# Rick Enrico

> Rick Enrico is the founder and CEO of SlideGenius, Inc., a presentation design agency founded in San Diego in 2012. A University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus and former Wisconsin hockey player, he previously founded marketing technology company Juice Media Worldwide. His public interviews connect his approach to business with lessons from his entrepreneurial father, college hockey, specialized services and employee development. He also writes about presentations and marketing.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at SlideGenius, Inc.
- **Organizations:** SlideGenius, Inc., Juice Media Worldwide, Twenty6 Red, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- **Education:** University of Wisconsin-Madison
- **Known for:** Founded SlideGenius, which currently reports more than 150 creative and strategic professionals and more than 100,000 presentations produced. These are company-wide, self-reported figures., Co-scored Wisconsin’s then-record three-goal sequence in 27 seconds on February 3, 1996., Built a presentation design side business into a global agency offering round-the-clock service.

## Career timeline

- **1994-1998** — Attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison; played Wisconsin hockey.
- **1996** — On February 3, scored alongside Max Williams and Troy Howard during a three-goal sequence in 27 seconds against Minnesota-Duluth, setting a Wisconsin team record at the time.
- **1998-1999** — Worked in marketing technology at TSI, according to his public professional biography.
- **1999-2001** — Worked in marketing technology at Sideware Systems.
- **2002-2003** — Worked in marketing technology at Graviton.
- **2003** — Founded Twenty6 Red, according to his public professional biography.
- **2005-2009** — Founder and CEO of Juice Media Worldwide, a marketing automation and analytics business.
- **2008** — Sought Series A financing for a software business; later described roughly 100 investor rejections and repeated compliments about his presentations.
- **2012** — Began pursuing SlideGenius seriously after its early life as a side business; the company gives 2012 as its founding year.
- **2015** — Discussed SlideGenius and SlideSuite on Real Talk San Diego and appeared on Onward Nation.
- **2018** — Relocated to New York to lead SlideGenius’s Brooklyn expansion, according to its March announcement.
- **2019** — Was in Bacolod overseeing the setup of SlideGenius Interactive’s new office in November.
- **2020** — Appeared on Sales Schema’s Scale by Design episode; the agency then reported more than 125 staff and 3,000 customers.

## Achievements

- Founded SlideGenius, which currently reports more than 150 creative and strategic professionals and more than 100,000 presentations produced. These are company-wide, self-reported figures.
- Co-scored Wisconsin’s then-record three-goal sequence in 27 seconds on February 3, 1996.
- Built a presentation design side business into a global agency offering round-the-clock service.
- Published marketing and presentation commentary through outlets including Convince & Convert, Social Media Today and Spin Sucks.

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — SlideGenius’s press archive records sponsorships of Seismic Shift 2024 and Content Marketing World 2024; these are company updates rather than personal announcements.
- **2021-04** — SlideGenius’s press archive records the opening of a London office.
- **2020-03** — Enrico appeared on Sales Schema to discuss scaling a specialized presentation agency.

## Links

- Website: https://rickenrico.brandyourself.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickenrico
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/rickenrico

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Last updated: 2026-10-26