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About WELLS Growth Advisors
Chad J. Wells, Founder & CMO
Chad Wells, Founder and CMO at Wells Growth Advisors, is a seasoned and award-winning executive renowned for his expertise in business growth, marketing transformation, and leadership coaching. An extensive background as a C-suite marketing leader, Chad has successfully designed and executed innovative go-to-market strategies and led major brand and product transformations in health, insurance, and technology industries. Chad’s teams earned 8 marketing awards for creative digital and brand excellence while at Chubb; and he won the first UnitedHealthcare Innovation award for his role in launching 37 UHC Medicare Stores(TM) and enrollment centers, along with more than 1500 agent in-store kiosks nationally.
Chad brings a unique combination of creativity with data-driven, analytical approaches to marketing strategy, while championing thought-leading content and storytelling to build brand credibility, trust, and engagement. He enjoys speaking at industry events and conferences and sharing purpose- and value-driven narratives to support company and product positioning.
Chad is an active Board Member with the Alzheimer’s Association, serving as the 2026 Omaha Walk Chair. He also supports charities and organizations that benefit military service members and families, recently serving on the USO IL Board.
Chad has been married to Lynn for 28 years and they have raised two beautiful grown daughters, the oldest of whom is recently married. An avid athlete, he continues to play ice hockey, golf, or pickleball when the time allows and participates in F3 Omaha.
He holds a Bachelors of Science in Chemistry from the University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology, and an Executive Master of Business Administration from Quantic School of Business and Technology with emphasis in Finance and Marketing.
Why WELLS Growth Advisors?
The world, technology, and we as consumers, are rapidly changing. As marketing tips the spear for front-line engagement, marketing too must change and evolve. Businesses today are grappling with the very notion that yesterday's singular channel direct response marketing no longer applies with today's consumer and media. As marketing and communication channels expand, as AI rapidly progresses, business leaders need to think differently about what drives growth - real sustainable growth, at scale.
Wells Growth Advisors is dedicated to empowering CEOs and executive leaders through expert consulting on marketing strategies and capabilities. We craft tailored growth paths and marketing solutions, from strategy design to guiding execution, ensuring businesses thrive in today's dynamic market landscape.
Emphasizing the importance of teams, technology, and analytics, we help leaders enhance their marketing capabilities to achieve business objectives effectively, and GROW.