Scott McFadden, president of LutheranLiving Services in Wauwatosa
Name: Scott McFadden
Title: President
Company: LutheranLiving Services (Lutheran Home and Harwood Place)
Company address: 7500 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa, WI 53213
Company web site: www.lutheranlivingservices.org
Industry: Senior retirement living and long-term care
Education: B.A. in business, Cardinal Stritch University
Family: Wife, Mary; son, Kyle, and dog, Zoe
Hobbies and Interests: Golf and basketball
Favorite movies: "Cool Hand Luke" and "It’s a Wonderful Life"
Favorite musician/band: Jackson Browne, Neil Young, the Beatles and Nickel Creek
Favorite place to visit/vacation: The Caribbean
Favorite local restaurant: La Merenda
Words to live by: "Control what you can control, influence what you can influence, and do the best you can do on everything else."
What is your core philosophy for doing business? "If you hire great and enthusiastic people and treat them right, you will be successful."
Who is your role model and why? "My wife, Mary, and my son, Kyle, because they constantly remind me that love, integrity and kindness are critical leadership characteristics, especially in today’s challenging work environment."
What was the funniest thing that has ever happened to you? "I tend to think that everything is funny (really), but when I was a freshman in high school, an anonymous ‘friend’ put up signs around school indicating that I was looking for a date to homecoming. I didn’t realize this happened until I started getting phone calls from a few girls or their older sisters calling on their behalf. I didn’t think it was too funny at the time, but now I do. Being a naive freshman, I really missed a great opportunity to jumpstart my high school romance career!"
