About Rich
Rich graduated from Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan with a
Bachelor of Science in Economics and Management in 1989 also completing
his Private Pilot’s license that same year. Soon after, he earned his Airline Transport
Pilot and Flight Instructor certificates training at several schools, including Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan.
He worked as a corporate pilot until 2002, also performing sales, marketing and management roles for those same companies during that time.
However, he always felt driven to own his own company. In 2002 he received an offer from the owner of the company he was flying for to become the active principal and general manager for a business he owned that was a "turn around opportunity."
Though reticent, after several weeks of consideration, Rich accepted the offer. He was given ownership stock as “sweat equity” in return. While concerned about the challenge, he was confident that he could make the enterprise profitable.
However, after several years of trying everything he could think of to turn the business around, the company continued to languish, losing thousands of dollars every month. So, he did something quite surprising. He bought into yet another failing enterprise. His rationale was that he could merge the two companies and ultimately save them both.
However, that plan did not work out well. Both companies continued to lose considerable money over the next two years until he finally received THE PHONE CALL from his financing partner. He said, “I’m not sure what your emergency plan is but you need it now." The financial partner had pulled his support. Rich found he had exhausted not only himself but all of his options. He was now on the literal brink of personal and financial collapse.
While having some awareness but little real understanding of spiritual laws and principles, Rich found he had nowhere else to turn. With much support from both physical and non-physical teachers, Rich learned to apply Universal or “Spiritual” laws and principles to all areas of his everyday life, including his business, which has led to astonishing experiences and incredible results! Peace is now his default state-of-being, and love, joy and abundance his common experience.
Rich was able to successfully merge the two companies in 2009 after becoming solidly profitable and to date has grown the revenue five times with corresponding profitability! Rich remains a principal of that same company today.
Rich has found a new driving purpose; to share what he has learned with others so that they too may have their own incredible experiences and astonishing results.
Rich has been married thirty-four years to his college sweetheart who just retired from teaching first grade. They have two amazing (grown) children and live in southwestern Michigan.