Nova Chat with Adam Maddock: MBA, CEO, Military Officer, & CoS
We are excited to have Adam Maddock join us for our next Nova Chat! We'll explore Adam's many impressive titles and how he combines his inherent leadership skills, passion for people, and impressive professional background as a U.S. Marine Veteran in his previous role as the Chief of Staff at T-Mobile and now as the co-founder and CEO to his newest venture. Come be inspired with us!
Bio
Adam Maddock is currently the co-founder and CEO of VentureForge, a pioneering nonprofit community and startup accelerator dedicated to empowering founders and democratizing wealth creation. With a passion for enabling innovation and organizational growth, Adam leads the VentureForge team in its mission to connect underestimated founders with equity-free funding, a network of peers, and industry experts to accelerate their trajectories.
Adam’s career journey has been defined by roles that require a delicate balance between strategic leadership and tactical operations. His career highlights include his role as Chief of Staff to the Chief Digital Officer at T-Mobile, where he spearheaded transformative initiatives and drove strategic advancement within a dynamic organization of 2400 employees. His expertise in cross-functional collaboration, program management, and executive communication was instrumental in propelling T-Mobile’s “digital-first” transformation and growth. He credits this period as “MBA 2.0” and was instrumental to his development.
Prior to his tenure at T-Mobile, Adam served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps and his experience ranged from leading Marines in combat deployment to Afghanistan to serving as Social Aide to President Obama and First Lady at the White House, providing protocol support for high-profile social events and interacting with foreign dignitaries, members of Congress, and VIPs.
Adam received his MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, where he earned recognition as one of Poets and Quants' "Best and Brightest MBAs for 2017," showcasing his exceptional leadership and academic acumen.
He is unfortunately cursed with too many time-consuming and expensive hobbies including photography and videography, overlanding throughout the US in his Jeep, three very needy and attention deprived dogs, keeping his 40+ plants alive and attempting to play golf.