Richard is the founder of "Extraordinary Listening" which is dedicated to increase the wealth of our society through the power of harmonious communication. He has authored several books and audio tapes on extraordinary performance including The Power of Extraordinary Listening, Aikido in Three Easy Lessons and The Aiki Mastery Tape.

Over the past 15+ years he has been a personal coach to several CEOs in the business arena including such high tech start ups as Cellular One, McCaw Cellular Communications, Nextel Communications and Internet Connect. In addition to personal performance coaching he has facilitated strategy development, team building and problem solving process for the executive teams.

He has provided peak performance and organizational development consultation, coaching and training to several leading edge organizations including Lawrence Livermore Laboratories, Chevron Research Laboratories, Apple Computer, Tandem Computer, Motorola, Intel Corp., McCaw Cellular Communications, Monsanto, Scandinavian Air Systems, NTT and Hyatt Hotels.

A mediator, he is also renowned as an innovative Aikido Instructor holding the rank of 5th Degree Black Belt with Hombu Dojo Aikido World Headquarters.

Richard is involved in international peace-building, having worked in Cyprus and Bosnia under the auspices of the Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy. The Cyprus project was developed in association with the Fulbright Commission, the American Embassy in Cyprus, Conflict Management Group and the Harvard Negotiation Project. The Bosnia Project is a partnership with Peace Trails and is ongoing at the present.