For close to two decades Rick worked in the Middle East, mainly in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates with leading firms, most notably: Saatchi & Saatchi, Picador Design Group, Gulf Business Foundation, and Middle East Development Company. Rick founded Gulf-based Mentor Group providing consultancy services to companies and organisations. For a time Rick headed the Industrial Trade Sector Forum of the ME World Trade Centre in Dubai – an organisation founded by leading Emirati nationals to act as a connector between local and foreign commercial interests. In 1991 Rick established Gulf-based publishing firm Windtower Books which later became Fisher King Publishing; an independent publishing house representing authors across all genres except medical text. When he returned from the Middle East and settled in Yorkshire, Rick acquired and created various business interests among which he was CEO of a law firm specialising in matters of state-based interest. Rick is MD of Fisher King Publishing and MD of the Mentor Group. He is Area Director for West and North Yorkshire for Business Network International. He is an inspirational speaker and trainer regularly presenting to wide-ranging audiences on topics such as business creation, business planning, networking, presentation skills, motivation and leadership. Rick speaks and advises nationally and internationally mainly on the subject of business development with particular emphasis on SME’s, the third sector, and business start-ups.
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