Trading his guitar for a suit and tie, Rick began a career in sales, from the bottom up.

An entrepreneurial pioneer, he has proven his unique ideas for personal development, starting and operating companies in retail electronics, manufacturing, financial services and entertainment.

He is an in-demand keynote speaker, combining comedy, content and ideas that really work in his unusual presentation "Kicking the Big Butts of Life - Making Things Happen!". Rick is the author of two books, The Safari Chronicles, an adventure novel on dealing with change, and The Big Butts Of Life, Get Off Your Excuses And Do Big Things! - the only book in the world about overcoming the excuses that block us all from our natural success.

Kicking the Big "Butts" of Life is motivational and fun. Audiences take away the three C's for success and overcoming stress in the fast-changing techno-world. Extreme motivation and ideas you can put to use now:

CONTROL - Find out why people give away the key ingredient to happiness...without realizing it!

CLARITY - Overloaded? Discover the amazing secret to kicking the big "butts" (excuses, distractions and obstacles) that magically seem to appear out of nowhere.

COURAGE - People today don't need more information, they need the courage, strength and energy to do the amazing things they already know how! Find out how.

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