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"RICK CHANGED OGILVY, HE MADE US DIFFERENT, HE MADE US BETTER...HE RAISED THE GAME."
— Shelly Lazarus
"HE CARED A LOT AND BECAME A ROLE MODEL FOR A PERFECTIONIST."
— Lee Clow
"YOU REALIZE FROM THE WORD GO HE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT IDEAS."
— Sir John Hegarty
"HE NEVER GIVES UP. HE SETS HIS MIND TO DOING SOMETHING AND IT GETS DONE."
— Bob Scarpelli
About Rick
Now retired, Rick still stays involved in the advertising industry with the Inspiration series he produces in conjunction with The Advertising Club of New York and AICP. Before retiring in 2016, for four years he founded and led Sparkstarters, an executive creative collaboration training program comprised of renowned entrepreneurs, marketers, advertising leaders, startup founders, designers and anthropologists.
In 2012, after ten years, Rick stepped down as Director and Professor at the VCU Brandcenter, where under his leadership the curriculum evoloved to include five tracks and doubled in size. The VCU Brandcenter Master's program, part of VCU's School of Business, has been recognized by Creativity Magazine, the 4A's, Ad Age and BusinessWeek as a top graduate program in advertising, marketing, digital media, and design + business.
