Meet Rodney
Rodney Schlosser
Professional Expertise
Rodney’s focus on business relationships was borne from real-world experience and success. For the last 20+ years, he has been SVP/Business Development & Partnerships at Asurion, a B2B vendor based in Nashville, as the company has grown from $100M annual revenue to $8B. In this role, he has identified, built and cultivated strong, authentic, trusted business relationships with clients and stakeholders at companies and organizations of all sizes across the US, Canada, and Mexico
Prior to Asurion, he was the youngest VP/Sales at Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems (now AT&T) and an executive with the legal publishing division of Time Warner. Rodney started his career as a marketing rep with Disney Channel.
Community Involvement
Rodney brings his focus on business relationships to civic engagement. Since 2020 he has been a director on the board of DART, the largest transit agency in Texas – serving Dallas and 12 suburban cities. From 2012-2019, Dallas City Council appointed him to the Parks & Recreation Board. In 2017, he took an 18-month sabbatical from his full-time work to join Southwest Community Foundation as Chief Development Officer.
Education & Family
Rodney is a native of Houston. He earned an BS from UT Austin, where he was elected Student Body President at age 19. He and his wife Cristie live in Dallas and have 2 children who are young adults.
How did the “Business of Relationships” workshop get started?
The concept was originally developed and presented by Rodney as a 15-hour program for his company’s high-potential client-facing leaders. In 2023, UT Austin’s Human Dimensions Organization (HDO) invited Rodney (with Professor Keri Stephens) to organize the content as a 1-day executive education course, where it continues to be offered. He now presents the program independently as a customized ½-day workshop for companies, trade associations, professional services firms, and non-profit organizations.
