An Ivy league educated, former professional athlete, Richie Crowley lives a life of positive rebellion. When his peers graduated, swapping caps and gowns for shirts and ties, Crowley moved to Europe. He spent the next 3 years living in France (French National Champion) and Italy playing professional Ice Hockey, his final season as a member of the Italian National Team. This wasn’t his first experience competing at an international level. Crowley was the captain of the United States National Ice Hockey Under-18 Team for two seasons (2x IIHF Gold Medalist, 3x IIHF Silver Medalist) prior to attending Brown University (2x ECAC Finalist) of the Ivy League, where he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and a Bachelor's Degree Political Science, focused on International and Comparative Politics.

In 2016, at the end of his athletic career, Crowley began life as a serial social entrepreneur. He has since founded 2 companies (Wild But Well, RICKiRICKi), toured as a corporate speaker, published works of poetry and writing, and appeared on 10+ podcasts. He continues to receive praise as a personal brand strategist and idea generator, all the while emerging as a wellness activist working with business executives and Grammy-nominated recording artists. Crowley advocates for a new definition of wellness. One that includes: movement, stress, routine, habits, sleep, happiness, financial stability, relationships and food. He speaks with the spirit of alliance, and believes we can all update our defaults and unlock our greater self.

In the summer of 2019, he completed a self-supported 3,904 mile bicycle ride across the United States, and in reflection of this adventure he shared, with conviction, that one of the greatest personal tragedies is that of a dream deferred.

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