Mark Rickards:
CLASS OF 1980
Waukesha North High SchoolClass of 1980
Waukesha, WI
Baylor UniversityClass of 1984
Waco, TX
Carroll CollegeClass of 1984
Waukesha, WI
Butler Middle SchoolClass of 1976
Waukesha, WI
Lowell Elementary SchoolClass of 1974
Waukesha, WI
Mark's Story
Life
After WNHS, I packed up and made the big move all the way across...town to Carroll College. Decided after a year that it was time to head out and explore, so I packed up and made a real move to Waco, Texas. Spent 3 years there finishing college and moved to Dallas. Got married (way too early) and started working in the retail record business. In 1985, I moved to Salt Lake City (job transfer), in 1986 moved to Phoenix (another job transfer) and in 1987, moved to Minneapolis where I started a new job as a pharmaceutical sales rep for what ultimately became AstraZeneca.
The pharmaceutical company career lasted for 15 years, taking me from Minneapolis to Chicago to Wilmington, Delaware. Enjoyed a lot of travel around the country and world. Got divorced in 2000 and decided to leave AstraZeneca and Wilmington, DE in 2003.
Moved back to Dallas, TX in 2003, got married and started a new job in the medical education field.
Don't have any kids, but have two great Bearde...Expand for more
d Collie dogs named Kylee and Lily. Both are champion show dogs. Motorcycles are still my passion and Kim and I are huge NASCAR fans. Three weekends a year we're planted in the stands of Texas Motor Speedway with all of our closest redneck friends.
The rest is all about watching the Texas sunsets and knowing that life's too short to be unhappy and too long to get stressed out about the small stuff.
School
Who was my biggest crush? lol...she knows who she was.
Most inspiring teacher had to be Mr. P (for Poytinger). Tied for second would be Mr. Stein and Mr. Bralich.
College
Carroll College (1980-1981)
Baylor University (1981-1984), BBA in Marketing & Entrepreneurship
Workplace
Hastings Records (1984-1987) - District Manager
ICI Pharma/Zeneca/AstraZeneca (1987-2003) - Sales and Marketing jobs
Cadent Medical Communications (2003 - 2008) - President
inVentiv Medical Education Group (2008-2014) - President
TRIPTYCH Health Partners (2015-present) - Founding Partner
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