Ep 83: Make More Money. Help More People. Riggs Eckelberry, CEO/Co-Founder of OriginClear Water
This week on The Millionaire Choice Podcast, Tony talks with Riggs Eckelberry, CEO and co-founder of OriginClear Water. Tony and Riggs discuss his time working at a non-profit and how to use wealth to help benefit the world. Growing up in a well-off family, Riggs decided to forgo the opportunities provided by his father and delved headfirst into the realm of non-profits. At age 40, after 20 years of living paycheck to paycheck, Riggs decided that he needed to make more money to better help the people in the world around him. About Riggs Eckelberry Riggs Eckelberry is the founder and CEO of the innovative water technology company, OriginClear, which is delivering water solutions for industrial customers worldwide.Riggs came to the water industry from a quarter century in high technology, specializing in commercializing breakthrough technologies. During the dotcom, he worked on a series of tech successes, such as Quarterdeck’s CleanSweep, security software vendor Panda Software, and the sale of companies to EarthWeb, BeFree, and BellSouth. Just prior to founding what is now OriginClear, he helped drive security software company, CyberDefender, to an IPO on the NASDAQ as its President and Chief Operating Officer.The son of an international businessman, Eckelberry learned management in the nonprofit space and as a commercial ship captain and officer. He enjoys skiing and sailing and transforming the water industry to deal with the growing water challenges of our time. Learn more about Riggs Eckelberry, https://www.originclear.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.