Steve Thompson is the founder of Value Lifecycle, which helps companies position, propose, negotiate, and close critical deals. In the past 20 years, he has worked on more than $15B in B2B deals in over 100 different industries and 24 countries—for both selling and buying clients. Steve previously worked in operations, sales, and executive management at Westinghouse, Black & Decker, and DuPont. He served as a Nuclear Submarine Officer in the U.S. Navy.