Gerard Cote brings to Swift Shot a wealth of experience in the disciplines of process design and systems management. Prior to founding Swift Shot, Gerard was Vice President of Business Automation at web-hosting leader, Inflow Inc. His expertise helped propel the company from six to 600 employees and 18 nationwide locations in two years. In addition to process and systems, Gerard has had extensive exposure to business management, statistical analysis, customer satisfaction research/consulting, marketing and finance/budgeting. Coupled with this practical experience is an MBA from the University of Colorado at Boulder, where Gerard focused on Entrepreneurship and Technology Management. Gerard also holds a B.A. in Economics from Carleton College in Northfield, MN.

As for sports, Gerard's enthusiasm comes from his own life as a competitive athlete. Growing up, he played football, basketball and track. A little-known fact is that Gerard was, at one time, the "Fastest Guy in Montana". His blazing 100-meter-dash state high school record stood un-touched for four years. In college, Gerard competed in football and track. He earned several national placements, numerous conference titles and many awards in both sports. Now, when he isn't spending time with his wife and baby boy, Gerard enjoys recreational basketball and softball, as well as skiing, hiking and mountain biking.

 

Toby Hemmerling started his career as an entrepreneur when he turned a strawberry stand at his elementary school’s summer fair into a financial success. Most recently, Toby was the CEO of Blue Sky West, an adventure tourism company he founded in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. As a successful entrepreneur Toby has the ability to get a company from A to B, and all the way to Z. His life-long passion for sports and photography were a key element of the birth of Swift Shot, and his vision drives the company's creative direction.

Toby holds an B.A in English Literature from McGill University in Canada, an M.A. in Wilderness Risk Management, and an MBA in Entrepreneurship from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

In addition to his passion for adventure sports that has taken him climbing, mountaineering, and skiing all over Europe, Canada and the US, Toby enjoyed a successful career as an endurance athlete. As a x-country skier in High School he won the Provincial Championships, and followed that achievement by representing Team Canada at the Mountain Biking World Championship in 1994. Today, Toby continues to be active as a recreational mountain biker and skier, and, most recently, adventure racer.