PRODUCT LEADER · MEDIA EXECUTIVE

Building at the
intersection of
media and mission

20+ years shaping platforms that inform, connect, and move culture forward

Rick on stage
CHAPTERS

The Arc

A career that traveled from a single small town to the world's biggest stages — and keeps moving toward the frontier.

ONE TOWNNATIONWIDEGLOBAL BROADCASTWORLDWIDETHE FRONTIER
Local News
Reinventing how a hometown read the news.
Publishing Platforms
Productized for newsrooms across the country.
Broadcast & Cable
The Olympics, the Super Bowl, Emmy Awards.
Subscription Video
A global wellness streaming platform — and on stage hosting live.
Live, Crypto, Cloud & AI
Live streaming apps, wallets, cloud and AI.
15 years · mobile & TV apps
Full-stack product and platform development.
SELECTED WORK

Portfolio

Rumble

2023 – Present
Product Name 1
Website · Mobile App · TV App

Short description of the product and your role in building it.

Product Name 2
Website · Mobile App · TV App

Short description of the product and your role in building it.

Product Name 3
Website · Mobile App · TV App

Short description of the product and your role in building it.

Product Name 4
Website · Mobile App · TV App

Short description of the product and your role in building it.

Gaia

2017 – 2023
Product Name 1
Website · Mobile App · TV App

Short description of the product and your role in building it.

Product Name 2
Website · Mobile App · TV App

Short description of the product and your role in building it.

Product Name 3
Website · Mobile App · TV App

Short description of the product and your role in building it.

Product Name 4
Website · Mobile App · TV App

Short description of the product and your role in building it.

NBC Sports Group

2013 – 2017
Product Name 1
Website · Mobile App · TV App

Short description of the product and your role in building it.

Product Name 2
Website · Mobile App · TV App

Short description of the product and your role in building it.

Product Name 3
Website · Mobile App · TV App

Short description of the product and your role in building it.

Product Name 4
Website · Mobile App · TV App

Short description of the product and your role in building it.

Comcast Sports Group

2010 – 2013
Product Name 1
Website · Mobile App · TV App

Short description of the product and your role in building it.

Product Name 2
Website · Mobile App · TV App

Short description of the product and your role in building it.

Product Name 3
Website · Mobile App · TV App

Short description of the product and your role in building it.

Product Name 4
Website · Mobile App · TV App

Short description of the product and your role in building it.

RECOGNITION & VOICE

Impact

EMMY AWARDS — NBC OLYMPICS
Emmy Award
2016 Emmy Award — Outstanding Trans-Media Sports Coverage
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Emmy Award
2014 Emmy Award — Outstanding New Approaches — Sports Event Coverage
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EXPERIENCE

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SUMMARY

Product director with 17+ years developing highly scaled digital consumer applications and platforms across news, sports, and health & wellness media. Strong background in subscription live/on-demand video streaming, content management systems, and personalization. 2× Emmy Award recipient. Passionate about building products that create real value for users and organizations.

DEFINING SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
Product Vision & Strategy
Subscription & Streaming Platforms
Content Management Systems (CMS)
Personalization & Recommendation Engines
A/B Testing & Experimentation
Analytics (Mixpanel, Amplitude, GA, Adobe)
Cross-Functional Team Leadership
Web, iOS, Android, Connected TV Apps
Agile / SCRUM Methodologies
Technical Product Management
Stakeholder & Organizational Alignment
Internationalization & Localization
EXPERIENCE
Gaia, Inc.
2017 – Present
Senior Director, Product Management
  • Grew subscriber base 150% and decreased churn by 50%
  • Led product management and UX/UI teams across web, mobile, and connected TV
  • Built personalized content discovery and recommendation engine
  • Improved conversion rate 20% through cart/checkout optimization
  • Implemented A/B testing culture and rapid experimentation
  • Expanded to Web, iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV, Samsung TV
NBC Sports Group (NBCUniversal)
2013 – 2017
Director, Digital Products and Platforms · 2× Emmy Winner
  • Led product for NBC Sports, Olympics, NBC Sports Gold, and Regional Sports Networks
  • Built Drupal CMS, syndication platform, and video streaming infrastructure
  • Developed innovative live streaming experiences (Olympics, Super Bowl)
  • Launched NBC Sports Gold direct-to-consumer subscription product
  • Supported millions in sponsorship ad revenue through technical integrations
  • Built NBCSportsEdge.com (1B+ annual page views)
Comcast Sports Group
2010 – 2013
Product Manager, Social Media Integrations
  • Led social media strategy across 6 regional sports networks
  • Built social integrations, activity feeds, and real-time on-air tools
  • Implemented enterprise social listening and analytics
Digital Press Consortium
2008 – 2010
Solution Delivery Manager
  • Led product development for newspaper CMS deployed to 12+ publications
  • Managed full product lifecycle, training, and customer success
Cape May County Herald
2006 – 2010
Audience Development Manager
  • Managed web properties, ad serving, and digital analytics
  • Transformed local news consumption in the early digital era
AWARDS
2× Emmy Award Winner — NBC Olympics
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NBCUniversal Know Your Value Award (2016)
New Jersey Press Association — Website of the Year (2008)
EDUCATION
Stockton University — B.A. Business Studies, Minor in Computer Science (2005)
Rutgers University — Certificate, Web Database Development (2007)
WRITING & IDEAS

Blog

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