Chad Hostetler Email & Phone Number

Creativity. Innovation. Strategy.We are a community of creatives, strategists, entrepreneurs, collaborators, technologists, thinkers and doers. We have worked with organizations in nearly every service and industry sector and from every corner of the US and beyond.

Healdsburg, California, Us

A founding member of the organization, I filled many roles during the start-up phase of this impressive organization. Primarily, I was responsible for designing and building the brand, property design, customer experience, experiential learning programs and co-designing the technology platform.

White Oaks Design was founded to be a vehicle for Chad to deliver his passions – smart and creative thinking, great design at every level, exceptional experiences and world class service.The result was building an amazing team of people, processes and products that served an impressive roster of clients and delivered an even more impressive track record of success. We have served organizations in every major sector with particular emphasis in hospitality, finance, technology and non-profits. We have designed/facilitated/produced more than 300 collaborative design sessions, most for Fortune 1000 companies. They span every conceivable business topic, but most commonly focused on ideation, strategy, product design & development, technology implementation, customer experience and innovation.One of the major accomplishments is a suite of collaborative environments, tools and processes that have literally changed the landscape of corporate meetings and collaborative design. Integrating thoughtful design at every level (from evaluating every finish for comfort to calculating how everything perfectly nests for shipment) our collaborative environments were a leap forward for the field. As a result, PwC Americas (Price Waterhouse Coopers) licensed them for the exclusive use of their clients for half a decade. As is Chad’s hallmark, the products and services of White Oaks focus are a seamless blend of smart technology, inspiring environments, thoughtful details and surprises that create a wow reaction for those they are created for. Whether it’s reducing a CRM implementation timeline by 30%, saving a hospitality company $3.2 million annually by redesigning their POS interface for servers or helping a non-profit create their first real strategic plan, we focus on measurable results as well as a great experience along the way to them.

Kissimmee, Fl, Us

Previously full time, and now remote volunteer executive reporting to the President & CEO and Chief Marketing Officer for this 84 acre non-profit with an annual operating budget exceeding $17+ million. Duties include implementing strategy across all communication and development activities, designing a new peer-to-peer fundraising model, participating on the Leadership Team and providing consulting property wide on innovation and collaboration.

Partnered with Innovation Labs to deliver more than 100 collaborative design sessions throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia.Clients included Fortune 1000 companies, non-profits, academia and community-based organizations.Tasks included all aspects of design, delivery and post-event production for multi-day design sessions with clients. Events ranged in size from 25 to 500 participants and lasting one to five days.

As a principal of this world-class custom instructional technologies firm, drew upon a seasoned skill set to creatively solve business challenges and pressures while providing energetic leadership and concise direction to advance ideas into products. Served as account manager for several major clients including growing the largest client in hospitality, our top vertical market, from the initial project to more than 22 projects in 6 departments over 3 years.Established and monitored operational budgets and income projections for all aspects of the business.Oversaw the daily responsibility of providing exceptional learning and interface design services to clients at every level in the organization.

Responsible for analysis, design, development, and integration of end-to-end training and performance solutions for commercial business organizations. Key accounts include:• MCI Worldcom• American Express Financial Advisors• Sun Microsystems• Cummins Diesel Engine

Morristown, New Jersey, Us

Responsible for multi-platform design and development of business communications, commercial, and training applications. Perform content and needs analysis, storyboard creation, interface design, authoring, and quality assurance. Co-created and managed the Performance Engineering Group (PEG), a multi-function group with capabilities new to the firm including UX, usability testing, interface design, and quality assurance. Co-created and facilitated the LDS Executive Training Series on Technology. This series of 2-day learning experiences introduced executives to the options, challenges, and management styles for implementing training and information technologies into their organization.

M.S., Instructional Technologies

B.S., Communications Media