Rick Manelius

About Rick Manelius

5X tech startup CXO with a proven track record of transforming individuals, teams, and businesses.I\'ve led multiple business turnarounds and transformations where failing teams, tech, and business strategies were putting the company at risk of closing. Many are still operating with aggregate revenue of ~$20M/year. These and other experiences have been turned into detailed operational playbooks and shared in my book \"Save Your Startup.\" Each chapters contains in-the-trenches war stories of the wins and losses that led to these best practices.I\'ve coached & mentored over 200 people in my career, both individually and in recurring groups. Topics include all aspects of leadership and business operations (fundraising, hiring, firing, resourcefulness, etc). As a Techstars All-star Mentor, I\'m routinely invited to participate in multiple accelerators per year.I\'m always on the look out for executive coaching/advising and fractional CXO consulting opportunities where tech meets high‑growth strategy meets exceptional leadership. If you know of such opportunities, don\'t hesitate to reach out.

Experience

1. Techstars all Star Mentor

   Techstars

   Aug 2019 — Present · Denver, CO, US

   Techstars All-star Mentors live the #GiveFirst philosophy. They are nominated by Techstars\' managing directors, program managers, employees, and founders who recognize the extraordinary mentorship that these individuals offer in Techstars accelerator programs. They provide a gold standard of mentorship to all within the company, and they are Techstars ambassadors who enrich and grow our worldwide network. Each year we accept nominations for this coveted designation, and review or renew the membership of this exemplary community.

Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Materials Science and Engineering

  1999 — 2003

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials Science and Engineering

  2003 — 2009

Skills

• Wordpress
• Business Strategy
• Web Analytics
• Content Management Systems (Cms)
• Pci Standards
• Email Marketing
• Drupal
• Personal Development
• Entrepreneurship
• Html5
• Html
• Javascript
• Html 5
• Social Media
• Cms
• Php
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Web Development
• SEO
• Css
• E-Commerce
• Mysql
• Web Applications
• Pci Dss
• Information Architecture