Richard "RB" Botto is the Founder & CEO of Stage 32 (www.stage32.com), the world's largest social media site and educational hub for film, television and theater creatives.
Botto is also a represented screenwriter (David Greenblatt of Greenlit Creative), producer, actor and author. He served as associate producer on Sam Levinson’s debut Another Happy Day, which starred Ellen Barkin, Demi Moore, Thomas Hayden Church and Kate Bosworth and premiered at Sundance, winning Best Screenplay. In 2014, Botto executive produced All Things Hidden. Botto’s own latest script, The End Game, is currently in development.
Botto developed Stage 32 so creatives across the globe would have a dedicated network to find work and representation, launch projects, secure funding, further their education and make life and career altering connections. In just over 4 years, Stage 32 has organically reached over 400,000 members from every country on the planet and has been described by Forbes as "Lynda meets LinkedIn meets Facebook for film, television and theater creatives.”
Botto has spoken all over the world at industry conferences including American Film Market, SXSW, Cinequest, SWW, Great American Pitchfest, STN Convention and more.
Prior to creating Stage 32, Botto was the Founder, Publisher and Editor of RAZOR magazine, a national men’s lifestyle magazine which boasted a readership of 1.5 million at its peak. A former radio host on ESPN and FOX Sports affiliates, Botto has appeared on such networks as CNBC, MSNBC, NBC News, FOX News, CBS News and VH1, riffing about the entertainment business and social media.
In the 90’s, Botto was an integral part of the team responsible for creating the vendor tracking system used by many of today’s top e-commerce companies. Botto headed the development, design and commercial implementation for several of the top 50 most visited sites on the web during that period.
Botto's book on crowdsourcing for film will be published by Focal Press in 2015.
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