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Richard Keith Weinman (Rich Weinman), has been involved in the business of music for close to 40 years. From 1978 to 1982, Rich was a high profile DJ in Daytona Beach and Orlando, Florida. Daytona Beach, 1979, The Plantation Club (owner, Alan Cohen) (Rich Weinman, DJ) (Bob Dawson, Lights), was the number one club on the beach for Spring breakers and the Daytona Beach local crowd. The crowds were massive and Rich's name was branded on the airwaves multiple times a day, while advertising and promoting the club at the same time. In 1981, Rich was offered and accepted the DJ position at the largest nightclub in central Florida, Park Avenue. Park Avenue was located in Orlando. Two thousand people and a pyrotechnician next to him blowing stuff up! While DJ/VJing at Park Avenue, Rich attended Full Sail Recording Institute in Altamonte Springs, Florida. His goal was to become a Recording Engineer and/or Music Producer and move back to New York. Upon graduating, 1982, he moved back to the New York/New Jersey area and connected on his first real job in the music industry. The company was called Musico. While at Musico, Rich was responsible for introducing new music to the record stores throughout the five boroughs of New York City. In addition, the company serviced new music to record pools and DJ's around the country. Late 1982, he was hired by Emergency Records as the National Director of Dance Music and the New York City Radio Representative. First Gold Record, Shannon, "Let the Music Play". In late 1983, he joined the legendary R&B record label, Spring Records. He and his company colleague, Steven Rifkind, were the one/two punch for Spring Records for the next couple of years. In October of 1985, Rich left Spring Records after recognizing a retail business opportunity and founded his own company, Best Performances, Inc. The organization was located in mid-town Manhattan, New York City and specialized in the promotion, marketing and branding of new music to independent urban retailers around the country. The company's client base included, Interscope Records, Columbia Records, Arista Records, RCA Records, Warner Bros. Records, MCA Records, Motown Records, Tommy Boy Records, Select Records, Profile Records, Luke Skywalker Records, Solar Records, Epic Records, Island Records, Delicious Vinyl, SBK Records and many more. The company went on to achieve 100+ gold and platinum awards and amassed gross revenues of $23+ Million Dollars over the period, 1986 to 2006. In mid-2006 the company was deactivated and Rich left the music industry in order to enter a profession that had always fascinated him, Executive Search. This time around he wasn't selling and promoting new music, he was selling and promoting intellectual property! R.K. Weinman & Associates, founded in 2014, excels in the recruitment and placement of executives in the Architecture and Mechanical Construction industries. Fast forward 2022, the company has developed a successful reputation and track record for finding the right candidates, at the right time for the right position. Recently, 2022, Rich introduced the Podcast, DickWeinmanHereYoureHired! Real Conversations About the Future of Work (tm). DWHYH! is a natural progression of R.K. Weinman & Associates. The Podcast launches officially, November 1st, 2022. Committed interviewees include Rick Bleiweiss (Blackstone Publishing), Rich Isaacson (Partner/Loud Records)(Executive Vice President/General Manager/Def Jam Recording), Greg Watkins (Founder/President- allhiphop.com), Larry Flick (Billboard/Sirius FM), Jellybean Benitez (Producer/Publisher/Global DJ), Steve Thompson (Legendary Hit Maker/Producer & Remixer), Freddy Bastone (Fabled New York City DJ, Producer, Remixer, Actor), DJ Charlie Chase (Original member of the The Cold Crush Brothers along with DJ Tony Tone and members of Grandmaster Caz. The show's producer is Robert Lee Harper. Currently, R.K. Weinman & Associates is located in Easton, Pa. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/richweinman/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/richweinman/ . Rich is married to Holly Hutchison, AnRGirl. He has two children and one grandchild.