About

I have written the ads, run the agency, hired agencies as the client and sold complex deals. Now I help brands and agencies turn AI into growth, account by account.

Rodrigo Borges
  1. 2005

    Theatre, Brasília

    First job: marketing intern at a children's theatre while studying Communication at the University of Brasília. Culture never left my work.

    Where I learned that every audience has to be earned.

  2. Copywriter

    Writing for brands taught me the brief is the product. A fuzzy brief makes fuzzy work, no matter who executes it.

    Words first, always.

  3. Running the agency

    Led the whole 20-person team at Doisnovemeia, then a 10-person creative team at Plá. Clients, creative, delivery and the numbers.

    Twenty people, one standard for the work.

  4. 2019–2026

    The client side

    At Spin, a B2B industrial software company, I ran marketing, operations and global sales: budget, agencies, campaigns, trade shows and a land-and-expand sales motion across three markets.

    I know what clients think when the agency leaves the room.

  5. Now

    Founder, and AI every day

    Co-founder and CMO of Nrolled, a Toronto hospitality workforce platform. I build with AI daily, from content to code, and write about it in AI Management.

    AI does the heavy lifting. People make the calls.

How I lead

My teams know where they stand. I give feedback often, directly and with care, and people who reported to me say that is what they remember most.

On deals I use MEDDICC to judge account health, so forecasts are honest and effort goes where it can win.

Languages
English and Portuguese (bilingual), Spanish (intermediate), French (learning)
Certifications
EMBA, PMP, PMI-ACP, Scrum Product Owner
Industries
Retail, automotive, government, non-profit, financial services, tech, energy, hospitality
Based in
Toronto