
Founder, CEO, Author, Adjunct Professor
Greater New York City Area

Founder, CEO, Author, Adjunct Professor
Greater New York City Area
Richard Nacht is the founder and CEO of Blogging Systems Group. Richard has twenty-five years in the marketing, finance and technology development industries. Richard has focused his talents on creating online strategies aimed at producing technologies that benefit corporations, organizations, consumers and other communities of interest.
Richard is also the CEO of Career Connection Network, a SaaS technology provider which leverages the social networking phenomenon to enable corporate customers to build relationships with and recruit top tier talent, both active and passive. Specifically, CCN partners with major Fortune 500 brands to build niche career online communities where like minded professionals can communicate, collaborate and learn how to advance their careers and enjoy a sense of community. CCN’s corporate sponsors can then access and mine these communities for their staffing and recruiting needs.
Among his significant successes, Richard has been honored as a New Jersey Governor’s Cup for Entrepreneurial Excellence finalist and is a member of the Inc. 500 list of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies. He is a member of the Bar of the United States Supreme Court.
Richard is the author of Recruiting with Social Media, forthcoming from John Wiley & Sons, winter 2008 and the co-author of Realty Blogging: Build your Brand and Outsmart Your Competition.
Richard is an Adjunct Professor in the Graduate Programs, Department of Leadership and Human Capital Management, New York University. He is a Senior Research Fellow and Chairman of the Education Committee of the Society for New Communications Research.
Richard holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the New York Law School, an Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from the New York University Stern School of Business and is a current doctoral candidate at the International School for Management in Paris, France.
Social media, new media research, social networking, social networking technology, online reputation management, web 2.0 recruiting/sourcing technology
Author, frequent speaker, educator and consultant on the topics of social media, social networking and new media
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
July 2008 — Present (3 months)
Course - Recruiting with Social Media, fall/winter 2008
New York University, SCPS, Department of Leadership and Human Capital Management
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
October 2005 — Present (3 years)
Blogging Systems is a leader in the rapidly growing social internet, social media and social networking industries. BSG delivers a technology platform which produces a high results tool for effective communication and collaboration. BSG provides social media services, online communities and social networks to the Fortune 500, organizations and associations. Our clients include Microsoft, Toyota, Wachovia, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World and many others
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2005 — Present (3 years 1 month)
Career Connection Network (CCN) leverages the social networking phenomenon to enable corporate customers to build relationships with and recruit top tier “passive talent” professionals; those not currently seeking a new job. Specifically, we partner with major Fortune 500 brands to build focused, niche career online communities where like minded professionals can communicate, collaborate, share information, learn how to advance their careers and enjoy a sense of community. Our corporate sponsors can then access and mine these communities on an exclusive basis for their staffing and recruiting needs. CCN pilot clients include Fortune 500 companies such as Wachovia, Toyota and Microsoft.
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
June 2005 — Present (3 years 4 months)
The Society for New Communications Research is a global nonprofit 501(c)(3) think tank dedicated to the advanced study of new communications tools, technologies and emerging modes of communication, and their effect on traditional media, professional communications, business, culture and society.
The Society's Fellows include more than 40 futurists, scholars, business leaders, professional communicators, members of the media and technologists from around the globe.
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
May 2005 — Present (3 years 5 months)
Along with co-chair Stephen P. Harris, we interact with the MENG membership to help them deliver better results for online objectives. These include not only the traditional online channels, but also blogging, social networking, wiki’s and much more.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Financial Services industry)
February 1983 — July 2003 (20 years 6 months)
DBA, Management, 2005 — 2007
EMBA, Management, 1991 — 1993
JD, Law, September 1980 — May 1983
BA, Psychology, September 1977 — May 1980
Writing, research and analysis of current social networking trends for implementation and publication purposes, Publications, Recruiting with Social Media, John Wiley & Sons, coming winter 2008, Realty Blogging: Build your Brand and Outsmart Your Competition - McGraw-Hill 2006, Advanced Selling for Dummies- Chapter Contributor - For Dummies, 2007 Society for New Communications Research: 2nd Annual Research Symposium - New Influencers Study
Society for New Communications Research, Research Fellow and Advisory Board,
NYU Stern School of Business Alumni Council, Marketing Committee,
Co-chair Online/Social Media SIG, MENG (Marketing Executives Networking Group),
Organizer Third Thursday New York
Inc. 500 Alumni 2003,
1993 Governor's Cup for Entrepreneurial Excellence finalist