Mike got into high tech right out of college and never stopped being an entrepreneur. He founded and bootstrapped IP3 Networks out of his garage, a company that brought high-speed internet access to hotels and public spaces, and grew it as Founder and CEO with backing from Garage Technology Ventures and Sequoia Capital. Later, as head of sales for Tail-f, he was the rainmaker who got AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile to standardize on the company's technology, which led to its acquisition by Cisco, where Mike spent four more years leading sales of network automation and orchestration software.

Across thirty years and many ventures, what he loved most was architecting a deal so everyone walks away feeling like they won. That instinct is what pulled him into business brokerage. Back in 2023, while doing due diligence to acquire a steel-fabrication company, Mike and the owner mutually decided the deal did not make sense to continue. As they wrapped up, the owner told Mike that if he implemented the very changes Mike had been planning to make, he believed he could grow the business for a few more years and sell it for roughly twice as much, and then asked Mike to help him do it as his business broker when the time came. That was the moment it clicked, and Mike became a business broker. He is the Managing Director for the Mountain West and earned the Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) designation, a credential most brokers do not hold. He brings an operator's eye and a dealmaker's instincts to every engagement.

Lynn Lee spent 30 years in the hospitality industry in sales and business development, focused on large corporate events, a career built on relationships, logistics, and making everything come together on time. She was right alongside Mike through the due diligence on that steel-fabrication acquisition. Later, while Mike was doing his own due diligence on which business-brokerage firm to build with, Lynn was listening in on the Zoom calls, and partway through she said she wanted to be part of it.

Married since August 1994, Mike and Lynn have been life partners for three decades and business partners for the last three years. They run the Mountain West as Team Lee, with complementary strengths, and they genuinely love walking owners through the seller's journey to a successful closing and a transition that protects the legacy they built.

We guide owners through the FCBB three-goal process: understanding what your business is worth, preparing it for the market, and closing with the right buyer on terms that hold up. We are straight with you about value, we protect confidentiality at every step, and neither of us gets paid until your business actually sells.

• Honest valuation. A realistic Estimate of Value grounded in market data, not a number designed to win a listing.
• Quiet, confidential preparation. We get your financials, documents, and positioning buyer-ready before anyone in your market knows you are selling.
• The right buyer, the right terms. Confidential outreach, a competitive process, and negotiation that protects your people and your legacy through the transition.