Chad Symens

Entrepreneur. Inventor. Technology Strategist. With nearly 20 years of leadership, technology and retail and supply chain analytics experience, Chad understands the challenges that both brands and retailers face in today’s ever-changing, omnichannel retail marketplace. Early in his career, Chad worked in information technology services helping companies like Sherwin-Williams, Timken, and Carter-Lumber implement technology solutions to improve revenue performance and decrease operations costs. In 2003, Chad started Accelerated Analytics, focusing on capturing and analyzing the wealth of information and unique story contained within POS data. Through his leadership, the company has become a leading provider of retail point of sale reporting and analysis services.

Chad is an accomplished speaker and author, and his work has been featured in numerous retail publications and at multiple retail industry events. Chad is a graduate of the University of Akron with a B.S. in Business Administration and lives in Bradenton, FL.