Richard Michowski

Richard Michowski has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning multiple industries. Richard began their career as a Territory Manager at 3M Corporation, where they successfully managed distribution and sales activities for consumer product lines, turning around an underperforming territory and achieving significant revenue growth.

Richard then joined Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. as the Manager of Demand Planning, Operations & Sales. In this role, they managed corporate business plans and increased sales growth by 18%, while also coordinating manufacturing facilities to ensure on-time deliveries.

Richard then moved on to the position of Vice President of Operations & Sales at EagleRider, where they implemented a successful turnaround strategy and increased annual sales revenue by 24% domestically and 45% internationally. Richard oversaw day-to-day operations and sales activities across both corporate and franchise locations, managing a large team of employees.

Next, Richard served as the Vice President of Business Development at TopMark Funding, where they spearheaded the development of a new start-up franchise broker leasing franchise system. Richard created sales and business development strategies, built relationships with industry leaders, and developed critical operational documents and protocols.

Most recently, Richard worked as the Vice President of Operations for Home Franchise Concepts. Richard managed operations and built sustainable business expansion plans for three franchise brands, achieving impressive sales growth rates. Richard also designed and launched new product development processes and supply chain distribution to elevate the quality of operations.

Overall, Richard Michowski has demonstrated strong leadership and strategic planning skills throughout their career, consistently driving growth and profitability in the companies they have worked for.

Richard Michowski has a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Marketing and a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Management from Chapman University. Richard has also obtained several certifications including COGNOS (IBM) 8 BI report certification, COGNOS TM1 (IBM) End user certification, Chapman University leadership development certificate program for managers, Chapman University leadership development certificate program for supervisors and emerging leaders, and Joah Galt, Atlas Planning Suit end user certification.