Until recently leaving the rat race and joining the world of early retirement, John L. Podczerwinski served as president of De-Sta-Co Industries, a multinational corporation with nearly 1,000 employees and manufacturing and assembly facilities located in the United States and across the globe. Before that, he held various executive roles in the automotive and furniture industries. He earned his MBA from the University of Chicago and his B.S. in accounting from the University of Dayton.