Chad Bockius is a Founder and CEO at SextantLabs. Colleagues describe him as "Chad is a fantastic leader. Having worked with him when he was CEO of CopperEgg, he constantly looks at new ways to proactively affect the business in a positive matter. Leaving no stone unturned, there are no bad ideas when working with Chad. He sets up the discipline with his team, to set goals, both annually and quarterly. Each of these goals, has tangible results tied to them, not just, was the goal achieved, but more importantly, what key metric for the business does it affect? What is the expected outcome, using that metric as the mechanism to understand success or failure of the particular goal. One of Chad key tenants to his management style is try anything. If it fails, fail quickly, modify and re-engage. Never stop adjusting and working towards the goal to success. Chad is a man of many ideas, and he will challenge you as well to constantly be thinking about how things can be improved. I really enjoyed working for and with Chad, and would do it again in a heartbeat.", "LinkedIn has been very fortunate to have Chad as a partner. He is a true visionary and pioneer in the use of social media within the Financial Services industry and has been a great partner. He is helping shape the industry and defining how companies leverage social technologies.", and "Chad is the hardest working person I know. His desire to be efficient and get things done is so strong that he once told me that if he could eat a pill as a meal replacement he would do it so he could stay focused and not waste time. I loved that about him because I knew that Chad was on top of it and that meant that he'd have time to help me. While Chad and I may have only worked together for a little over a year, to date, he is the manager that I learned the most from. I learned from not only watching him work with clients but more from the candid feedback he gave back to me about my strengths and areas to improve. The last thing I'll say about Chad is that I loved his ability (and willingness) to balance the role of being a manager but also a fantastic mentor & teacher. I am excited to see how he is able to lead the SocialWare team!"