Keisha Quick - KLQ Learning Solutions
When Keisha Quick joined the Army, she never imagined her work would one day help define how soldiers train in technology. Assigned as a 25B (Information Technology Specialist), she not only taught service members but also helped build the curriculum used to prepare them for the field. “Whatever block of instruction we had to teach — whether it was hardware, networking, or security — we had to have a certification,” she explains. “So I made sure I left Fort Gordon with every certification I could get. That way I wasn’t just teaching it; I knew how to do it.”
Her dedication took her far. When her time at the schoolhouse came to an end, she sought out new challenges. That decision led her overseas during the height of the war, where she worked as a network administrator in Afghanistan and later as a systems administrator in Kyrgyzstan. “I wanted to prove to people that I wasn’t just a princess. I could really do the work,” she says. The experience wasn’t easy — six months in Kabul at Camp Eggers gave her a front-row seat to the realities of conflict — but it also gave her perspective and resilience. Along the way, she even ran into one of her former soldiers. “He looked at me and said, ‘Miss Quick, what are you doing here?’ And I told him, ‘I came to make sure you were doing what I taught you.’ That was a full-circle moment for me.”
When she returned to the States, she stepped into a new role as department chair at Augusta Technical College, leading programs in computer support and networking. For nearly two decades, she has built a career in education, helping hundreds of students break into the IT and cybersecurity fields. But eventually, she felt the pull to do something different — something that was entirely her own. “I realized I had all these skills I didn’t want to lose,” Keisha says. “And I wanted to help people who didn’t necessarily want to go the traditional college route.”
That’s when theClubhou.se came into the picture. She had heard about it from an old co-worker she knew from Afghanistan, who kept posting about this new community online. Curious, she requested a tour. “God told me, this is where you can do your business,” she remembers. The space gave her exactly what she needed: a place to start without taking on a lease, and a community of people who were already building, networking, and sharing knowledge. “For me, proximity mattered. Being at theClubhou.se meant I was in the room with people who were doing what I wanted to do. Even if I was just soaking it up like osmosis, I was learning.”
In 2021, she officially launched her business, KLQ Learning Solutions, a company specializing in IT training and support. At first, she focused on tech support because it paid the bills. But training never left her heart. Over time, she began developing curricula for organizations like Brown Girls Code and expanded her own Tech Academy offerings. “My mentor reminded me, it’s not about what you want to do, it’s about what the need is,” she says. “And the need is there. Every business needs cybersecurity and IT support. Every person entering the field needs the right training and certifications.”
Business hasn’t always gone according to plan, but Keisha is okay with that. “I didn’t start this to build something huge. I wanted to see what I could do with the skills I’d acquired. To me, slow and steady is still success,” she says. She’s now looking at workforce development partnerships and certification pathways, which could open even more doors for people entering the tech field without a clearance.
When asked what advice she gives to new founders, Keisha doesn’t hesitate: “Do it. Bet on yourself. Don’t doubt yourself, because I spent three years doubting before I finally stepped out. And put yourself in proximity to the people doing what you want to do. That’s what theClubhou.se has been for me.”
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