Ann Zack

As a Senior Business Advisor at Pathway Lending, Chattanooga native Ann Zack empowers small businesses across Tennessee to unlock growth, streamline operations, and secure strategic financing. With a career spanning journalism, entrepreneurship, and economic development, she brings a blend of storytelling savvy and real-world experience to every client partnership.

Before joining Pathway, Ann worked one-on-one with small business owners through a statewide support network, helping startups navigate critical early-stage challenges and strengthen their foundations. Her insights are deeply rooted in personal experience—she and her husband launched a consumer-packaged goods brand in 2010, growing it from a local business incubator into a full-fledged company over 12 years. Along the way, she tackled everything from cash-flow management to marketing, inventory, and payroll.

Today, Ann specializes in translating complex financial concepts into actionable strategies. She helps business owners interpret financial documents, craft marketing plans, and set realistic goals for long-term success. A firm believer that strong businesses build stronger communities, Ann continues to support underserved entrepreneurs through volunteer mentorship and dedicated client work—meeting people where they are and helping them get where they want to go.