Who is This Guy?
About Chris
Chris Laney
Chris is a writer, pilot, and entrepreneur who loves helping others succeed through coaching, mentoring, and writing. His recent novel, Flying Colors, goes beyond an uplifting story to help readers view life differently while learning to discover what matters most.
As an entrepreneur, Chris has owned and grown two multi-million-dollar businesses with numerous employees. He’s currently CEO and co-founder of Zenergy Technologies, a firm that helps companies large and small develop better software and improve their technical solutions.
Chris has won numerous awards in his career, including:
The Triad Business Journal’s 40 Leaders under 40 in 2006
Two Fast 50 awards from The Triad Business Journal for Zenergy’s accelerated growth
Entrepreneur of the Year for 2013 from The Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship
The inaugural winner of the American Heroes for North Carolina’s Freedom Award
US Navy Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare School’s class honorman with the highest GPA in the institution’s history
Thad Stem scholarship recipient for the arts
Having lettered as a collegiate diver on East Carolina University’s swim and diving team, Chris is a lifelong fitness advocate who has taught Les Mills’ BODYPUMP and RPM. He’s also written numerous magazine feature articles and teaches the popular creative writing class, The Write Motivation. Chris is also available to coach those who want to elevate their writing skills or need help getting a book project jumpstarted. Interested? Contact him here.
But the best way to learn more about Chris and his experiences is to read his posts in Dare to Soar.