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Dayton, OH, US

Rockford, IL, US

Since joining Phelps as CEO & President in October 2018 - Rick has helped lead the team to reverse a multi-year sales decline, increase innovation, create new brand and retail partnerships, and achieve record sales and profit at this +50-year old contract manufacturing specialty pet treat company.

Dayton, Ohio, US

Board Member of innovative lifestyle brand that is at the intersection of fashion and function in headwear.

Atlanta, GA, US

Alerion Partners asked Rick to step in and lead the Enviroscent Home Fragrance Company as CEO & President in 2017-18 after serving for 5 years as an Outside Board Director. Rick immediately helped the Company navigate through a difficult cash crisis, restructure their financial infrastructure, cut operating expenses, grow topline sales through expanded.

Rick led the turnaround of CR Brands from a multi-year declining profit and cash flow business into a high-growth Company delivering 5X growth in EBITDA in both 2015 and 2016.1) Expanded total distribution to over 100,000 retail stores.2) Successfully launched the Roto-Rooter Drain Care brand; restaged the BIZ brand; and developed a pipeline of meaningful.

San Francisco, California, US

Rick joined H2O Plus as CEO & President in January 2013 after the company was acquired by a leading Japanese beauty care company, Pola Orbis Holdings. 1) Grew the business by +50% in FY 2013 achieving record sales via rapid growth and success in Russia (national distribution at L'Etoile), the UK (Marks & Spencer), China (Sephora national rollout), Latin.

Rick successfully led the due diligence and acquisition of an organic personal care consumer products manufacturer: Sensible Organics, Inc. on behalf of Renewal2, a Canadian social venture fund (www.sensibleorganics.us). Rick was retained as CEO, President, and Board member for 18 months and led the transformation process of professionalizing the.

London, England, GB

As EVP of Global Brand, Marketing, & Innovation, Rick led brand strategy, marketing, e-commerce, and innovation across all global markets for this multi-channel specialty consumer brand. Rick was brought in following C&E's emergence from Chapter 11 to help position the business for an eventual transaction which successfully occurred in early 2012.

Rick founded this executive consulting firm in 2010 to help Private Equity, CPG, and Specialty Retail companies drive profitable growth through new business development, innovation, M&A, retail strategies, e-commerce, and consumer marketing. For nearly 15 years - the proprietary R4 engagement methodology has helped discover meaningful consumer, channel.

South Deerfield, MA, US

Yankee Candle recruited Rick to this newly-created Executive Committee leadership position reporting to the CEO & President to leverage Rick's expertise in Brand Management, Marketing, and Innovation.1) Achieved record market share and sales across all 500 company-owned retail stores, 16,000 wholesale doors, International, E-Commerce/Web, Catalog, and.

Columbus, Ohio, US

Bath & Body Works recruited Rick to lead their innovation efforts including introducing and growing the White Barn Candle Company retail concept and product line from start-up to over 125 stores in 3 1/2 years. His innovation work led to several successful patents.1) Rick's most impactful innovation was the Wallflowers electric home fragrance line which.

Racine, WI, US

Rick was the Commercial Marketing Director for SC Johnson's market-leading Glade Air Care business in North America. Three key achievements included:1) Re-launched Glade Spin-Fresh in 1996 achieving $50MM in Year 1 sales. 2) Led innovation and global rollout of Glade Candles delivering $140MM in annual sales.3) Increased category management retail shelf.

Vevey, CH

Rick was Brand Manager of the $750MM flagship Wonder Bread brand which was part of Ralston Purina/Continental Baking. He was promoted a year later to the newly-created role of Director of New Ventures where he worked with contract manufacturers to develop and successfully launch Soft Wraps soft flour tortillas, Braun's fresh-baked bagels, and Hostess.

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

After a successful full-year collegiate internship in Retail Merchandising at Mead School & Office Products in Dayton, Rick started his Brand Management career at Procter & Gamble’s Cincinnati HQ helping grow their market-leading Crest Toothpaste and Metamucil brands, along with being one of the first to work in Bentonville, Arkansas on P&G's newly-formed.

Bs - Business / Marketing, Student Government President, Summa Cum Laude

Mba, Business Management - Marketing

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