| Richard's Experience: Forty years management experience in consumer products manufacturing.Thirteen years as CEO of $130 million manufacturing company with 600 employeesConsumer product development and sourcing.Supply chain management for retail chains and independent retail stores.Managed corporate growth through mergers and acquisitions and organic growth.Served on numerous non profit boardsCoaches executives in for profit and non profit corporations.Founded Thriftsmart and two other start up companies from 2003-2005.Founding board member of Nashville Social Enterprise Alliance.Frequent speaker and contributor to the Nashville social enterprise market place.Founder of the Locker Room a Nashville affiliate of the Halftime Leadership network.Recipient of the Purpose Prize Fellow award for 2007 given by the Templeton Foundation and Civic Ventures for innovation at Thriftsmart Recognized by Money magazine as Tennessee Hero for 2014 for extraordinary effort in developing financial security for others through Thriftsmart and work in international missions.Currently on the board of trustees at Taylor University.Married for 47 years and father of 4 children and grandfather to 7 |
