Rick Smith

I was interviewed for a national magazine this week, and the writer asked me “what was the one significant life lesson learned in my vast years of experience’. This is a clue that she was obviously younger and more attractive than myself – “vast years of experience” translates consistently ...

I recently went on spring break with the family. I just completed a big project with the UN and Hollywood (which went extremely well – trying to figure out how to communicate this - Demi says hi), and have been engrossed in starting a new company. So, I ...

Wow. I can’t believe it has been another week and I haven’t blogged. So here’s the problem. I am totally mentally engulfed in two separate initiatives. The first is a venture assisting the Secretary General of the UN and the top 100 most influential people in Hollywood. ...

For me, 2010 looks to be a year of living tri-polar. I am deep into the process of launching a new company, and just putting finishing touches on my partner group. In November, I was also brought into an extremely important non-profit initiative, which I hope to announce ...

  What appears to be a disaster in progress in the picture above, is actually one of the more creative Christmas decorations I have ever come across.  It is so realistic, in fact, that the police made the homeowner take it down after only 2 days.  “I had more people come ...

  I just had the most interesting conversation with a friend – a very powerful business person, wise from experience, likely one of the top 100 influential female professionals in the world. Her comment to me? “Hurry up. The window is closing…” She was referring to the state of the economy, ...