Richard has been a serial entrepreneur, having founded and sold several businesses in the high tech sector. He was Vice-President, Worldwide Sales for Polaroid’s computer products division before starting his consulting firm. He has served as an advisor to dozens of successful companies including IBM, Hitachi, Computer Associates, Memorex and many others. He is the author of the Official Sofware Channel Sales Guidebook. After selling his business, he served as CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area, the oldest youth mentoring organization in the United States. He is a graduate of the Executive Program for Non-Profit Leaders at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. Richard is also a highly acclaimed photographer. His portfolio can be seen at www.photosrm.com.