Media Articles

 Contact Talk Radio
With Sallie Felton
Interview 3/20/08

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 Self Employed
4 Financial Fairy Tales
January/February, 2008

"A lot of price resistance is in the minds of business owners," says John McQuaig, managing partner of McQuaig & Welk, a management consulting firm in Wenatchee, WA.  Full Article

The Actuary
Envisioning Your Business Summit:  The Parallels Between Consulting Success and Climbing a Moutain
December, 2007

A well documented plan is the most important part of a successful business…or a mountain climbing expedition!  In 1963, Sir Edmund Hilary, with a carefully-crafted plan in hand, became the first human to summit Mount Everest.  He got there by first establishing his vision… Full Article

The Morning Star
Mountaineer-Businessman Reveals Success Secrets in New Book: "Parallel Peaks"
December, 2007

A new book published by HRD Press says building a successful business is like climbing a mountain. Literally.
Parallel Peaks: Business Insights While Climbing the World's Highest Mountains," by John McQuaig -- entrepreneur, consultant, banker, organic farmer, thespian and veteran mountaineer -- conveys insights the author gained climbing the likes of Kilimanjaro. Full Article

The CEO Refresher
Reaching the Summit:  8 Keys to Running a Successful Business
October, 2007

After years of dreaming, four seasons of training, months of planning, and five days of climbing, I found myself at the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro, all of Africa below my feet. The feeling was exhilarating, overwhelming…and exhausting. But oddly, what I thought about  more and more during those thrilling moments was…business! It began to dawn on me how climbing to the top of the world closely paralleled what it takes to run a successful business.  Full Article

Wenatchee World
Consultant Compares Business to Climbing
May 21, 2007

Years of mountain climbing and entrepreneurship have taken Wenatchee business consultant John McQuaig to the tops of some of the world's highest mountains and the helms of three prominent local businesses.   McQuaig, 52, draws on the challenges of both ascents in his first book, "Parallel Peaks: Business Insights While Climbing the World's Highest Mountains."  Full Article

CPE Digest
Reaching the Summit: 8 Keys to Running a Successful Business
September 1, 2007

Full Article - CPE_Digest.pdf

 USA Today
Adventure Travel for Families Snowballs
August 10, 2007

Full Article - USA_Today.pdf