Zane is a partner and managing director of Founders Advisors, a merger & acquisition firm serving middle-market companies with offices in Birmingham, Dallas, and Houston. The firm works with owners in a wide variety of industries but focuses on oil and gas, industrials, media, healthcare, and Zane’s specialty: technology. He brings a unique perspective to his investment banking practice.

In today’s episode of Small-Time Leaders, Zane shares with us how something that John Maxwell said while dinner that striked him. Everything worthwhile in life is uphill! Zane even has the quote laminated and uses it as a daily motivator on those taught and hard entrepreneurship life moments.

Before joining Founders, Zane was a leader in IBM’s internet consulting practice in the Southeast and the founder of two technology businesses which he sold to publicly traded companies. He knows from personal experience the challenge and the joy of running and selling successful companies. Since joining Founders, he and his team have orchestrated more than 80 tech-related deals with institutional buyers. As an expert in the growth and monetization of internet technology and software companies, Zane is a popular public speaker. He has conducted over 50 workshops across the U.S. and Canada for academics and business owners through Vistage, Convene and industry-sponsored events. He is also the founder of Silicon Y’all, a SaaS and internet summit where successful owners and professional investors share insights, best practices and southern hospitality.

For more information on Zane visit www.17-reasons.com/ or connect with him on LinkedIn HERE.

To learn more about how Michael guides executives and their teams to get on the same page with strategic planning and leadership succession, go to  https://michaelalantate.com/ where you’ll  also find his Blog and 3 Books: The White Shirt – how to find a life-giving career , Design a Life that works  Michael’s latest book, Roll Up Your Sleeves. all three are  now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and independent local bookstores. Roll Up Your Sleeves teaches people how to Lead and Live in a Constant Changing World with simple applications. Take a closer look at the book and experience a new way of working through an unexpected change in your life and career by taking the 2-minute My Change Management Style Quiz  http://rollupsleevesbook.com/

To learn more about Small Time Leaders podcast and Michael’s the Leadership & Life Journal blog- a new way to think about at the important things you already know, go to at https://michaelalantate.com/