Black To Business

Name: Richard Bailey Age: 31 Current Title: Co-Founder of GrpFit Location: Oakland,​ ​CA Rich​ ​fell​ ​in​ ​love​ ​with​ ​Health​ ​and​ ​Fitness​ ​at​ ​an​ ​early​ ​age.​ ​From basketball,​ ​football,​ ​track​ ​and​ ​field​ ​to​ ​15+​ ​years​ ​of professional​ ​and​ ​competitive​ ​dancing,​ ​health​ ​and​ ​fitness​ ​has been​ ​an​ ​integral​ ​part​ ​of​ ​his​ ​life.​ ​The Harlem, NY native ​graduated​ ​with​ ​a Bachelor’s​ ​of​ ​Science​ ​in​ ​Computer​ ​Engineering​ ​Technology from​ ​the​ ​Rochester​ ​Institute​ ​of​ ​Technology​ ​and​ ​followed​ ​with​ ​a​ ​Master’s​ ​of Business​ ​Administration​ ​from​ ​the​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Rochester,​ ​Simon​ ​Business School.​ ​His​ ​professional​ ​experience​ ​includes​ ​software​ ​engineering, technology​ ​research,​ ​finance​ ​and​ ​business​ ​operations.​ ​ During this episode we discuss how how the GrpFit Team has created a community around fitness for the Black community. Richard shares why they chose to focus specifically on the Black community. Not only