Rick Smith

Rick Smith is the founder and CEO of CNEXT. Rick has over 25 years of experience in the technology industry, including roles as a co-founder, managing director, and best-selling author. Rick has a proven track record of success in building and scaling companies. Prior to CNEXT, they were the founding CEO of World 50, Inc., a global network of senior executives from the world's largest companies. Rick also served as the managing director of G100 Network, a private community of current and future public company chief executives, and as the founding CEO of G100 Talent Consortium and G100 Next Generation Leadership. Rick is a thought leader in the area of enterprise growth and has been a keynote speaker at numerous conferences. Rick is the author of the best-selling book "The Accelerated Growth Strategy Playbook."

Rick Smith has a MBA from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management with a concentration in marketing, entrepreneurship, and international management. Rick also has a Bachelor of Science in finance from the University of Florida.

Some individuals on their team include Cherie Huey - Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Operations, Liisa MacLaren - Vice President, Membership Experience.