Primary Job Title President & Chief Executive Officer Primary Organization
Full Service Networking
Location Naples, Florida, United States Regions East Coast, Southern US Gender Male
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As an entrepreneur, Rick has been instrumental in growth of two companies, Modern Office Methods (MOM) and OfficeWare. Today, he continues his business leadership with Full Service Networking. Rick joined MOM, a company founded by his father-in-law, Bob McCarthy. He started in 1976 as a sales representative, being promoted to Vice President of
Sales and, ultimately, elevated to President in 1986. In 1995, he and his wife, Kathy, had an opportunity to acquire the southern region of MOM, forming Louisville-based OfficeWare as a document solutions provider, representing Ricoh, Canon and HP. In 2009, Cincinnati-based Full Service Networking was acquired as a strategic acquisition, allowing OfficeWare to accelerate its value proposition as a technology office solutions provider and providing diversification in markets and service offerings. In 2011, OfficeWare was acquired by Konica Minolta who was interested in increasing their presence in the Kentucky and Indiana markets. With the acquisition of OfficeWare, Rick is solely focused on the growth and continued success of FSN.Since 1986, Rick has been an active member, officer and past Chairman of Cincinnati YPO and WPO. In 2010, he was a Regional Finalist in the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year program and in 2012, Rick was named the Deal Maker Entrepreneur Award recipient by the Cincinnati Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth. He has always given back to the communities in which his companies conduct business. His philosophy has always been to support organizations or causes which are important to clients and team members. Rick is a graduate of the University of Dayton with a degree in Business Management.
