🏷 Ricardo Belmar's Linkedin Analytics

Named a top retail industry influencer for 3 consecutive years by RETHINK Retail, and a Top 10 Retail Influentials in 2021 by RIS News, Ricardo is a marketing strategist and digital transformation specialist. He founded Retail Razor, to advise retail tech organizations of all sizes with their go-to-market, brand strategy, and integrated marketing by leveraging his many years of tech industry experience, and media and industry analyst relationships. He also advises retailers on how to build & scale transformational customer experiences. Most recently, he joined Microsoft as Director Partner Marketing Advisor for Retail & Consumer Goods where his mission is to grow Microsoft’s retail tech partner community. In addition to hosting the Retail Razor Show podcast, Ricardo is a frequent contributor to other blogs, podcasts, and publications in the retail, payments, and enterprise cloud industries, focusing on digital transformation and customer experience. Ricardo is a Top 10 social media influencer at the annual NRF Big Show and is a featured member of RetailWire’s BrainTrust panel, a previous ICX Association director, a RETHINK Retail Advisory Council member, and a founding Advisory Council member of George Mason University's Center for Retail Transformation. He has been named Social Media Mayor by RIS News four times at past retail conferences and is a contributor to Retail Customer Experience, Mobile Payments Today, and The Robin Report. Ricardo is a supporter of the RetailROI charity organization and can be found leading industry discussions on Twitter and LinkedIn. Throughout the past two decades, Ricardo has worked for technology and managed services providers targeting the retail ecosystem in roles as head of product, product marketing, and marketing organizations. Ricardo holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia and is a Section4 Certified Business Strategist, Brand Strategist, Product, Platform, Innovation, Viral Growth, and Scaling Marketing Strategist.