User:Thobo~enwiki/sandbox/Richard Lorenzen

Richard Lorenzen is an American entrepreneur, speaker and philanthropist. He is the founder and CEO of Fifth Avenue Brands, a public relations firm based in New York and co-founder of Achieve Iconic, a personal development website for entrepreneurs. He regularly speaks to audiences ranging from high school students to CEOs across the country about entrepreneurship. He has been featured on Entrepreneur Magazine, The Huffington Post , Forbes and Fox News.

Early Life and Career
Richard was born in Long Island, New York. He was homeschooled and started his first online business when he was 15 years old. He briefly attended NYU to pursue a major in international relations and affairs. Due to his early success, he dropped out of college to pursue his business ventures on a full-time basis.

Philanthropy
Richard serves on the YP Board of the Friends of the Children New York, a nonprofit that seeks to break the cycle of generational poverty amongst New York City’s most vulnerable youth. He is also a founding member and on the leadership council of the Clinton Foundation’s 20/30 Initiative.