The Author

John McQuaig...entrepreneur, consultant, and veteran mountaineer.

To say that John McQuaig has conquered mountains is not just reusing a tired metaphor.  When the CPA and certified managment consultant (CMC) from Wenatchee, Washington steps out of his office onto a deck over the Columbia River, the Cascade Mountains beckon him.  So when he is not advising his business clients on business strategies, finances, and taxes, you're more likely to find him in any corner of the world literally climbing a mountain. 

He's scaled Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro (19,336 ft) and Kala Pattar in Nepal (18,200 ft.) to name a few.  A little closer to home, he has frequently climbed Washington's Rainier and Baker, two mountains that as a youth helped instill in him a love for nature and a drive to conquer goals. 

This personal drive has been obvious to those around him throughout his life: from when he helped thin apple orchards as a youth to running a successful paint business as a teenager to working for a "Big 8" firm in Alaska after college to finally starting a CPA and business consulting practice, McQuaig & Welk, PLLC (www.mcqw.com).

A major key to his success in business has been applying the goal-setting skills he learned through mountaineering to his professional ambitions and helping his clients utilize the same practices.