EP 83: Make More Money. Help More People. Riggs Eckelberry, CEO/Co-Founder of OriginClear Water
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This week on The Millionaire Choice Podcast, Tony talks with Riggs Eckelberry, CEO and cofounder 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 decide to forgo the opportunities provided by his father and delved headfirst into the realm of nonprofit. At age 40, after 20 years of living paycheck to paycheck, Riggs decided that he needed to make 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/
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Show Transcript
Tony (00:00):
Welcome back to the millionaire choice show, we're gonna have some fun on the show today, cause I'm gonna learn something today from Riggs Eckelberry. He is the chairman CEO and co-founder of OriginClear water. And, before we get going and hear, Riggs' story, I really want you all to listen because he's doing something very unique and interesting in the water space. I'm not gonna give all the details away because I'm gonna be learning on this call as well. And, welcome to show Riggs. I'm really excited to hear what you've got to say. It's always fun to learn about not just new inves