Rick Russie

President of Upstory | I bridge the gap between design and AI

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

About

Are you building the future of the internet? My team can help. Hire us: upstory.co

Experience

  • President at Upstory
    Nov 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 8 mos

    Founded Upstory in 2020. We partner with companies like LifeMD, Firefox, and Brave to design great products, build next-gen AI-native experiences, and help drive growth.

  • Co-Founder at B43
    Mar 2026 - Present · 4 mos

    Co-founded B43 with Bryce Murray (he's the real brains behind the organization!). We help organizations adopt conversational AI in ways that are practical, repeatable, and useful in real work.

  • e10 (13 yrs 3 mos)
    • President
      Jan 2020 - Jan 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Web/Technology Lead
      Jan 2015 - Jan 2020 · 5 yrs 1 mo

    • UI/UX Designer & Front End Developer
      Jan 2010 - Jan 2020 · 10 yrs 1 mo

  • Graphic Designer at Fiskars
    Mar 2006 - Mar 2007 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Graphic Designer (Intern) at Bethany Press
    Mar 2005 - Dec 2005 · 10 mos