Wade Bradley

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CEO/Chair at Vistage International

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Overview

Wade Bradley is a CEO Advisor and Top 25 Vistage Chair in Atlanta, where he leads confidential peer groups and provides one-on-one coaching for top executives. A former CEO, board member, and public company president, he specializes in transforming businesses and driving growth. Wade holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

His leadership experience includes transforming a founder-led green technology company into a commercially scaled enterprise and reversing an operating loss to significant profit at a publicly traded company.

He is also a Certified Public Accountant (Inactive), bringing a strong financial background to his strategic advisory work.

Personality Overview

Confident & Optimistic

Achievment Oriented

Charming & Persuasive

They usually prefer to drive the conversation.  They don’t mind taking a stand if they believe in something. They measure a product on its merit but can be influenced by strong testimonials.

Topics They Care About

CEO Peer Advisory
As a Vistage Chair, he facilitates peer advisory groups for CEOs and business owners in Atlanta to solve challenges and accelerate growth.
Business Transformation
His career includes leading a tech company's transformation from founder-led beginnings to a commercially scaled enterprise.
Commercial Scaling
He has direct experience building leadership teams and scaling operations for high-growth enterprises in technology and consumer markets.

Media Appearances

Wade has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2014 - 8-2025
CEO/Chair at Vistage International
11-2006 - 7-2014
CEO, President, & Board Member at EAU Technologies
President, Retail & Wholesale Group at Oil-Dri Corporation of America
Vice President & GM, Consumer Products Group at Oil-Dri Corporation of America
Vice President & GM, Industrial & Automotive Products at Oil-Dri Corporation of America

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Insights For Selling To Wade

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Look like someone who is on top of their game
  • Refer to testimonials from well known people to highlight the value of your product
  • Clearly address the competitive aspects

DONT's

  • Don't be unorganized, be prepared for the pitch
  • Don’t be very informal even if they are being so themselves
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Wade is

  • Confidence in the product’s value is critical, followed by relationship and a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Wade

  • They will not hesitate to say no if they do not develop conviction.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Wade move?

  • They can take fast decisions if they develop conviction in the product and find you trustworthy.
  • Can Wade take some risk or not?

  • They have the capability of taking risky decisions if necessary.

You And Wade

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