Jon Rice

About Jon

Jon Rice has worked in media and communications for over 30 years.

  1. 1990s

    Award-winning Creative Director overseeing accounts such as Guinness, Rolls-Royce, Aspen Skiing Co., Pizza Hut, Sun Microsystems and dozens more at ad agencies in London, Boston, and Denver.

  2. 2000s

    VP of Marketing at a financial education firm.

  3. 2010s

    Ad agency founder, local media publisher and co-creator of one of the country's largest Startup Weeks.

  4. 2020s

    Editor-in-chief at multiple cryptocurrency publications including Crypto Briefing (co-founder) as well as Blockworks and Cointelegraph.

  5. Bucket List

    • Sang Hound Dog dressed as Elvis at Fantasy, The Luxor's burlesque show
    • Creator of The Darth Valley Challenge, ran the hottest mile in history at 130.2℉
    • Penthouse Magazine 'Badass of the Year' list in 2014
    • Skydived over Moab
    • Ran the Boulder Backroads marathon in 3 hours 56 minutes
    • Dived at night in the Dominican Republic
    • DJ’ed all over the world
    • Dinner at a restaurant with three Michelin stars (and pulled up in a Lamborghini)
    • Co-organized one of the country's largest Startup Weeks in 2015
    • Sang Bohemian Rhapsody in public with Santa Fe opera's lead soprano
    • Wrote a novel
    • Founded multiple media companies
    • Interviewed William Shatner (he called me "a man of some intellect", which might not be a compliment)
    • Second English Detective on Animal Planet’s ‘Busted’ show
    • Chartered a plane (it was just a little 'un)