Sean McDade
Founder and CEO
About Sean
Ph.D., Marketing Science from Temple University
Sean McDade founded PeopleMetrics in January 2001, and he is the original architect of the company’s cloud-based software platform. As CEO, he guides the company’s vision and strategy.
Sean has over 24 years of experience helping companies solve important business problems through measurement and analytics. Earlier in his career, he spent five years at the Gallup Organization, where he was the practice leader of the consulting division. His work at PeopleMetrics has centered on customer centricity in business, offering software solutions for measuring and managing the entire customer journey—from the prospect experience through the customer experience.
Sean holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration with a specialization in marketing science from Temple University in Philadelphia. He has published eight articles in peer-reviewed scholarly journals and has taught over 25 marketing classes. Sean was named a 40 under 40 award recipient of the Philadelphia region in 2006. He is an active Angel Investor in the Philadelphia region and is a member of Robin Hood Ventures.
My favorite thing about PeopleMetrics is:
How smart and dedicated to clients the team is here. And this has been true since day 1 in 2001. The quality of the people here are amazing!
My favorite thing about Philadelphia is:
The walkability. You can get almost anywhere in center city within 30 minutes.
I'm obsessed with:
Peloton workouts, especially PowerZone classes on the bike but also yoga, strength training, stretching, and more.
My proudest accomplishment:
Starting PeopleMetrics with no capital and building it over 24+ years by helping our clients better understand their customers and employees.
I'm most inspired by:
The courage of entrepreneurs who create something out of nothing and make our lives so much better.
When I'm not working, you'll find me:
Doing yoga! It's been over three years and counting of doing yoga everyday.
My favorite quote:
"I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead." - Mark Twain