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Rick Vanzura Location
Boston, MA, US
Rick Vanzura Work
2025 -now Strategic Advisor @
2025 -now Member Board of Directors @
2024 -now Founder and CEO @
2024 -2025 Board Advisor @
2020 -2024 CEO @
2018 -2019 Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer and Strategy Advisor @
2011 -2018 Original CEO @
2011 -2018 CEO @
2008 -2011 EVP, co-Chief Operating Officer @
2006 -2007 Corporate EVP, Emerging Business and Technology, Chief Strategy Officer @ Borders Group, Inc.
2005 -2006 President, Borders Group International and Paperchase Worldwide @ Borders Group, Inc.
2003 -2005 President, Borders Specialty Retail and Information Technology @ Borders Group, Inc.
2000 -2003 Chief Strategy Officer, Information Systems and Services @
1999 -2000 President and Chief Operating Officer @
1998 -1999 President, Borders Online @ Borders Group, Inc.
1994 -1998 Vice President, Planning and Finance; Treasurer @ Borders Group, Inc.
1994 -1994 Director of Business Development @ Kmart Specialty Retail Group (KSRG)
1990 -1994 Manager @
1985 -1988 Account Executive @
Rick Vanzura Education
MIT Sloan School of Management 2024-2025
Harvard Business School 1988-1990
Santa Clara University
BSC (Economics and Finance, Magna Cum Laude)
1981-1985
Albuquerque Academy
Diploma, National Merit Finalist
1977-1981
Rick Vanzura Skills
Strategy
Leadership
Marketing Strategy
Merchandising
Retail
Marketing
Start-ups
Strategic Planning
Business Strategy
Inventory Management
Restaurants
Business Development
Financial Analysis
Management
Leadership Studies
Team Building
Income Statement
E-commerce
Mergers & Acquisitions
Sales
P&l
E Commerce
Purchasing
Cross Functional Team
Executive Management
Profit
Start Ups
Forecasting
Customer Satisfaction
Sales Operations
Competitive Analysis
Vendor Management
Team Leadership
Process Improvement
Store Management
Sales Management
Business Planning
Operations Management
Cross Functional Team Leadership
Training
Customer Service
Contract Negotiation
Budgets
Film
Product Development
Coaching
Mergers and Acquisitions
Pricing
Rick Vanzura Summary
Rick Vanzura, based in Boston, MA, US, is currently a Founder and CEO at Thrive Advisors. Rick Vanzura brings experience from previous roles at GrowthFactor.ai, E4E Relief and Freight Farms. Rick Vanzura holds a 2024 - 2025 MIT Sloan School of Management. With a robust skill set that includes Strategy, Leadership, Marketing Strategy, Merchandising, Retail and more. Rick Vanzura has 4 emails and 2 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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