Media & Appearances

Welcome to the official media and photography gallery for Rick Massel. As a Customer Success strategist and operational consultant based in the New York City metro area, Rick frequently documents his engagement with emerging technologies and industry events.

In addition to his corporate work, Rick is the author of the non-fiction business strategy guide, The Future is Fiction, and the dual-memoir, The Rear Guard: Letters to a Recruit. This page archives recent professional appearances, speaking engagements, and local projects.

Rick Massel at the AI Summit Series conference layout.
The AI Summit Series Rick Massel exploring emerging technological frameworks, artificial intelligence applications, and systems scaling at the AI Summit Series.
Rick Massel in a red beanie during a snowstorm at Bethesda Fountain in New York City.
Winter in New York City Rick Massel standing in front of Bethesda Fountain during a major winter snowstorm in Central Park, highlighting his local roots in the NYC metro area.
Rick Massel smiling next to a massive floating yellow rubber duck.
Finding the Humor in Scale While deeply focused on strategy and endurance, Rick Massel takes a moment to document encountering a massive, inflatable rubber duck, proving that corporate scale can sometimes be highly entertaining.