<strong></strong><strong>Nick Gausling</strong> is a senior operating leader focused on the middle market retail & consumer sector. He is presently Chief Operating & 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 & 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 & World Report</strong>, and <strong>TheStreet</strong>.<br><br>Find out more @ <strong>NickGausling.com</strong>