Michael Ruck

Current

• Founder & Chief Talent Officer at MRI Network - Sales Consultants of Phoenix, Inc.

Past

• Founder & President at Midwest Media Group, Inc.
• Director of Sales at AVID Technology, Inc.
• National Sales Manager at TSI International

4 more...

Education

• Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
• Illinois State University

Recommended

37 people have recommended Michael

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Websites

• My Company

Michael Ruck’s Summary

We are experienced professionals dedicated to serving the human capital needs of our client companies with respect, confidentiality, perseverance, honesty, and integrity. Our firm strives to work as a team to deliver senior executives with a qualified, verifiable background of accomplishments to our clients. Our goal is to improve the lives and careers of both our clients and candidates - and in doing so justify and earn our professional services fees.

Formerly President and Co-Founder of one of the nation's leading new digital media business organizations, which grew from $1M to $16M in only three years - leading to its listing as #107 in INC's top 25% Fastest Growing Companies. This highly unique experience of putting one's own self on the line is what ultimately gave me the impetus to start my own successful recruiting firm. I know what hiring motivated, smart, creative, and disciplined superstars can do for an organization and for the hiring manager's personal career.

Undoubtedly, one of the highlights of my prior corporate experience was to join the founding senior sales management team of one of the hottest IPO start-ups to survive and thrive through the nineties. By building two highly successful sales regions, and by sourcing and hiring only ace sales players, we ultimately became a dominant, world-renowned, Emmy and Oscar-winning performance player.

Being part of this incredible opportunity was a life-changing experience few get to experience. I count myself among the lucky ones to have done so - and from that I gained a great deal of understanding as to what anyone responsible for sales today requires in order to succeed.

With an MBA from Keller and a BS from ISU, I have always believed highly in education and the value of continued training. Thus, you will find in working with everyone on the team here an unsurpassed level of integrity, commitment, perseverance, trust, and confidentiality.

Please visit us at: www.greatcareermoves.com

Michael Ruck’s Specialties:

Our firm seeks to establish long-term strategic relationships with start-up and emerging technology companies. We specialize in Enterprise Software, Interactive Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Digital Media, e-Commerce, and a host of "under-the-radar" pre-IPO opportunities.

Our expertise in executive search and management consulting is focused on assisting new-technology businesses build their "Impact Player" talent pool with minimal delay and utmost confidentiality.

Additional Information

Michael Ruck’s Websites:

• My Company

Michael Ruck’s Groups:

RFID Tribe, Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, NAB (National Association of Broadcasters, SIGGRAPH, Habitat for Humanity.

•    UPSA
•    eOffice
•    CareerLink Network
•    Laboratory Robotics Interest Group (LRIG)
•    CyberSleuths
•    Bizbureau
•    ExecTec
•    Earlystage.com Entrepreneurs
•    Executive Suite
•    USA Self Employed
•    SalesLab
•    On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
•    AdMonsters
•    Success Networking
•    Online Advertising Professionals
•    ThoseInMedia (The who's who in all the media markets)
•    Avid Technology Alumni
•    Media Professionals
•    FOLIO: MediaPRO -- Magazine & eMedia Publishing Professionals

Michael Ruck’s Honors:

Recipient of the INC 500 Award for one of the Fastest Growing Companies in America for 2001 (ranked #107); And as Founder and President of Midwest Media Group, Inc.

Recognized by the Academy Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences (EMMY Awards) for being a founding contributor to the success of AVID Technology (technology winner of EMMY, OSCAR, and AICE awards).

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