A purpose driven entrepreneur. Rich’s ventures have included the founding team of Talk Inc a pioneer of VSAR (voice, storage and retrieval) technology, a design business, media production studio, and L5M, a hospitality solutions provider. L5M’s marketing platform enabled hotel brands to control centralized media content across disparate hotel franchised systems, and became a mandated brand standard across all Hilton Hotels. After L5M, Rich launched CallSpace, an enterprise mobile ad platform to enable in-call delivery of digital content to mobile devices for major retailers like JC Penney and Best Buy. Rich is also the CEO of O2 Science, a Jerusalem, Israel based medical device company.

Todd was raised in the primitive cultures of Papua New Guinea. Immersed in subsistence living, native farming techniques and 3rd-world cultural perspectives, Todd brings valuable insights into emerging economies. Todd has led tech development and product teams in seven countries as a Product Manager, VP of Product and Head of Growth across five companies spanning Digital Analytics, EdTech, Adtech, Publishing, and FinTech. A successful entrepreneur, twice a co-founder, and with a successful exit, his background encompasses engineering, design, UX, two-sided marketplaces, SaaS platforms and IT. Todd serves as VP of Projects for Ripple Group and VP of Product for O2 Science.

A creative strategist, Bill has led brand development and design projects across tech, entertainment and retail verticals. At Apple, Bill served as the music industry interface to the top 1% of artists and producers, translating their needs into Apple’s Pro Apps solutions. At Frog, the leading product design firm in the US, he led the complex rebrand and design of the parent company headquarters. His ability to perceive and articulate emerging trends enables brands to quickly reposition to capture new markets. Born into a family of artists, Bill’s design instincts were shaped by his father, a renowned sculpture who forged steel and metal into impossible structures. Bill’s father gave us Continuum, one of the largest sculptural fountains in America, framing the gateway to the Olympic Museum in Colorado Springs. The combination of Bill’s unique expertise and creative heritage helps Ripple clients develop category-leading identities.

Chad is the Senior Manager of Training and Staff Services for the Seattle Seahawks. His team of 1,500 event services staff manage every game day touchpoint for 2.3 million visitors each year to CenturyLink Field, ranked as the #1 Game Day Experience in the NFL. His team’s relentless focus on customer service, mobile technologies and data has been the subject of numerous articles from INC Magazine to Businesswire. Prior to the Seahawks, Chad worked in the NBA for the Seattle SuperSonics and Oklahoma City Thunder. Chad’s expertise on the intentionality of the customer experience and a people focused operational culture is a powerful benefit for Ripple’s clients.

As one of the most respected hoteliers in America, Denny regularly speaks to business conferences about transforming their business from a place of work to a place of purpose, and the “5 I’s” a framework for a dynamic workplace culture. Under Denny’s leadership of the Iconic Beverly Hilton, the property became the highest rated Hilton in the world. Denny led The Beverly Hilton through a $150M renovation and doubled revenue in a 3 year period, a growth rate unheard of in the hospitality industry. Subsequently, under his leadership the Hotel 1000 Seattle became the highest rated luxury hotel in the Pacific Northwest, and Willows Lodge has been named best resort in Washington by Conde Nast.