Richard Wenz has worked with clients and brands across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the EU and Asia. His experience spans a diverse set of industries on both ad agency and client sides where he has acquired a broad spectrum of skills across the creative services and marketing disciplines.

Rich has spent his career building brands and businesses from working in the trenches for retail grand openings to long-term strategic planning. Managing multi-million $ budgets to working with ‘Smoke & Mirrors’, Rich has worked with high profile brands such as Ben & Jerry’s, J. Walter Thompson Advertising, Jack In The Box restaurants, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Doner Advertising, Pizza Hut, Arby’s, Toshiba and others. He has been involved with hundreds of new product introductions, start-ups, new market expansion, change & growth management, and more.

As a business and marketing consultant Rich spends his time with clients who need a ‘new set of eyes’ to refine their current direction, or to set out on a new competitive path. His broad range of experience allows him unique insights for creative solutions that result in greater profits.

“Richard was a key player in our efforts to introduce the Ben & Jerry’s brand into Europe and SouthEast Asia. He developed expansion plans that included site-selection, PR, marketing, and more. He worked on the ground with Unilever country managers to ensure buy-in of the ‘scoop shop’ retail concept. Great Job, Rich!” – Martin Hogen, VP Marketing – Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc.

“Rich Wenz did a fantastic job at repositioning our Brand along with developing a creative platform for all our advertising. He delivered to us complete TV and radio commercials, billboard and print art, along with execution of an e-commerce store for our website. Thank you, Rich!” – Marie DeMarais, Marketing Director – Old Tucson Studios 

“Rich helped us with our start-up developing our logo, ID package, initial website, photography, press releases,  and more. He was fast and spot-on with our needs. We have used him since on several projects. I highly recommend him.” – Sheri Merkle, President – Werner/Grady Wealth Management  

“We used Mr. Wenz to open the first of our Q’Doba Mexican Grill restaurants in the Phoenix market. He developed and executed highly effective and efficient Grand Opening plans that included initial community tie-ins with schools, churches, and local businesses, high-profile PR events, and more. We will use him for our future restaurant development.”  – Jim Comeford, Franchisee – Qdoba Mexican Grill