Entrepreneur &
Rhetorician
I'm on a mission to accelerate ideas that free minds. I'll settle for nothing less than liberty in my lifetime. Want to join me?
What I Do
I help innovative communicators create demand for the ideas of liberty, responsibility, and individual rights.
Leadership
Fifteen years of experience in building and leading teams. (Ask me about my work as a fractional CMO.)
Strategy
Let's discuss: marketing, branding, messaging, business development, fundraising, or team building.
Creative Development
I've produced or executive produced more than 550 short films and three feature-length documentaries.
Speaking & Workshops
Now booking speaking engagements on the topics of branding, marketing, team building, or whiskey.
Return on Ideas
In August 2021, I co-founded Return on Ideas, a design and consulting firm that seeks to be "Liberty's Chief Marketing Officer." In only four years, we're transforming how major brands in the global freedom movement build audiences and message to generate demand.
A Creative Agency for Liberty
At Return on Ideas, we've had the privilege of working with some outstanding brands.
Bio
Daniel T. Richards is an entrepreneur, rhetorician, and leading expert on how to market ideas. In 2021, he co-founded Return on Ideas, a creative studio and marketing agency serving champions of liberty, responsibility, and individual rights.
Previously, Daniel served as the Federalist Society’s VP of Digital, shepherding its digital marketing efforts from a beautiful idea to a juggernaut in the liberty movement. He oversaw production of more than 550 short videos, generating 40+ million views. The Society’s “SCOTUSbrief” series was a 2019 finalist for “Best Content Marketing Video Series” by the Content Marketing Institute alongside entries from Forbes and East West Bank. Daniel also previously served as Executive Director of the Prometheus Foundation.
He lives in Dallas with his wife, son, and daughter. He enjoys a good bourbon—neat.
Education
Clemson University
Master of Arts, Professional Communication
2007 - 2009
Junior Fellow at the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism, 4.0 GPA, Honors on the oral exam, Master's thesis & successful defense
Millikin University
Bachelor of Arts, English - Writing
2003 - 2007
Cum Laude with Honors in English, Presidential Scholar, James Millikin Scholar, Outstanding Journalism Award, Nominee for class speaker
Contact
Get in touch for speaking engagements, consulting, or to debate an obscure topic in classical rhetoric.
Text Me
(815) THREE TWO SIX - 0250
Email Me
drichards at gmail.com