Richie Frieman
Baltimore, Maryland
St. Martin's Press calls Richie Frieman, "A modern day Renaissance man" – an apt description for one of the most diverse and unusual careers in a young man of 34.
Born in Richmond, Virginia, Frieman was raised in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended The University of Maryland College Park, graduating in 2001 with a degree in Fine Arts. After graduation, Frieman dove head first into a career in the arts, immersing himself in all areas of illustration, painting, graphics, sculpture, and literature. Not content with sticking to one linear career path, Frieman launched an adventurous career, which included stints as a professional artist and a professional wrestler (his fighting name was “The Thrill From Israel” Buster Maccabi and he earned more than a dozen titles in various federations throughout the country).
Given his propensity for music, Frieman launched The Pen’s Eye View an award-winning internet magazine on April 1, 2007. To date, PensEyeView.com has featured over 1,200 consecutive interviews with different artists, musicians, and visionaries from all over the globe – a different one every 48 hours – from emerging artists to Grammy winners. In 2008 Frieman was awarded a Laureate medal at the 2008 Computerworld Honors Program (formerly known as the Smithsonian Award), nominated by the CEOs of Research in Motion (RIM), the creators of BlackBerry, for the work he’s done with PensEyeView.com. Frieman is one of the youngest recipients of this award and PensEyeView.com is the smallest company to ever win this honor. That same year, Frieman earned the title of one of the 35 Under 35: Finest Young Professionals in Baltimore.
In 2010, Macmillan Publishing tapped Frieman to become Modern Manners Guy – the host of a humorous weekly column and podcast about manners and etiquette on the Quick and Dirty Tips network. With over 7 million podcast downloads in over 200 countries, Frieman's show is ranked as one of the top educational podcasts on iTunes. Based on the success of Modern Manners Guy, St. Martin’s Press commissioned Frieman to write a book about professional etiquette. Reply All... A