Bio
As CEO of rFactr, Richard Brasser is the foremost expert in helping companies increase the effectiveness and influence of their salesforce through the strategic use of social communication. His entrepreneurial career started at age 12, when he started selling watermelons on a Chicago beach. Richard enjoys golf and auto racing. He combined his passion for these sports with his social media acumen, to create innovative ways of securing sales leads. Richard has built many companies and considered an expert entrepreneur. He has spoken at many Inc. 500 conferences and as a "Face of Entrepreneurism" by Inc. Magazine. Recently he was cited as one of the Top 33 Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2016 by Inc. In his home state of North Carolina, Richard has been recognized as Charlotte Entrepreneur of the Year. rFactr is now a joint partnership with Forbes, bringing together the world's most trusted and shared content with the most capable system for managing social communication. The ForbesTM SocialportTM is the first social selling platform empowering complex sales teams to identify and engage buyers over long sales cycles.