Rich Santos, former publisher for Assemblyamagamant.com and its ancestral brand Reg registered. AND Beliefs & assetsAlong with many other business media properties to business, they died at the end of last month at the age of 76.
Santos served as a publisher through several repetitions, starting with The registered representative magazine in 1997. He remained in that role by 2015. He supervised the successive uprisings Repo registered, Rep. And, later, starting this website.
“We often say we will never see a publisher like Rich again,” said David Armstrong, executive director, content and user engagement in Assemblyamagamant.com. “He was the last of a kind – had the team's back, no matter what. He was the publisher every editor dreams of having. I am very happy to have taken a chance to work for him.”
“Rich was one of one kind,” added Warren BimblickFormer senior chairman of the group. “He had the gift and wisdom. He was fun and fearless. And he was a great bankruptcy.” “
Without Santos, there would be no no Assemblyamagamant.com At about 20 years ago, some rounds deep in Martinis, Santos and Bimblick noticed how the firms were increasingly being bandaged in the term “wealth management” after the industry left transactional brokerage services in the fullest and tariff -based planning.
“We have Googled 'Wealthmanagement.com' to find out that no one had recorded it,” Bimblick said. “The next morning, we bought and recorded URL for $ 12. The rest is story. Miss you, rich.”
Santos made an impression of anyone who met him, worked with him or dealt with him as a client or seller. His distinctive blooming voice, high -level high -level dresses perfectly, desired for Martinis Vodka (promoted, not shaken) and fairy tales of his previous exploitation as an amateur polo player makes him a center of attention in any environment.
The stories of his opinion as a seller are legion.
In an episode remembered by Matt Butcher, a former sales manager at Assemblyamagamant.comOne member of his sales team had problems with keeping in touch with a big client. Santos Solution: He instructed the magazine production department to publish client advertising upside down.
The client, of course, called Santos to complain. He apologized for “error” and offered a “good” that went up and on. This led to a greater discussion about the client's goals and, long ago, an added advertisement with the brand. “That was rich,” Butcher said. “An external thinker. A danger holder. A smart and creative guy. A leader.”
During his mandate-a major era in business journalism as Field evolved from the reign of printed magazines in today's world of multi-platform digital publication-Santos instructed the brand to record the circulation and increase of advertising in its printed days and then helped create successful transition to digital publication. Along the way, through its repetitions, the brand won numerous awards. Santos mentoring dozens of repetitions of sales and other staff and supported many journalists who worked with him.
Santos affected countless individuals in all financial services and business information industries in large and small ways.
When he retired as a daily publisher in 2015, Santos wrote that the only constant in his career had been “change”, but added, “What has not changed is the need for the retail public for investment and wealth management councils. I have enjoyed the interaction with many of you in all three business channels.
After retirement as the publisher of Assemblyamagamant.comSantos was based in Agoikago and served as Managing Director at Ten Gol LLC.
Santos graduated with a Bachelor of Business in Business, Management, Marketing and supportive services from Murray State University.
At his family's request, donations can be made to Leukemia and lymphoma society In his honor.