Richard Russakoff is president and founder of Bottom Line Consultants and has 10 years experience as a former senior consultant for strategic and financial planning with INC. Magazine’s consulting division. He has been a featured speaker at the Fortune Small Business Go for Growth Conference Series, dozens of INC. Magazine and American Institute for Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) conferences. Rich has recently been designated as a high velocity speaker for Entrepreneur Organization (EO) chapters throughout the world.
He has given hundreds of speeches to business owners, franchises and trade associations throughout the US, as well as internationally, delivering presentations in Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Dubai, the Philippines, Mexico and Portugal. He is a permanent faculty member of "Birthing of Giants" and was voted the #1 speaker for two consecutive years by attendees. Rich will be a keynote speaker at the 2006 EO European Conference in Portugal this fall.
In his 33-year career as a three-time business owner, speaker, strategic business consultant and CEO Coach, Rich has earned a reputation as one of the USA’s top coaches for high growth companies. His current client list includes three winners of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award and two recipients of INC. Magazine’s Top 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies in the Inner City. Dozens of his clients have made the INC. Magazine 500 List. Rich helps companies grow by being a vital part of their team focusing on strategic planning, leadership development, cash flow management, business valuations and capital acquisition. As a specialist in bank financing, Rich has raised millions of dollars for his clients.
Over the past several years, Rich has been featured in Fortune Small Business, Entrepreneur, and INC. Magazine, among others. He was highlighted as an expert for the Small Biz Makeover section of Fortune Small Business, and will soon be featured as a consulting expert in the Case Study section of INC. Magazine, where he will offer his analysis of a New Orleans business that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. A biographical story of Rich is scheduled to appear in the January 2007 issue of Millionaire Blueprints magazine. Other articles about Rich have recently been written in the Philippines newspaper, PhilStar as well as the Philippines edition of Entrepreneur Magazine.
Rich is frequently called upon to be a contributor for leading national and international business publications. He wrote "How to Obtain Bank Financing" and "Developing a Relationship with Your Banker," both of which were sponsored by VISA. SCORE offices throughout the US distributed 250,000 copies of each. Other writings include a chapter entitled "Mastering the Art of Bank Financing," in the book, Mastering the Rockefeller Habits by Verne Harnish. His articles have appeared in a variety of publications, ranging from Business Finance Magazine and ABA Banking Journal to EO’s Octane Magazine, Entrepreneur, and Singapore’s Furniture Times.
Rich is part owner of Four Hands, a three-time INC. Magazine 500 winner and, for the past three years, one of the top street-smart companies in America included in INC. Magazine’s Inner City 100 List. For over 20 years, Rich has been an active member of the National Speakers Association. He is a founding member of Peak-to-Peak Performance and a Gazelles International Coaching Partner. More information about Rich is available at his website: www.bottomlineconsultants.com.
