Bio and press kit
Bios for introductions
For deal teams, portfolio CEOs, and event hosts. Copy whichever length fits.
50-word bio
Rick Ables is an embedded revenue operator for PE-backed companies. He grew VIEMed (NASDAQ: VMD) from $64.5M to $131M as Chief Growth Officer. As embedded CEO of Dowdle, he took a seven-year $7M plateau to $21M in under a year. He engages through Nimble Rhino, LLC, his firm since 2001.
150-word bio
Rick Ables is a revenue operator who steps into PE-backed companies that are missing their revenue plan and runs the fix. He works as an interim CEO, CRO, or growth lead, usually in 90-day sprints.
As Chief Growth Officer at VIEMed Healthcare (NASDAQ: VMD), he helped grow revenue from $64.5M to $131M. The company expanded from 6 states to 48 in 18 months. At ADP he launched a compliance product from $0 to $140M+ in about nine months, personally closing $41M. As embedded CEO of Dowdle, with full P&L authority, he took a seven-year $7M plateau to $21M in under a year.
Through Nimble Rhino, LLC, his firm since 2001, Rick has led 100+ client engagements across 20+ industries, usually paid on outcomes. He has been offering enterprise AI solutions since 2013.