Chad Root is responsible for strategic oversight of client initiatives at Spearhead Sales & Marketing. Chad scouts and sets direction for new business opportunities for clients as well as the collaborative team of Spearhead, TaigMarks and Effect Web.

Prior to founding Spearhead, Chad was responsible for business management, sales and marketing at three mid-size manufacturing companies: Fast Heat, Freeman Company and Fremont Die Cut Products. In all three case, he more than doubled sales while increasing gross margin. He accomplished this by closing the largest clients within each industry including Letica Corp, Denso Mfg, Pactiv, Genpak, General Motors, Frigidaire to name a few.

Chad earned a MBA from Case Western Reserve’s Weatherhead School of Management and a B.S. Architecture from The Ohio State University. He is currently an active member of the American Institute of Architects, American Marketing Association and Elkhart Young Professionals.

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