MEET THE TEAM
Victory team members possess very diverse backgrounds and have excelled in their respective disciplines. Each team member brings a unique perspective and set of life experiences to the table. Most importantly, they have all personally taken risk as entrepreneurs, building or acquiring non-related businesses in their careers. We believe that an investor or advisor cannot truly make a difference unless he or she has experienced first-hand the victories and defeats one earns by sitting in the captain’s chair.
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R. Todd Lazenby
Founding Partner
Todd Lazenby is the founding partners of Victory Partners, LLC and Royal Ascot Partners, LLC. He brings over 20 years of private equity, investment banking, and corporate finance experience to the firm, having held…
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Terry Hess
Managing Director
Terry Hess is a Managing Director of Victory Partners and oversees Victory Partners’ Restructuring practice. He boasts an impressive background constituting more than 30 years of investment bank…
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Jim Kammann
Director
James L. Kammann has over 15 years of national sales & marketing experience along with 20 years of entrepreneurial ownership to Victory Partners. His career has focused on placing new products…
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Scott Shane
Partner
Scott joins Victory Partners as a principal and will be advising our industrial client base across the U.S. Scott was previously CEO of Mid-America Fittings, Inc. based in Overland Park, Kansas and then Chief Manufacturing Officer at Midland Industries based in Kansas City, Missouri. Scott is also a part-time Deputy for the Miami County Kansas Sheriff's Office. He also served in the United States Marine Corps (USMC) from 1974-1980.
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Cole Trinter
Analyst Intern
Cole graduated with honors from both Rollins College and Crummer Graduate School of Business with a B.S. in Business Management and an MBA in Finance. While in graduate school, he gained first-hand buy-side experience while working for a growth equity firm focused on tech-enabled services and SaaS companies. Additionally, was an international VC consultant working directly with a company in South America and ultimately wrapped up his final semester as a public security analyst working on a team that manages his college's endowment fund.
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Vaibhav Kaila
Analyst Intern
As an Analyst, Vaibhav is responsible for conducting financial analysis and market research as well as preparing pitch decks and marketing materials for client engagement and outreach. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Babson College where has was on the Dean’s List all four years. Prior to joining Victory Partners, he worked as a summer analyst at PwC in their Corporate Finance and Investment Banking Team. Besides his work, he enjoys spending time golfing, working out, and, traveling.
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Big Red Lazenby
Founding Partner’s Lead Assistant
Named after Superbowl winning football coach Andy Reid, Big Red joined the firm at the age of 7 weeks in 2020. She heads-up the firm's business development efforts and is the liaison between all M&A service providers and the firm's deal team. When not protecting our castle, she visits each office and engages with team members, secretly logging their efforts and hours served. She holds a AKC designation from the American Kennel Club and is working towards her CFA.
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Madden Lazenby
Senior Team Mascot
Madden, named after the incomparable Coach John Madden, joined the firm in 2022 as the senior team mascot. Besides providing moral and emotional support to our hard working team, she also performs research and analytics and is the firm's top consumer of treats. She loves to chase birds, squirrels and lizards and enjoys all things entrepreneurial. She holds a AKC from the American Kennel Club and is Big Red's mama.