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Lance Akins

Enthusiast · DISC type i
Managing Partner at Crossvergence, Inc.
📍 Austin, Texas, United States

Lance is the Managing Partner at Crossvergence, Inc. , where he specializes in helping businesses procure technology services and solve provider problems. Colleagues and clients describe him as a great organizer, manager, and leader. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from The University of Texas at Austin.

He is a father who finds inspiration for problem-solving from his children. Alongside his wife, Brooke, Lance is involved in his community, supporting local educational institutions like the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders in Austin. He considers himself a process and data analysis enthusiast.

A unique aspect of his professional approach is the daily application of his Psychology degree to better understand and work with agents and vendors.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Managing Partner
Job Level
Junior
Location
Austin, Texas, United States
Personality Overview

How Lance shows up

Non-Confrontational
Consensus Focused
Optimistic

They are more about building relationships than just cutting deals. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They agree with others often, so exercise caution when relying on their word.

Priorities

Topics Lance cares about

Technology Procurement
His firm, CrossVergence, specializes in brokering and managing technology services like SDWAN, IP Transit, Hosted Voice, and Cloud solutions for clients.
Sales Leadership
He has an extensive background in sales management, having served as VP of Sales and Agent Sales Manager at Telarus before his current role.
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Career

Work history

1-2013
Managing Partner
Crossvergence, Inc.
7-2007 - 12-2012
VP Sales
Telarus, Inc.
1-2004 - 7-2007
Agent Sales Manager
Telarus, Inc.
12-2003
Agent Sales Manager
New Edge Networks
SMB Sales
DELL
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1996 - 1998
Psychology B.A.
The University of Texas at Austin
1994 - 1996
Psychology
University of North Texas
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

i

Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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