Chad Giddings

job: EVP marketing & planning

preferred title: admiral

favorite thing about your job: being around smart people and getting to solve problems

when not working: chasing three kids and being chased by my wife

on my ipod: currently Uncle Tupelo, Gomez and Arcade Fire

words of wisdom: be in the moment

favorite movie: Apocalypse Now

dream dinner guests: Carl Sagan, Frank Lloyd Wright and my grandfather

favorite vacation destination: anywhere with my family

my passion is: doing good work

Chad's Bio

For more than 15 years Chad has led marketing initiatives for Fortune 500 and smaller companies. Prior to joining J. Schmid he led strategy, account planning and account management for the full-service marketing/advertising agency MMG Worldwide. With an extensive background in consumer and business-to-business marketing, brand management, account planning, integrated marketing communications and research, Chad's unique perspective from both sides of the business makes his guidance invaluable to clients

A seasoned industry fixture, Chad has held a number of marketing and brand management positions: At the global hospitality company Hilton Hotels Corporation, European-based KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and one of the first customer relationship management agencies, Marketing Performance Innovation (MPI). Most recently, he led marketing and business development for one of the nations largest business process outsourcing companies, CLC Services.

"Marketing blends math, science and art with listening, logic and storytelling."

Chad Giddings, EVP Marketing & Planning