SAA Talks with Wayne Williams

Join us for Spokane Angel Alliance Talks and meet Wayne Williams, entrepreneur, author, and executive. Wayne Williams is an entrepreneur, author, executive coach, and longtime business leader who spent more than three decades helping build and lead Telect, his family’s global telecommunications company, through periods of rapid growth, major challenges, and ultimately a successful sale to Amphenol in 2017. Today, Wayne works with founders and executives navigating leadership, succession, identity, and what comes next after success. His experiences building a company, enduring setbacks, and transitioning beyond the CEO role became the foundation for his new book, Grab Another Gear: Disrupt the Norm. Ignite Your Passion. Grab Another Gear challenges leaders to recognize when they’re coasting and make an intentional shift into what’s next. Through stories from Wayne’s own life and career, the book explores identity, legacy, relationships, and decision-making—and how leaders can rediscover the passion and purpose that got them moving in the first place. Whether you’re a founder, investor, executive, or simply navigating your own next chapter, SAA Talks with Wayne Williams will be a candid conversation about entrepreneurship, leadership, transition, and what it means to grab another gear. About Spokane Angel Alliance (SAA): The SAA is the largest and most active angel investor group focused on investing in emerging companies in Eastern Washington, Idaho, and Montana. We consist of over 100 individual and institutional members.