Brian Richards

Managing Partner, Artisan

Brian Richards, a digital marketing expert, has made it his mission to help small businesses grow. As the CEO and Founder of Resolute Media, a 20-year-old digital marketing agency, he offers his expertise to help drive incremental sales growth for his clients through a variety of marketing tactics. Brian's experience covers everything from Google and Facebook advertising to SEO, online presence, website improvement, review generation, and more.

With an MBA in financial management and over 40 years of advanced marketing and technology experience, Brian is a trusted advisor on all things digital marketing. He has worked as the State Manager of one of Australia's largest financial institutions, the CEO of the Leukaemia Foundation of Australia, and has helped establish the Queensland branch of Australia's largest Executive Coaching firm.

Brian has a passion for technology that began with honours studies in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Queensland. He has a love of digital marketing, combining his interests in an enduring exploration and practical implementation of the field for both online and offline businesses and other organizations. He is also a co-author of several marketing books including "The Authority Mindset: Proven Principles For Establishing Yourself as an Expert in Any Industry" and "DotCom Secrets: How to Get 100 New Customers in 100 Days Online... For Offline Businesses".

Experience

Founder and Managing Partner at Artisan since January 2016

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at MESA (May 2001 - June 2015), Strategy Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers (July 1998 - July 2000)

Education

MBA, Finance from The Wharton School (1997 - 1999), JD, Law from University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (1995 - 1999), BA from Tufts University (1991 - 1995)