Ric Stewart is a dynamic marketing leader with a proven track record of driving revenue growth through strategic partnerships, data-driven campaign execution, and innovative multimedia content creation. With expertise in business development, insights-to-action strategy, and audience engagement, he has delivered measurable impact, including doubling e-commerce revenue to $20M at Atypical Brands and achieving 300% social media growth at Double Diamond Marketing. Ric’s ability to forge alliances, such as with Costco and Spotify, and produce high-impact content like a 400K-view YouTube channel and Soul Country Podcast at Ace Production, positions him as a trusted advisor for brands seeking growth.
Beginning in the mid-1990s, he served as an Internet publishing pioneer with multimedia features on roots music. He has since worked as a media industry producer for Apple, EMI, Movielink and Mini Movie (purveyors of the McCain-Obama Dance Off – 30M views) and marketing professor at Tulane. He holds a JD-MBA/MSc focused on marketing media. His leadership extends to team building and mentorship, honed as a Tulane University professor, where he developed digital marketing curricula. With strong Nashville ties through Country Music Hall of Fame volunteer work, Ric combines articulation, analytics, and creative production to elevate brands and communities.
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Launched in September of 1995, THERE pioneered web radio, curated music discovery, global roots music consciousness and e-commerce. The content on the site generated national media coverage, led to a book deal and use in college curricula. Disc ‘a’ Day, a daily audio cd review podcast, aired on Real Audio’s Daily Briefings in 1996-7. Ric Stewart began making There Productions in 1989. In 2021 There became Ace Production. Now, there1.com presents the multimedia portfolio of Ric Stewart (linkedin).