Rick Stark

Operating Partner

Rick Stark is a serial entrepreneur, operator, and management consultant with extensive experience in building, scaling, advising, and co-owning companies ranging from $50 million to $5 billion across North America.

Rick spent more than 20 years as Co-Owner and CEO of PROFITsystems, Inc., the leading provider of software and services to the retail furniture industry. In 2006, he sold PROFITsystems to The Riverside Company and continued serving on the company’s Board of Directors until its acquisition by Accellos, Inc., a KKR portfolio company.

Rick later joined SocialSEO, now Intero Digital, as Co-Owner, COO, and CFO, where he helped scale the company from $2 million to $50 million in revenue over five years.

Across his career, Rick has worked closely with founders, family-owned businesses, operators, and leadership teams to drive growth, improve execution, and create durable enterprise value. He brings the perspective of a founder, operator, seller, board member, advisor, and consultant, with a passion for helping business owners realize the full potential of what they have built.

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