Scott Swigart and Sean Campbell have decades of experience in the development of hardware and software technologies. They began their careers writing code, then progressed to delivering training and authoring books and articles on best practices in the technology industry. Today they use their hands-on knowledge of technical details and their rich understanding of the tech field, from hardware to software, to deliver deep-dive competitive analysis and customer evidence to their clients. They advise established industry leaders such as Intel and Microsoft, as well as start-up or niche players.

While other consulting groups define 'growth' in terms of adding employees and increasing billable hours, Scott and Sean measure growth by the complexity of the challenges they take on for their clients. Since the inception of Cascade Insights they have focused on keeping the company small so that they can personally service client needs.