Envisioned and co-founded MindBody Talent with a laser focus on fueling a long-overdue revolution in health care. Rich's role in that mission is to direct a collection of services designed to help facilitate the transformation of Functional, Integrative, Personalized, and Regenerative Medicine healthcare practices into practices of the future now.MindBody Talent sources, recruits and integrates extraordinary people into healthcare practices; then wraps those people in systems of support to enable practitioners to practice exceptional health care and patients to receive care and recovery that lasts.

Envisioned and co-founded The Practice Experts Collaborative as a community of practice where subject matter experts in the disciplines of Functional, Integrative, Lifestyle and Personalized Medicine gather to educate, coach, consult and mentor healthcare practitioners, practice administrators and healthcare business professionals, to elevate their careers, optimize the performance of holistic healthcare practices and deliver enhanced results and transformation with their patients.We combine the relationships of social media with the privacy and professional integrity of communities of practice to create a dynamic community of Mentors and practitioners, professional connections, inspiration, and resources.

Business Growth Ventures was a corporate transition, performance and growth acceleration company. We enabled corporations, non-profits and government entities to change, grow and perform at higher levels by serving as architects of enhanced business processes, the smart use of enabling technology, the right information and, most importantly, collaboration with talented people. CLIENT ENGAGEMENTS AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS:MindBody Talent LLCRole: Strategic Solutions OfficerMay 2019 - PresentFocus: Innovative Wellness and Senior Living SolutionsLocation: St. Louis, MOFast Venture Growth, LLCRole: Senior Advisor and Corporate Growth ConsultantFeb 2018 – PresentFocus: Acquisitions and corporate turn-aroundsLocation: North AmericaAbra MarketingRole: Director of Business Development and Corporate Process ImprovementJan 2018 – PresentFocus: Systematizing business processes; business development; corporate scalabilityLocation: North AmericaiPaladin, LLCRole: Chief Operating OfficerFeb 2017 – Oct 2017Focus: Corporate operations and scalabilityLocation: Tampa, FlSteelyardRole: Chief Technology Officer/Chief Operating OfficerFeb 2014 – Jan 2017Focus: Corporate and technology renovation; scalabilityLocation: Tampa, FlDistinctive Designs International, Inc.Role: Director of Software Solutions, e-Commerce and Channel DevelopmentFeb 2010 – Jan 2014Focus: Corporate and technology renovation; new online sales channelsLocation Florence, Alabama AreaTECHNOLOGY SPECIALTIES: Business Process Management (BPM), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), database/content systems, document management, Enterprise Data Integration, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), knowledge systems, workflow systems, web and mobile apps.BGV delivers extraordinary paths to growth by specializing in proven strategies for developing and growing sales channels, new markets, new products lines, new geographies and wise leverage of the internet.

SpringCM is an enterprise-class document management and workflow solution designed for online collaboration. It is a complete enterprise content management (ECM) solution delivered via Web-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). My role in the company was to develop commercial, federal and state government business through sales channels and strategic alliance partnerships.

Founded in January 2001, AllianceVista Corporation was a ground-breaking Alliance Performance Management company specializing in the design, development and implementation of high-performance team collaboration and human performance “systems” for the pharmaceutical/biotech and technology solutions industries. Major clients included Endo Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline, Hewlett-Packard, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals, Quintiles Transnational (now IQVIA) and Texas Instruments.In May 2009, AllianceVista changed its name, portfolio of offerings, brand, and business structure to Business Growth Ventures (BGV). The corporate mission of BGV built off of the Alliance Performance Management foundation of AllianceVista into our unique vision and version of Corporate Performance Management serving corporations, artists and non-profit entities.

Responsible for developing and implementing the business development strategy and program for driving corporate and government software license sales and professional services revenue between Ascential Software and the IBM Business Consulting Services organization. Served as the alliance and business development director between Ascential and IBM and participated on the Ascential acquisition integration team. Acheived 131% of quota in 2005 and was awarded with a Sales Club trip to Punta Mita, Mexico.

Joined this Silicon Valley data analytics and intelligence start-up on a peer level with senior staff vice presidents reporting to the CEO, responsible for building Rapt’s alliance strategy and program from the ground up. Rapt was acquired by Microsoft and incorporated into Atlas Publisher Suite, part of Microsoft’s Advertiser and Publisher Solutions Group.

Joined this American / Israeli document technology start-up as a key executive and officer responsible for all aspects of the field organization including direct sales, channel development, alliance development, professional services, field marketing, technical support, and training. Key priority to build company valuation by expanding into additional industries through alliance relationships.

Joined this Silicon Valley document management company as a pre-IPO start-up focused on the pharmaceutical new drug application (NDA) process, financial services document solutions and manufacturing document workflow applications. Chartered with developing and implementing company channel and alliance partnering strategy with global scope. Managed all partner, channel, and strategic alliance activities with an international staff of direct and indirect reports. The company maintained a greater than 70% growth rate for four years with the partner program as a significant, acknowledged contributor. Documentum was acquired by EMC.

Informix Software was one of the four leading relational database providers in the 1990's eventually acquired by IBM and incorporated into the IBM Software Group. I directed four groups responsible for strategic partner recruitment, global partner account management, North American sales support, and key partner business development/joint marketing projects. Managed $1.7 million budget to drive sales in commercial and government accounts. Managed channel partner recruitment and all marketing support programs for 1,200 North American value-added channel partners, including developers, Value-Added Resellers (VARs), Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), commercial and government Systems Integrators (SIs) and national/regional distributors.

AST Research was a leading manufacturer and provider of personal computers and a wide range of computer peripherals. I was responsible for developing commercial, federal and state government business through reseller channels. Member of the task force to create the company's first GSA contract.Apr 1990 - Dec 1991 Senior Manager - Channel/Reseller MarketingSep 1989 - Apr 1990 Senior Manager - North American Sales OperationsMar 1989 - Sep 1989 Sr. Product Marketing Manager - High Performance SystemsAug 1988 - Mar 1989 Product Marketing Manager - Memory and Graphics Products

My first official sales management position. Opened and ramped up a new sales office for Inacomp in Beverly Hills, California. Hired and led a team of sales representatives and technical support staff to start and grow a new office.