Roger Mader

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Faculty - Growth Strategy, AI Transformation at Kellogg Executive Education

New York, New York, United States

Overview

Roger Mader is the Managing Partner at AMPERSAND. vc, guiding organizations on technology and growth strategy. He is also a faculty member for AI Transformation at Kellogg Executive Education and a professor in the MBA program at Dalhousie University. He holds degrees from Northwestern University and NYU Stern. Colleagues and students describe him as brilliant, dynamic, and an innovative problem-solver.

Roger is committed to community impact, demonstrated by his involvement with Shoregroup. ca, an organization focused on alleviating food insecurity in Nova Scotia. He relocated from New York City to his familys legacy home in Maders Cove, Nova Scotia, to bring his strategic marketing and innovation expertise to the Maritimes.

He has authored two books on business strategy and purpose, "Purposeful Enterprise: Design Your Organization to Change the World" and "The Da Vinci Co. "

Personality Overview

Early Adopter

Risk Tolerant

Goal-Oriented

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.  They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily.

Topics They Care About

AI Transformation
As a faculty member at Kellogg Executive Education, he teaches AI Strategies for Business Transformation and focuses on rigorous and structured AI prompt construction.
Purpose-Driven Business
He authored "Purposeful Enterprise" and founded his firm on the principle of starting with purpose, aiming to help companies make a positive commercial and social impact.
Strategic Innovation
He teaches "Strategic Innovation in Product & Service Design. " Former students credit his course for providing a rock-solid foundation in the field.

Media Appearances

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Work History

8-2025
Faculty - Growth Strategy, AI Transformation at Kellogg Executive Education
9-2024 - 10-2025
Adjunct Professor at Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary's University
9-2024 - 6-2025
Venture Advisor at Evatar.ai
1-2023
Chief Client Officer at Myra Media
9-2022
Professor - Faculty of Management, Corporate Residency MBA program at Dalhousie University

Education

1980 - 1984
BA economics from Northwestern University
2015 - 2015
Executive Education Program from NYU Stern School of Business

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Insights For Selling To Roger

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • You can spend time on BANT (or other qualification methodology) but keep it to the point
  • Come across as a trustworthy professional and be respectful, they usually know their game
  • During followups, use phone or text if needed, they should be fine

DONT's

  • Don't take their patience for granted, avoid long-winding sermons
  • Don't go over them unless you are left with no other option
  • Don't get into pricing discussions early on, steer conversation towards proven results

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Roger is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Roger

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Roger move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Roger take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Roger

Personality Compatibility


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