Richard Anthony Franzi
| Richard Anthony Franzi | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏡 Residence | San Juan Capistrano, California |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👔 Employer | Critical Mass for Business |
| Entrepreneur, CEO, Author, Keynote speaker | |
| Title | Founder and CEO of Critical Mass for Business |
| 🌐 Website | criticalmassforbusiness |
Richard Franzi is an author, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, CEO and founder of Critical Mass for Business.[1]
Early Life and education[edit]
Franzi was born on April 25,1958 in Avonmore, PA. He received a B.A. Degree in Rhetoric and Communications from the University of Pittsburgh in 1980 and a MBA from Pepperdine University in 1992.[2]
Career[edit]
From 1984 to 1999 Franzi was a salesperson, sales manager and sales executive with Tektronix, Inc.[3]
From 1999 through 2001 he worked for several technology firms in the role of Vice President of Sales[3][4].
From 2001 through 2008 he worked for Delphi Connection Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delphi Automotive. During his time at Delphi Connections he rose to the position of President and General Manager.[5]
From 2008 to present day, Franzi is the CEO and Founder of Critical Mass for Business, leading CEO Peer Groups in Southern California[6]. He holds the trademark for the term CEO Peer Groups, having used it in his first book, Critical Mass the 10 Explosive Powers of CEO Peer Groups in 2008[7]. Franzi is an international keynote speaker and workshop facilitator for groups of CEOs and business executives.[8][9][10]
He is also the host of Critical Mass Radio Show/Podcast since March 2009. Noted guests include: Brian Smith, Founder of UGG Brand U.S., Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, Founders of Barefoot Wine, Wing Lam, Co-Founder of Wahoo’s Fish Taco, Colin Baden, CEO of Quicksilver, Bo Burlingham, Author of Small Giants.[11][12]
Books[edit]
- Critical Mass: The 10 Explosive Powers of CEO Peer Groups. Richard Franzi. Aviva Publishing (2008)[7]
- Critical Mass: The Power of CEO Guiding Principles. Richard Franzi, (2011)[13]
- Killing Cats Leads to Rat: Mitigating Unintended Consequences of Business Decisions. Richard Franzi. Motivational Press (2018)[14]
Recognitions[edit]
- Critical Mass® Reg. No 4,090,630 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- CEO Peer Groups® Reg. No. 4,452,757 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Nominee, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
References[edit]
- ↑ "CEO peer groups boost business results". Orange County Register. 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ↑ "Meet Ric Franzi | Critical Mass for Business". Critical Mass for Business. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Planar selects Michael Franzi as S&M V.P." www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ↑ "Franzi Takes Charge of Sales for THX Ltd". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ↑ "PEER POWER". California Business Journal. 2014-08-07. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ↑ DeVries, Henry. "10 Reasons To Join A CEO Peer Group". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Franzi, Richard (2008-08-27). Roberts, Paul, ed. Critical Mass The 10 Explosive Powers of CEO PEER GROUPS. Ross Loehner (First edition ed.). AVIVA Publishing. ISBN 9788904276035.CS1 maint: Extra text (link) Search this book on
- ↑ "Gathering Frontline Insights on Mobility Innovation". blogs@Cisco - Cisco Blogs. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ CNBC.com, By Rob Reuteman,|Special to (2009-12-23). "Bad Corporate Endings Yield Startup Success Stories". CNBC. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ↑ "Status Update: Kia Motors America has new VP for sales; Credit Union of Southern California opens new branch". Orange County Register. 2017-07-17. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
- ↑ "Critical Mass Radio Show by OC Talk Radio on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ↑ "CLEO: Curriculum Library on Employee Ownership". cleo.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
- ↑ "Renaissance Executive Forums - Peer Advisory Roundtables". Renaissance Executive Forums - Peer Advisory Roundtables. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ↑ "Motivational Press Announces The Release of Killing Cats Leads to Rats: How to Mitigate the Negative Effects of Unintended Consequences of Business Decisions by Richard Franzi". Motivational Press. 2018-01-04. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
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