adapted from a story by Joe Savage
PHILANTHROPY
SourceDay Tackles Challenge of Supply Chain Communication S O U R C E D AY I S A N AU S T I N - B A S E D S O F T WA R E CO M PA N Y T H AT AU TO M AT E S A N D M O D E R N I Z E S CO M M U N I C AT I O N B E T W E E N B U Y E R S A N D S U P P L I E R S . F O L LO W I N G A R E CO R D - B R E A K I N G Y E A R O F G R O W T H , T H E CO M PA N Y R E C E N T LY C LO S E D A $31.5 M I L L I O N S E R I E S C R O U N D O F F U N D I N G . B A S E D O N E M P LOY E R B E N E F I T S A N D E M P LOY E E S U B M I T T E D CO M P E N S AT I O N D ATA , T E C H CO M M U N I T Y “ B U I LT I N AU S T I N ” N A M E D S O U R C E D AY O N E O F T H E 1 0 0 B E S T P L A C E S TO W O R K I N AU S T I N 2022.
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KIELEY FIGURES
SourceDay’s co-founder and CEO, Tom Kieley, grew up in Austin and now lives in Williamson County. He met co-founder Clint McCree when the two were working in sales for Pervasive, another Austin-based software company. With a degree in Industrial Distribution Engineering from Texas A&M, Kieley’s professional focus tended toward sales. He says while he has an “engineering brain,” always questioning how things work and why things are the way they are, he is also an active, outgoing person who enjoys collaboration and being part of a customer-facing team.
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He adds that Industrial Distribution Engineering provided him an excellent preparation for a career path supporting manufacturing and tackling supply chain challenges. Kieley admits, as a child, he wasn’t the best student because he was often in trouble for talking too much. He says, “I have always exhibited an intense work ethic. I knew my entire life that I wanted to operate my own business.” Dissatisfied with corporate philosophies that overvalue the status quo, Kieley says he has never been afraid of taking on tough challenges in a quest to do things better. “Determination and persistence have been critical components of my entrepreneurial path.”
