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Clive Rich 
Born April 26, 1960 Website cliverich.com Clive Daniel Rich (born 26 April 1960) is a British professional negotiator and media lawyer.
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1989-2008
Rich is a qualified barrister and was educated at Lincoln College, Oxford and the Inns of Court School of Law.[1]
He was Senior Vice President of the Futures Division at Sony BMG,[2] which was instrumental in the development of Simon Cowell’s Syco TV Joint venture with Sony BMG. He also ran legal and business affairs departments for BMG in the UK and Europe between 1989 and 2004,[3] and was Chairman of the British music industry group Phonographic Performance Limited.[4]
Rich's clients have included Simon Cowell, Sony, MySpace and the Royal Opera House.[5] While at Sony BMG, Rich was responsible on Syco’s behalf for the agreements with Fremantle Media and ITV to produce and broadcast The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent[4]
2008-Current
Clive Rich is the owner of Rich Futures, providing a commercially focused legal and business affairs service to media and technology clients.[4] Rich Futures works with London-based law firm Olswang, and together they supply the “Orbit” service which provides a “Survival Guide to the law” for technology SME’s.[6]
In 2010, he launched "Close My Deal", a negotiating skills iPhone application for entrepreneurs, start-ups and small businesses.[7]
He is also a partner with the innovation think-tank The Futures Agency[1] which was founded in 2010 by media futurist Gerd Leonhard.[8] The Futures Agency runs events, seminars, workshops and executive team seminars.
Rich has appeared on Radio 5 Live on both the On The Money[5] business show and the “Gabby Logan Show”.
Publications
Works include:
- Negotiating app on iPhone platform,[9]
- The Importance of Improved Deal Making Skills If UK Businesses Want To Win Internationally,[10]
- How to get more of what you want by preparing properly (2011),[11]
- How to negotiate with Business Angels (2010).[12]
References
- ^ a b "Clive Rich profile". The Futures Agency. November 2010. http://www.thefuturesagency.com/clive.
- ^ Sunday Express – "An App With The X Factor" (January 2011)
- ^ "Clive Rich profile". Olswang. http://www.olswang.com/profile.asp?sid=196&staffid=7064.
- ^ a b c "How I Got Simon Cowell To Give Me A Yes". The Jewish Chronicle. http://www.thejc.com/business/business-features/41389/how-i-got-simon-cowell-give-me-a-yes.
- ^ a b On the Money, BBC Radio 5 Live business programme
- ^ http://www.olswang.com/main.asp?sid=196
- ^ Mayfair Times, November, 2010
- ^ http://www.mediafuturist.com
- ^ "Close My Deal for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-10-22. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/close-my-deal/id398492625?mt=8. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- ^ "The Importance of Improved Deal Making Skills If UK Businesses Want To Win Internationally". Internationaltrade.co.uk. http://www.internationaltrade.co.uk/articles.php?CID=1&AID=547&Title=The+Importance+of+Improved+Deal+Making+Skills+If+UK+Businesses+Want+To+Win+Internationally+. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- ^ "Emerald | Strategic Direction | Successful negotiation is 80% preparation: How to get more of what you want by preparing properly". Emeraldinsight.com. 2011-04-28. doi:10.1108/02580541111109543. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=0258-0543&volume=27&issue=3&articleid=1906276&show=abstract. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- ^ "How to Negotiate with Business Angels". iBusinessAngel. 2011-05-14. http://www.ibusinessangel.com/2010/10/how-to-negotiate-with-business-angels/. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
External links
- http://www.cliverich.com
- http://www.closemydeal.co.uk
- http://www.richfutures.co.uk
- "How To Haggle Harder", The Sun, October 2010
- Evening Standard, September 28, 2010
- "Dragon's Den duo quit BBC to ally with Sony BMG", The Guardian, Tuesday 14 March 2006
- ""Music on the move", Mediaweek, June 1, 2004
Categories:- 1960 births
- Living people
- British lawyers
- Alumni of Lincoln College, Oxford
- Alumni of the Inns of Court School of Law
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