Community Driven Leadership with Chad Ackerman

30/12/2025 18 min
Community Driven Leadership with Chad Ackerman

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode of Igniting the CEO Within, host Mark McFatridge speaks with Chad Ackerman, founder and CEO of CARE (Chad Ackerman Real Estate), about the leadership lessons that shaped his career pivot from corporate HR to real estate entrepreneurship. Chad shares how surrounding yourself with the right mentors, advisors, and advocates accelerates growth, sharpens decision making, and builds engaged teams. The conversation also explores intentional networking, taking calculated risks earlier in life, and why community driven leadership consistently outperforms going it alone. Quade is a community of CEOs and entrepreneurs. We offer an exciting opportunity for executives to become licensed circle directors who can earn up to six-figure revenues. After you complete the Quade License Circle Director Program, you'll lead your own peer advisory circles, helping other CEOs and solopreneurs excel in their professional and personal lives while providing a community of support, accountability, and challenge. We help you do this while putting in only 60 hours per year per circle. If you'd like to learn more, go to https://quadecircle.com/