Entrepreneur.
Rhetorician.
Leader for Liberty.

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?

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This is me, Daniel T. Richards. The photographer made me laugh, & it turned out to be my fav photo.
This is me, Daniel T. Richards. The photographer made me laugh, & it turned out to be my fav photo.
Here I am speaking at the Federalist Society's Student Leadership Conference.
Here I am speaking at the Federalist Society's Student Leadership Conference.
I enjoy a good bourbon every once in a while.
I enjoy a good bourbon every once in a while.

What I Do

I help innovative communicators create demand for the ideas of liberty, responsibility, and individual rights.

My Return on Ideas team and I enjoying some team building.
My Return on Ideas team and I enjoying some team building.
Leadership

Fifteen years of experience in building and leading teams. (Ask me about my work as a fractional CMO.)

Me speaking at the Atlas Network's Executive Accelerator program.
Me speaking at the Atlas Network's Executive Accelerator program.
Strategy

Strategic consulting in the areas of marketing, branding, business/sales, fundraising, and team building.

Me and my team filming at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
Me and my team filming at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
Me speaking at the Lights, Camera, Liberty workshop.
Me speaking at the Lights, Camera, Liberty workshop.
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 three years, we're transforming how major brands in the movement build audiences and message to generate demand.

Return on Ideas art. A roman soldier leading his legion into battle.
Return on Ideas art. A roman soldier leading his legion into battle.

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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.

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) 326-0250

Email Me

drichards at gmail.com

Daniel T. Richards

Entrepreneur, rhetorician, and leading expert on how to market ideas.

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