User:Donjmcadam/Chris Rugh

Christopher Rugh, a multi-talented entrepreneur is the founder, president and CEO of Custom Toll Free (customtollfree.com), a DBA (doing business as ) of Rugly Holdings Inc.

Since the company's debut in 1997, Custom Toll Free has grown to be the nation's leading vanity telephone number search firm, boasting a clientele consisting of many Fortune 500 companies as well as widely recognized brand names, including Best Buy, 1-800-CONTACTS and Comcast. The company's financial success grew drastically over the years and grew steadily,as our nation faced one of its greatest financial debacles in history. Today, Custom Toll Free employs a main seven member team, with dozens more working on numerous projects and assignments through outsourcing arrangements.

In addition to providing assistance for vanity toll free phone numbers and handling the development and management of existing toll free number inventories, Rugh is known for being an engaging and uplifting speaker, who has won.... and is also the  writer of a no nonsense, "tell it like it is" blog www.chrisrugh.com. He is a long-standing member of the prestigious Entrepreneurs Organization (www.eonetwork.org), serving as a board member as well as running the local chapters accelerator program helping smaller company’s produce over one million dollars in revenue. He is a founder and board member for BloopCamp, a non-profit artist collective where he has done fun and interesting  things like build an electric car from scratch. He is also a strong advocate for social justice and a lifetime member of the ACLU.

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