Richard Miles has been creating results for over 25 years. He has outperformed expectations his entire career. In 1980 he was a founding member of Adaptive Controls, Inc. and as CEO, in 1984 sold it to Ingersoll-Rand, merging it into their building controls division.

In 1987 he became VP of Sales & Marketing for the computer products division of Polaroid where he helped successfully turn a perennial money-loser into a profitable division in the face of intense foreign competition.

In 1990 he founded Re:Launch, and helped companies like IBM, Hitachi, Intuit, Computer Associates, Memorex and many others find new markets, develop profitable channels, introduce new products, and more.

Along the way he helped one client go public via IPO, another go public via reverse merger, still others raise private equity and venture capital.

He authored The Official Software Channel Sales Guidebook, a 300-page how-to manual often called the "bible" of software sales. He published The StoreCheck Report from 1992 - 1996, detailing trends in the technology industry. He remains a popular speaker at industry conferences including the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Softex, Geocon and many others.

In 2004 he sold Re:Launch and created RMVentures to continue to help companies like Fair Isaac, Suze Orman, Next Generation Financial Services, and others reach their goals.

Richard has:

• Started three successful businesses.
• Taken one company public, and sold two.
• Managed both public and privately held businesses.
• Created profitable product lines.
• Developed reseller channels and dealer networks in the US and Europe.
• Designed best-selling retail packaging.
• Managed profitable direct mail and ad campaigns.
• Created compelling websites and online sales programs.
• Published an industry-leading reference manual.
• Been a popular speaker at conferences worldwide including
  Mexico, Brazil, Canada, and Holland.