Scott Johnson - Scott launched Johnson Associates in 1997 and continues to provide independent, regional and national food and beverage manufacturers and distributors with the most successful and professional industry talent. Prior to starting Johnson Associates, Scott was the manager of a foodservice division for a boutique executive search firm in the Chicago area and also worked for six years at a leading executive search firm in downtown Chicago where he specialized nationally in the food and beverage distribution business. Before entering the executive search business in 1989, Scott worked in national account management for an institutional foodservice distributor and also has prior experience in the restaurant business. Scott has devoted his entire career to the food and beverage industries and earned a Bachelor's degree of Liberal Arts in 1985.