Kurt Johnson

Highlights: -Six startups. -Garage to $100M. -Two exits. -Two acquisitions. -EoY award. -4X on Inc500. -Micah 6:8 I founded Horizon Technology back in 1996 in the garage of my home, as a PC refurbishing and parts distributor, and guided the company to twenty years of consistent growth and profitability. With revenues of $95M in 2011 over three unique business units, Horizon became a technology company that thrives on disruptive business models and innovation. By embracing an entrepreneurial culture, we uniquely positioned the company as an incubator of employees' ideas for new business models following the Lean Startup principles. Our sixth startup launched under the name FreightPOP. Five of the six are still in operation today. We've also acquired two companies along the way. In 2005, I was named the EY Entrepreneur of the Year in the Technology category for the southwest region. Besides my executive responsibilities of business model evaluation, talent development, and core process improvement, I'm passionate about building an inspiring culture at each of the businesses.  With a goal of building an environment of opportunity, development, and engagement, we've implemented the Hopes & Dreams program for all employees, require all new staff to complete our ten-week leadership training class, and give all employees paid time off to volunteer in their community. As a Faith Driven Entrepreneur, I aspire to build our foundation and culture on Micah 6:8 and John 13:35. Strengths: Predictive analytics and financial modeling Actionable analytics Business intelligence Business model evaluation Startups Efficient execution Leadership development Lean customer development Lean Startup