Rick Grago
Voice Over Artist and Consultant
“Rick has an outstanding work ethic, consistently treats others with respect, willingly and proactively accepts responsibility, and his positive, outgoing, friendly behavior enables him to build trusting relationships based on honesty, integrity, and living up to his commitments.
These wonderful character traits, coupled with his positive attitude and contagious energy, enable him to ‘rally the troops’ around change and the positive outcomes it can deliver, both personally and professionally!"
– Jim Walsh, President, Catalyst Medical
– Former President, Cardinal Health V. Mueller
As a polymath, my insatiable curiosity fuels my passion for learning across numerous fields to include consumer technology, Artificial Intelligence, Apple iOS, macOS, watchOS, iPadOS, customer service, and AI prompt engineering. My diverse skill set includes expertise in Voice-Over work, technical support for both Android & Apple ecosystems, effective communication, enriching customer interactions, sales leadership, driving sales growth and mentoring new entrepreneurs.
During the development process of my own consumer tech product back in 2013, I came across a groundbreaking app called Umano: News Read to You in early 2014. Eager to contribute to its innovation, I auditioned for the Voice Over role and was immediately hired by the Editor-in-Chief after submitting only one cold read.
Over a remarkable 15-month journey, I had the privilege of narrating an extensive array of articles from prestigious news agencies like Bloomberg and the New York Times, renowned periodicals such as Inc, NY Times, Fast Company, Forbes, as well as popular websites like Mashable, Buzzfeed, C|NET, et al. This diverse experience allowed me to reach over half a million listeners through the captivating Umano app before its acquisition by Dropbox in June 2015, whereupon Dropbox opted to sunset the app.
Drawing from my invaluable experiences in entrepreneurial endeavors like SmarTech Products & Umano and my leadership roles in established firms such as Cardinal Health, Xerox Business Services/Conduent and Dun & Bradstreet, I seamlessly transitioned into a business consultant and voice-over artist, tackling exciting and diverse projects.
My current passion projects include research into GPT tech and Artificial Intelligence use cases and APIs, along with curating some of most useful Chat GPT-4 & GROK prompts that can further maximize productivity and ideation.