Rick Daniels Email & Phone Number

East Milton, Ma

Greater Boston Area

Provide strategic and operating advisory services to a variety of publishers. Especially those publishers who are intensively strengthening their digital offerings to consumers and advertisers

Northeast Us

Promoted from being Publisher / CEO of the Hartford Courant Media Group to also lead both The Baltimore Sun Media Group and The (Allentown, PA) Morning CallThe Hartford Courant is the premier source of news, information and advertising exposure in the state of Connecticut, and has been continuously publishing for longer than any other newspaper in the country - having celebrated its 250th anniversary in October, 2014. Today, The Courant and it's associated media brands that comprise the Hartford Courant Media Group provide news and information to over 1 million adults in greater Hartford and the state, with approximately one-half of this audience coming reading the daily or Sunday Courant and one-half reading or viewing the digital sites, apps, magazines and weekly newspapers. These brands include: courant.com, CTNow.com, Hartford Magazine, New Haven Living, CTNow (print and digital), Reminder News. There are also advertising services that cover over 1 million households.The Baltimore Sun is one of the nation's most respected journalistic brands, serving as the major source of journalism in the State of Maryland and the greater Washington DC area.The Morning Call is the premier media voice in the Lehigh Valley and one of Pennsylvania's largest media companies. Tribune Publishing Company (NYSE: TPUB). It is a diversified media and marketing solutions company that delivers innovative experiences for audiences and advertisers across all platforms. The Company’s diverse portfolio of iconic news and information brands includes 10 award-winning major daily titles, more than 60 digital properties and more than 180 verticals in markets, including: Los Angeles; San Diego; Chicago; South Florida; Orlando; Baltimore; Carroll County and Annapolis, Md.; Hartford, Conn.; Allentown, Pa., and Newport News, Va.

Go Local 24, Providence, Rhode Island Area

Worked with GoLocal24's co-founder and CEO (Josh Fenton) to oversee current operations - focusing on revenue, talent acquisition, investor relations, infrastructure and expansion planning. GoLocal24 currently operates two successful news sites in New England (GoLocalProv.com and GoLocalWorcester.com) and is about to open GoLocalPDX.com (Portland, OR). It is one of the most talked and written about pure-play local digital news sites in the country.

Empirical Media Advisors (Managing Director) New York, Ny

Senior team member for a large media client that chose Empirical to lead its restructuring and reorganization activities in advance of its spin off as an independent publicly traded media company. In charge of Empirical responsibilities for client functional areas of manufacturing / distribution, newsroom editing / production, information technology and finance.

Boston, Ma

Principal in and adviser to acquisitions and investments in local media using my > 10 years of as president / CEO of the two largest (by revenues) media companies in greater Boston and New England, plus my overall 30 years experience in all phases of media start-ups, transactions and operations.

Greater Boston

• Took over full responsibility for a critical operating region of GateHouse Media, a hyper-local, multi-media publishing company with location in over 20 states. The New England division is approx 23% of total company revenue (>$130MM). Major accomplishments included a rapid expansion of digital audience, products and revenues, as well as cost-out initiatives that totaled in excess of $30MM (approx 35% of total costs) in < 3 years, the great majority being in sustainable process and organizational improvements. GateHouse Media is a publicly traded company whose founding organization, Fortress Investments still owns over 40% of equity. GateHouse is under stringent requirements to service approx. $1.2 Billion in indebtedness, and, like virtually all companies controlled by a large private equity firm, has very stringent requirements to deliver results.• Launched and prosecuted several new products, partnerships (including Boston’s leading TV station – WCVB), efficiency projects and organizational structures that have allowed the unit to increase total audience to well over 3MM and achieve stable advertising revenues and increased cash flows during deep structural and cyclical change. Also took on the duties of Publisher of two of greater Boston’s most influential local daily newspapers while still responsible for the performance of over 100 other daily and weekly newspapers with over 1.7MM readers per week throughout eastern Mass, as well as growing traffic and advertising on more than 160 local news websites that operate under the “wickedlocal.com” network and have over 3MM monthly unique visitors.

Boston Ma

(Pro Bono) Recruited to deliver experience-based education to graduate and undergraduate students and assist in a variety of programs, including custom corporate programs.

Boston

• Launched the Boston Globe Media brand for NY Times Co.’s New England portfolio. Positioned its 70% coverage of country’s 6th largest DMA with over $400MM in advertising power by using print, on-line, direct mail and video brands. P+L responsibilities included: Worcester Telegram and Gazette (T+G): (installed new publisher, increased T+G structural profitability by $2MM with new commercial printing capabilities), Globe Direct (direct mail subsidiary, addressed pricing, costs and contract with Advo to regain profit goals), Boston Metro (turned around start-up losses to several months of consecutive profits).

Boston Ma

• Full P+L and business-function responsibility for one of the country’s largest (then over $500MM in revenues) and most respected (18 Pulitzer Prizes through 2006) newspapers. Led, developed and recruited a senior team with exceptional ability and motivation.• Led the Globe through major changes in its business model: expanded product and media portfolio; reduced FTE’s by > 1,000 (over 20%) and structural costs by over $35 million through hard-won re-negotiated labor contracts, re-designed processes, plant consolidations and outsourcing and rigorous performance management and goals.• Re-engineered sales, marketing and business development: strengthened or opened key advertiser relationships resulting in several millions in new revenues; chaired founding team of and expanded boston.com and BostonWorks.com to become dominant brands in their space. Founded Globe Direct (a full-service, $50MM direct mail company; re-launched Sunday magazine; developed and implemented new positioning and segmentation scheme for readers; turned a fierce competitor into one of the Globe’s largest customers (Advo); launched Metro (free tabloid daily) joint venture. Together, these businesses generated almost $100MM in revenues by 2006.

Boston Ma And Ny, Ny

Senior Vice President Operations - 2000 (Production, Info Tech, Strategic Planning).Senior Vice President / Chief Financial Officer / Planning and Development – 1997-2000Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing – 1993-1997Vice President of Planning / Development (Globe and Affiliated Publications) – 1990-1993Director of Planning and Development (Affiliated Publications) – 1988-1990Vice President of Technology – BPI Communications (then wholly-owned by Affiliated Publications, included Billboard, Hollywood Reporter, AdWeek, etc.) -1989-1991Various leadership roles in information technology and business development

Boston-Based - Various Client Assignments Throughout The U.S.

Worked on an led large systems projects for a variety of clients, industries and locations - mostly in distribution, inventory control, MRP and revenue / sales analysis systems

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba) - High Honors, Accounting And Business/Management

Master Of Science (M.S.) - Award For Highest Gpa Among Graduates, Administration / New Ventures

Education record