Richard Cherry

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About Richard Cherry

An accomplished entrepreneur, Richard Cherry founded, operated and sold 5 companies in diverse industries over 35 years including designing and patenting products and services used worldwide by consumers, manufacturers, retailers and independent contractor purchaser/drivers. Richard and Gail Nichols, his business partner and spouse, recently launched their latest patent pending invention - The Fantastic Organizer for upright Freezers and Refrigerators in Homes and Food Services. Check it out at: He also developed and patented technologies and services for call centers and rapid delivery systems in the U.S. and Canada for retail products such as groceries, fast food, office supplies and sundry durable goods as well as for food processing equipment for dairies, breweries and the food industry. Mr. Cherry also was granted numerous other patents for various products commonly used throughout the world today. Mr. Cherry received an Entrepreneur of the Year Award and an Environmental Award for his patented plastic shipping containers that saved trees instead of destroying them as did conventional cardboard boxes. Mr. Cherry received a Smithsonian ComputerWorld Award for his developments in Internet-related innovative use of technology. Mr. Cherry was granted patents for a shared workforce call center business method and his online remote workforce scheduling technology currently used by Arise.com (formerly Willow CSN), America’s patented and leading online staffing service for major call centers. Mr. Cherry’s accomplished mentors include Colonel Harland Sanders, founder of KFC, who said: “Get it Right First In Microcosm. Don’t make a mistake In Macro.”