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Tom Kieley

Commander · DISC type D
Chief Executive Officer at Bryte Light
📍 Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area, United States

Tom Kieley is a startup founder and CEO with a decade of experience scaling SaaS and infrastructure companies. After co-founding SourceDay and raising over $60M, he now leads Bryte Light, focusing on intelligent building systems. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Texas A&M University and is described as insightful and dedicated.

Outside of work, Tom is a father who loves sports, cars, and the outdoors. He is also an exercise fanatic. His entrepreneurial journey began in college and includes co-founding RightGift, a platform designed to help non-profit organizations, where he still serves on the board of directors.

Unique fact: Toms entrepreneurial career started in college, where he operated a small construction and furniture business.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Tom shows up

Candid & Clear
Strong-Willed
Very Quick

They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms. They are not always relationship oriented.

Priorities

Topics Tom cares about

Smart Infrastructure
As CEO of Bryte Light, he is focused on using low-voltage lighting and sensors to create more intelligent, efficient, and safer buildings like schools and data centers.
Startup Scaling
He has extensive experience taking companies from concept to category leader, having raised over $60M for SourceDay and grown the team to over 100 employees.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Chief Executive Officer
Bryte Light
3-2025
Board Advisor
EcoPulse
11-2024
Member Board of Directors
SourceDay
12-2023 - 7-2025
Member
YPO
3-2015 - 11-2024
CEO & Co-Founder
SourceDay
In the press

Media appearances

The SourceDay Story with Tom Kieley. Featured in The Logistics of Logistics
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Tom Kieley: Scaling SourceDay to $10M+ ARR. Featured in Project 33
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Education
2000 - 2004
Bachelor of Science
Texas A&M University, College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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