Our Team
Partner
Josh Berger
Josh’s career spans 23 years with over 18 years of that as an entrepreneur, starting, growing, selling and buying multiple companies in technology, outsourcing, consumer packaged goods, real estate, healthcare and professional services. He’s led multiple startups and scaled businesses from startup to middle market. His business values can be best summed up by a quote from Peter Drucker, "Culture eats strategy for breakfast." He is of the firm belief that people are our most precious asset, customer satisfaction is our only business motivation and the quality of work we perform defines the trajectory and velocity of our business.
Education
Indiana State University
M.S. Organizational Development, 1995
Iowa State University
B.S., Psychology, 1993
Current Activities & Affiliations
Bright Hat, Board Chairman
MinneAnalytics, Board of Directors
I Am Dyslexia, Founder
Partner
Curtis Carlson
Curtis has over 25 years in a variety of businesses, with specific expertise in the medical device and industrial application verticals. He has a successful track record in business development, sales and marketing, growing both startups and middle market companies. He has been an active investor in a variety of businesses, from seed to strategic acquisition, and currently serves on multiple boards.
Education
University of Minnesota
B.S. Political Science & Governement, 1996
Current Activities & Affiliations
Hydra-Flex, Senior Executive of Business Development
Long Now Foundation, Member
Vail Scientific, Board Observer
First Day Photo, Board Member
Buddy Bowl Partners LLC, Founder Partner & President
PARTNER
John Olson
John R Olson, Ph.D. has worked with many organizations implementing systems that lead to increased profitability, optimized production flow, improved quality, and effective use of analytics in decision making. Dr. Olson has served as a quality director for 3M and professor at University of St Thomas. He has consulted with many different types of process driven companies including manufacturing, logistics, hospitals and healthcare care systems, insurance and professional services. Dr. Olson has a Ph.D in Operations Management and specializes in analytics development, operations, quality and supply chain management optimization. In addition, has his six sigma master black belt, lean sensei, and theory of constraint certificates
Education
University of Nebraska
Ph.D, 1999
St. Cloud State University
MBA, 1992
University of Minnesota
B.S., Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering, 1990
Certifications
Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Lean Sensei
CPIM APICS