Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Chad is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of HighFive. As our fearless leader, Chad is responsible for the company’s overall growth and strategic direction.
Founder of Hospicelink, Chad served as CEO and chairman of the Board from December 2011 to January 2018. During that time, he completed a transaction selling a majority interest of Hospicelink to Blue Wolf Capital, a New York-based private equity firm. Under his strategic direction, the company earned Inc. 5000 recognition as one of Americas’ fastest-growing private companies in 2016, 2017 and 2018 with over $250M in annual revenues. He and a partner purchased the majority of Affinity Hospice in 2016. In November 2018, they sold the company to a private equity firm in Miami with $500m+ under management. The investment provided a 27x return to investors within 36 months.
From 2008 to 2012, Chad served as the founder and CEO of Independent Medical Equipment, which was Alabama’s largest DME company when he sold the business in 2012.
Chad started his career in finance and accounting at Deloitte, where he practiced tax advisory services. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from Samford University. Chad is also a two-time nominee for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (2016, 2018), an honor he won as a finalist in 2018.
Chad is a growth-focused leader with success spanning several years, leveraging his experience and relationships to create sustainable value for his partners and shareholders. He is married to Angela, who also serves in leadership at HighFive. Together, they enjoy traveling, the lake, and spending time with their family and friends. With three wonderful children and two dogs, Teddy and Bleu, they keep a busy and fulfilling schedule together.
