ˈæftɚ lˈiːvɪŋ ðə wˈaɪt hˈaʊs, fɹʌm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn, zˈɪnsmaɪstɚ bɪkˌeɪm ɐn ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv ɪn hɪz nˈeɪɾɪv ɹˈiːdʒən ʌv ʌpstˈeɪt nˈuː jˈɔːɹk wɪð ˈɛl. ænd dʒˈeɪ. dʒˈiː. stˈɪkli, ɐn ˈɑːɹts ænd kɹˈæfts fˈɜːnɪtʃɚ mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹɪŋ fˈɜːm fˈaʊndᵻd baɪ ɡˈʌstæv stˈɪkli.
After leaving the White House, from 2009 to 2010, Zinsmeister became an executive in his native region of upstate New York with L. & J. G. Stickley, an Arts and Crafts furniture manufacturing firm founded by Gustav Stickley.