about Upswing

The Upswing Group brings together skilled professionals from several disciplines — marketing, sales, finance and operations — to help companies become more valuable to customers.

Rich Stillman – Founder and President

Rich has spent 30 years in marketing, sales and executive management positions in large companies and entrepreneurial settings alike. He has extensive experience in business strategy, consumer branding, product innovation and the full spectrum of marketing planning and execution. Rich’s perspective as a top executive and innovative strategist is invaluable to clients. He brings the disciplines of a larger company, the nimble urgency of a small firm, and the relentless commitment to results required by both.

Prior to founding Upswing, Rich was CEO at Ivey, a retail marketing services company. He spent six years at Coinstar, first as VP Marketing and later as COO and President, pioneering Coinstar’s entry into electronic payment services and its “coin to card” initiatives with partners that includes Starbucks, iTunes and Amazon.com.

Prior to Coinstar, Rich was co-founder and VP Sales & Marketing for Originet, a venture-backed company developing kiosk technology for retailers, and had an 18 year career in advertising building global consumer and technology brands.

Rich holds an MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business (where he was also an Adjunct Professor of Marketing) and a B.S. from Babson College.