The Heart of Networking
AWARDS & HONORS
WHO’S WHO IN TECHNOLOGY
The Atlanta Business Chronicle, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
CITIZEN AWARD, HONORING ENTREPRENEURS OF SERVICE
Hands on Atlanta, 2000
PRESIDENTS AWARD
International Award of Meeting Planners International, 1993
GEORGIA SMALL BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR
United States Small Business Administration, 1986
ONE OF 5 OUTSTANDING YOUNG GEORGIANS
Georgia Jaycees, 1986
ONE OF 10 OUTSTANDING YOUNG ATLANTANS
Outstanding Atlanta, Inc., 1986
PROFESSIONAL & CIVIC AFFILIATIONS
ENTREPRENEURS FOUNDATION OF THE SOUTHEAST
Chairman of the Board, 2004-Present
ATLANTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Industries of the Mind Advisory Board, 2000-2003
ATLANTA’S TABLE
Founding Chairman, 1986-1988
Board of Directors, 1986-Present
ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
Executive Committee, Present
Capital Campaign, Present
Board of Directors, 1992-1996
HANDS ON ATLANTA
Board of Directors, 1994-1996
HOSPITALITY HELPING HANDS
Founder, Board, 1992-Present
TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION OF GA
GT Forum, Executive Committee, 2000-2003
LEADERSHIP ATLANTA
Class of 1986
LEADERSHIP GEORGIA
Class of 1987
FROM THE SOURCE
Make a world in which you succeed and everyone benefits. Let Ricky show you how!
The Consummate Networker
President of Richard E. Steele, Jr. & Associates, a corporate consulting firm, Ricky Steele is the consummate networker, who has been a client partner with Korn/Ferry International, a director for PricewaterhouseCoopers, chairman and CEO of QuadBase Software, president and CEO of Innovative Media, founder and president of SunBelt Transportation Group, and publisher of Georgia Travel Publications, Inc.
Steele was honored as the Georgia Small Business Person of the Year and also one of the Georgia Jaycees’ “5 Outstanding Young Georgians.” He is intensely active in community service--for him, the bedrock foundation of networking, of leadership, and of life. Steele is the founding chairman of both Atlanta’s Table and Hospitality Helping Hands, a former board director for the Atlanta Community Food Bank, Hands On Atlanta, Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau and most recently a Trustee for Leadership Atlanta.
Ricky Steele is married with three children and lives in Marietta, Georgia where his family is active in Mount Bethel United Methodist Church.
History
1998-1999, 2003-PresentRICHARD E. STEELE, JR. & ASSOCIATES
Author and Publisher, The Heart of Networking, First Edition
Book release scheduled for Fall 2004
President, Consulting practice
2001-2003KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL
Advanced Technology Practice
Client Partner
Responsible for new client development, primarily in the emerging growth technology market.
1999-2000PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP
Technology Industry Practice
Audit and tax services for emerging growth technology companies.
Director
Responsible for creation of marketing strategy and implementation for outreach
to emerging growth technology firms.
1995-1998QUADBASE SOFTWARE, INC.
Developers of AgentCentral business software for the insurance agent.
Chairman & CEO
1992-1994INNOVATIVE MEDIA, INC.
President & CEO
1986-1992GEORGIA TRAVEL PUBLICATIONS, INC.
Publisher, Georgia On My MindThe Atlanta Business Chronicle , The Official Travel Guide for the State of Georgia,
Georgia for Canadians, and News News News.
1980-1998SUNBELT TRANSPORTATION GROUP
Founder & President, Atlanta and Columbus, GA