Rick Smith is an American businessman and author. Smith graduated from the

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...

with a B.S. in Finance. and earned an

M.B.A. A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

in Marketing and Strategy from the

Kellogg School of Management The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University (also known as Kellogg) is the business school of Northwestern University, a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1908, Kellogg is one of the oldest and most p ...

. In 2003, Smith co-authored ''The 5 Patterns of Extraordinary Careers'' with James Citrin. In 2009, Smith published ''The Leap: How 3 Simple Changes Can Propel Your Career from Good to Great''. Smith was the founder and CEO of World 50, an executive networking company.

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