, 2026
  • Rocket Club, Series A
  • Stanford Math Circle
Martial arts
  • Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grey belt. Multiple competition wins, 2024
  • Capoeira green belt
School
Independent middle school, after homeschool.
Instagram
@ZayZayFast
Zaccai laughing in a cream hoodie with an ankh pendant
Zaccai A. Knox
Chief Stats & Culture Officer
Chief Stats & Culture Officer

Zaccai A. Knox

Hoops
  • Starting point guard, #33, 10U. Class of 2035
  • AAU: Just Hoop D1, San Leandro
  • Thanksgiving Skills Camp III, Golden State Warriors Basketball Camp: 3-on-3 champion and 1-on-1 champion
STEM
  • 1st place, Greene Scholars Science Fair, 2026
  • Summer Science Institute, 2026
  • Music Lab: Hour of Code
Martial arts
  • Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu grey belt. Multiple gold medals, 2024
  • Capoeira green belt
School
Homeschooled.
Into
Music, basketball shoes, and stats. Knows every stat you forgot.
Instagram
@CaiGotMoves

Chapter one was just the two of us.

La Wanda and Zachary started MGG in 2010 as a government contracting firm. We planned, delivered, reported, and got paid on programs for cities across California. Chapter two is the whole family, and the same playbook now runs our own brands.

2010

MGG foundedA two-person government contracting firm

$1.5M

in public contracts as prime contractorOakland, San Francisco, Fresno, Richmond, Sacramento, and Los Angeles

$258K

in public contract revenue from Equity WeekA program agencies paid us to run in their markets

2024

The boys joined the rosterZayden and Zaccai became MGG employees

Got a good idea? Bring it to the family.

Brand partners

Sponsorships and collaborations with ZAK Bros HQ and FakeFoody.

Speaking

Raising whole student-athletes, K–8, and building a family business on purpose.

The right project

We're choosy now. If it fits the family, we want to hear about it.

Email Lawanda@MakeGreenGo.com