Doug Richards

I first started working with web technology in 1994 as an early adopter of the now legendary Netscape (Mozilla) tool set. Through the 90's I financed my life as a part-time rock star by designing and developing websites and graphics for punk and grunge bands and restaurants. In 1997 I received an invitation to teach English at the University of Guadalajara in Mexico, an adventure that lasted three wonderful years. While in Mexico I developed and implemented a 1st gen web portal system for restaurants and tourist destinations located in Puerto Vallarta, Acapulco and Mazatlan.

Upon my return to the states in early 2000 I continued to push the boundaries of online training for the Sprint University of Excellence creating multimedia applications for distance learning. During my tenure I became an evangelist for Flash through my work with first gen action-script applications and streaming video displayed via the Flash player. In 2003 I presented "Selling the Value of In-House Design" to the HOW Design conference to illustrate the power social computing as a training tool. In 2004 I left Sprint and spent the next few years on the launch teams of start-ups or as a sales and social media consultant. Over those 5 years I've spent thousands of hours researching social business trends and I now apply that accumulated knowledge to my role as a Social Business Evangelist at Centriq Training.

Our Social Business product suite (Social Media for Sales, Social Business Champion and The Value Engine) each focus on three key areas, Demand Generation, Sales Enablement and Customer Experience. Social Media is transforming business and its not going away. Our clients see results in the first few weeks of implementing our Social Business methodology. If you want more leads, need a strategy or just want to increase your expertise, Centriq Social Business is ready.