Richie Norton is an award-winning author, serial entrepreneur, and sought-after speaker. An executive coach to CEOs, he is featured in Forbes, Bloomberg Businessweek, Inc., Entrepreneur, and Huffington Post. Pacific Business News recognized Richie as one of the Top Forty Under 40 "best & brightest young businessmen" in Hawaii. Richie is one of the world's leading thinkers as honored by MG 100. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of PROUDUCT--an INC. 5000 company--a global entrepreneurship solution helping businesses go from idea to market with full-service sourcing, product strategy and end-to-end supply chain. He is the author of several bestselling books including The Power of Starting Something Stupid and Résumés are Dead and What to Do About It. Richie was born and raised in San Diego before moving to Brazil and then Hawaii. Richie is happily married to Natalie. They have four boys (one son already made his way to Heaven) and they have cared for three beloved foster children. They live on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii with their little dog, Velzy.
