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Diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma as a freshman in college, Rick walked alone daily from his dorm room to the hospital next to campus for radiation. Rick was pronounced cancer-free after a semester-long fight only to experience a relapse 18 months later. Determined to graduate, Rick dropped out of college, underwent chemotherapy, beat cancer, and returned to school. 
Having cancer taught Rick the value of life and time; he returned to life with a vengeance to graduate from college and rebalance the scale taking back the body cancer damaged.  Rick has climbed Mt. Rainier and Mt. Shasta, swam the Golden Gate Channel and Alcatraz crossing (12x), and completed the Boston Marathon. He wrote the memoir, Better Dirty Than Done, about his battle with cancer and these adventures. 
Professionally, Rick has worked as a CPA, project manager, and senior director across the financial, high tech, and water treatment industries. He specializes in resilience and business negotiations. He and his team have saved millions of dollars in many industries. Today, he speaks not only to audiences about his return to life from cancer but to companies about problem identification and negotiation.