Perspective, Insights and Predictions

Presenter: Rick Beispel, Senior Vice President of Sales and Strategy, Cadent 

Rick Beispel is the Senior Vice President of Sales and Strategy for Cadent Network, a leading media services company that provides an efficient national television media solution for advertisers across cable and broadcast. Beispel supports Cadent's President in all aspects of revenue generation. He leads the east coast sales team, develops go-to-market strategies and new business initiatives.

Before joining Cadent, Beispel was the Senior Vice President of Client Development for CNBC and the NBCU News Group, responsible for non-traditional revenue lines and client engagement. Prior to NBC, he held several senior sales management positions within MTV Networks, largely focused in the new business arena. Beispel was also the Senior Vice President of New Business Development, Sales and Marketing for Nickelodeon's Kids and Family Group, where he led a successful team that promoted the unique values of kids in the cultural landscape. Beispel also lead revenue generation for the VH1 Brand Sales team. He began his career by establishing new business teams at NBC Networks.

Beispel received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at Tufts University. He currently resides in Weston, Connecticut, and is married with 4 children.