From a strong wrestler to a great businessman Phil Richards has been a true success story all his life. Richards has also always given back to the sport and people that have helped him along the way. This Easton, Pennsylvania native learned much of his work ethic and competitive drive as a wrestler at Easton High School under a great coach in John B. Maitland. Richards served as team captain and was a District XI champion. Easton is part of the highly acclaimed "Lehigh Valley" where programs like Easton, Nazareth, Parkland and other well-known PA teams compete. Phil went on to be a successful wrestler at Temple University, where he was a Team Captain. At Temple he also served as Student Body President and received the prestigious Sword Award as an outstanding Senior Classman. Richards true success though came years later in the business world and as a writer of the book "25 Secrets to Sustainable Success". A winner of numerous industry awards. Phil is the 2005 Inductee into the GAMA International Hall of Fame and is the only firm leader in the world to have received the International Management Award from GAMA International each and every year (37 years) since the inception of the award. In 2007, Phil was named recipient of the 66th annual John Newton Russell memorial Award, the highest honor in the insurance industry from the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. Phil's book "25 Secrets for Sustainable Success" was published in March 2007. Phil is also an adjunct Professor Emeritus of Insurance for the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota and past Adjunct Professor at Central University Finance and Economics in China; is four-time chairman of Securian's National Advisory Board; served on the Executive Board of Directors for the Minnesota Council for Quality; and is past President of GAMA International (2002-2003). He is an arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau and a GIFT Faculty Member; is a past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Minnesota/North Dakota Better Business Bureau and served on the Board of Directors of the Arizona Quality Council. He also chairs or serves on several other organizations too numerous to mention. Beyond all his work and business he has been a featured speaker in over a dozen countries. He has addressed numerous meetings for over eighty companies and been a major speaker around the world. What sets Phil Richards apart from some other successful people though is how he has never forgotten where his routes began and he has helped pave the way for others. One of several examples of this is the annual $100,000 perpetual scholarship he established at his Alma Mater Easton High School in Pennsylvania in honor of his wrestling coach John B. Maitland. He has also pledged $250,000 to the Mayo Clinic Foundation Endowment for Alzheimer's Research under the "Mayo Clinic Foundation Endowment for Alzheimer's Research under the "Mayo Clinic Endowment Matching Gift Program." Phil has also led a campaign to return the sport of wrestling to his college alma mater in Temple University where he serves as board trustee. Richards leadership qualities as a wrestler and businessman demonstrate the best in setting one's goals high, working hard to achieve them and never forgetting where you came from. He exemplifies the best of the work ethic, competitive drive and integrity the sport of wrestling instills in all who have participated.