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Nick Gausling

<strong></strong><strong>Nick Gausling</strong> is a senior operating leader focused on the middle market retail &amp; consumer sector. He is presently Chief Operating &amp; Financial Officer of Advent Cleaners LLC (Al Phillips the Cleaner), one of the largest dry cleaning and laundry operations in the United States.<br>​​​​​​​<br>He previously held leadership roles in a multibillion-dollar specialty furniture retailer, an SMB specialty beverage manufacturer, consumer financial services &amp; boutique venture capital, and a consumer sector consulting firm.<br><br>​​​​​​​Nick has been quoted by leading business press like <strong>Forbes</strong>, <strong>CNBC</strong>, <strong>Fox Business</strong>, <strong>Yahoo! Finance</strong>, <strong>NASDAQ</strong>, <strong>Entrepreneur</strong>, <strong>U.S. News &amp; World Report</strong>, and <strong>TheStreet</strong>.<br>​​​​​​​<br>Find out more @&nbsp;<strong>NickGausling.com</strong>