| Website | SuperFan.com |
| @rmarini |
| Harvard Business School, MBA | 1999 |
| Univ of New Hampshire, BS - Business Admin. | 1994 |
Founder & CEO, SuperFan.com
Rick Marini has been a pioneer in online social media for the past 10 years. Rick is the Founder & CEO of SuperFan. SuperFan is a social entertainment site that allows users to become a Fan of ALL the things they love in life including music, celebs, tv/movies, sports, games, brands, books, places, schools, etc.
SuperFan is also a social game where fans use a virtual currency to compete to become the “SuperFan” of their top Faves. As the SuperFan, the user gains control over certain aspects of the Fave profile such as the color palette, wallpaper, profile picture and can add a personal quote about their Fave. SuperFan works like a video game where Fans earn Points for contributing to the site and climb higher Reputation Levels. Fans can also earn or buy Credits (virtual currency) to be used to compete to become the SuperFan, send a virtual gift, post a site-wide Shout-Out or customize the Fan profile. The site also has user-generated quizzes, blogs, battles, etc.
Prior to founding SuperFan, Rick was the Co-Founder, CFO & Chief Strategist for Tickle.com. Tickle was one of the largest social media sites on the Internet and he first site to successfully leverage viral marketing through personality tests, photo-sharing and matchmaking products. Under his leadership, Tickle operated as a profitable company with close to $40 million of annual revenue. In 2002, Tickle won the “Rising Star” Webby Award as the fastest growing site on the Web and became a top 20 global Internet site with 200 million registered users. Rick served on the Board of Directors of Tickle until 2004 when Tickle was successfully acquired by Monster Worldwide for over $100 million.
Rick currently serves on the Advisory Boards of Friendster and Lumos Labs.
Rick received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at the University of New Hampshire, magna cum laude, and an MBA from Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.
