Karen Peesker
Associate Professor
Co-Founder and Director, Ted Rogers Sales Leadership Program
Ted Rogers School of Management
Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism
Toronto, Ontario
karen.peesker@torontomu.ca
Office:
(416) 979-5000 ext. 553790
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Bio/Research
Dr. Karen (Boehnke) Peesker's primary teaching focus is marketing, sales, and organizational behavior.
Before academia, Dr. Karen Peesker held a global career working in 15 countries with an exceptional record of exceeding revenue targets and client expectations.
She brings a un...
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Before academia, Dr. Karen Peesker held a global career working in 15 countries with an exceptional record of exceeding revenue targets and client expectations.
She brings a un...
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Bio/Research
Dr. Karen (Boehnke) Peesker's primary teaching focus is marketing, sales, and organizational behavior.
Before academia, Dr. Karen Peesker held a global career working in 15 countries with an exceptional record of exceeding revenue targets and client expectations.
She brings a unique blend of corporate experience and academic rigor to students, resulting in her winning the prestigious Provost's and Dean's Teaching Awards. As a multiple award-winning sales director and published researcher, she has led TMU to become a Canadian leader in sales education. She was recently recognized as one of Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 by WXN.
Dr. Peesker is an enthusiastic and motivating Associate Professor who infuses her extensive sales and marketing experience into every course. She uses an engaging, interactive, and coaching approach with a blend of real-world experience and leading-edge research to excel in the classroom and teach effectively. This approach works with students and adult learners in executive education. Her research focuses on international sales and leadership.
Karen holds a Ph.D. in Marketing and Sales from tripled-accredited (i.e., AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA) Cranfield School of Management, UK, and an MBA and HBA from Ivey Business School Canada. She has contributed as a lecturer, guest lecturer, or a fundraising co-chair to international schools, including Toronto Metropolitan University, Ivey Business School, and DeGroote School of Business in Canada, as well as the School of Business at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, and the University of Western Sydney, Australia.
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Before academia, Dr. Karen Peesker held a global career working in 15 countries with an exceptional record of exceeding revenue targets and client expectations.
She brings a unique blend of corporate experience and academic rigor to students, resulting in her winning the prestigious Provost's and Dean's Teaching Awards. As a multiple award-winning sales director and published researcher, she has led TMU to become a Canadian leader in sales education. She was recently recognized as one of Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 by WXN.
Dr. Peesker is an enthusiastic and motivating Associate Professor who infuses her extensive sales and marketing experience into every course. She uses an engaging, interactive, and coaching approach with a blend of real-world experience and leading-edge research to excel in the classroom and teach effectively. This approach works with students and adult learners in executive education. Her research focuses on international sales and leadership.
Karen holds a Ph.D. in Marketing and Sales from tripled-accredited (i.e., AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA) Cranfield School of Management, UK, and an MBA and HBA from Ivey Business School Canada. She has contributed as a lecturer, guest lecturer, or a fundraising co-chair to international schools, including Toronto Metropolitan University, Ivey Business School, and DeGroote School of Business in Canada, as well as the School of Business at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, and the University of Western Sydney, Australia.
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