John Gehrt has held senior executive management positions with retail, direct marketing, manufacturing, transportation, distribution Internet, and NFP organizations and is currently the managing director of Quick Start Shared Services, LLC., John has over 40 years of experience working at executive and board level with companies ranging in size from startup to the Fortune 500. John has taught Strategic Planning, Finance, and Statistics in adult education advanced degree programs. John holds a BA in Economics from the University of Washington and an MBA from the University of Puget Sound.