Rick Rigsby Biography, Wife, Family, Facts About The Author

Rick Rigsby is an American motivational speaker, minister, former teacher and bestselling book author. He came into the limelight after a keynote speech he gave went viral and garnered him a lot of attention. The speech was recognized as one of the most passionate and inspiring speeches ever given by anyone. In fact, he began receiving hundreds of offers to speak at events and wherever he went, audiences were transformed by his wisdom.

The speaker also owns his own company, Rick Rigsby Communications, where he is currently CEO and Chairman. In his former professional life, he was an award-winning journalist who had a thriving television career for a brief period before entering academia. He spent twenty years as a college professor, mostly at Texas A&M University. Rick has made his mark across different corners of the world – from Europe to Africa. He has been invited to share his wealth of knowledge with Fortune 500 couples, service organizations, academic functions, sporting events, and more. He has several published books to his credit, but his non-academic work Lessons from a Third Grade School Dropoutis the most popular of them.

Rick Rigsby – Bio

Rick was born in 1962 in San Francisco, California. He came from a modest background. His father was a third grade dropout who made his living working as a cook and working on the family farm. Despite his father’s lack of education, Rick considers him the wisest man he has ever met in his entire life and it was he who taught him how to become the thinking man he is today. today. His father believed in getting the most out of life and encouraged his son to live by the same standards. He was raised to be kind, to not judge people, to always do good, to always show up on time, to strive to leave an impact, and to always do things the right way.

After graduating from high school, Rick enrolled in California State University, Chico, where he earned a degree in mass communication in 1978. He later graduated from California State University, Fresno, in 1987 with a master’s degree. in public communications. He earned his Ph.D. in Rhetorical Communication from the University of Oregon. After graduate school, Rick Rigsby worked as an assistant professor at his alma mater.

In 1992, he accepted an assistant professorship at Texas A&M University, where he lectured on voice communication. He was twice nominated for the Outstanding Teaching Award and won both times. At the same time, he worked as a chaplain and character coach for the Texas A&M Aggies football team, earning him an Outstanding Faculty Diversity Award. Rick left academia after 14 glorious years, then moved to Dallas to start his own business.

He has expanded his career as a motivational speaker, providing private and corporate services as a speaker and coach. He has spoken for a number of major organizations like the National Football League and the PGA.

wife and family

Rick Rigsby has been married twice. His first marriage was to Trina Williams, whom he met while still in college. He was a linesman on the school football team and offered her a dance at one of the school events she accepted. While dancing, he decided to ask her for her number and surprisingly, she gave him her real number. They started dating and then decided to get married a few years later when she worked as a birthing nurse and he was a reporter for the little ones. They had two children together, but their forever happiness was ruined when she was diagnosed with cancer. Trina lost the fight against the disease in 1996.

The author and motivational speaker was depressed long after the death of his wife. It took the love and support of her friends and family to pick herself up and try to move on with her life. He then met and married his current wife, Janet Butcher, with whom he shares two other children. Rick Rigsby lives in Dallas with his family and enjoys hunting, listening to country music and fishing like the locals.

Facts about the author

1. The viral motivational speech he gave at California State University Maritime Academy was viewed by over 130 million people worldwide in just a few days in 2017.

2. Rick Rigsby is the founder of a church called Impact Family Ministries.

3. He is the CEO of the organization known as Impact World Group.

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