About Speaker

Richard “RB” Botto is the visionary behind Stage 32, the largest online platform and marketplace launched in 2011 to democratize the entertainment industry. With over 1.3 million creatives and professionals worldwide, Stage 32 offers unparalleled networking, training, and direct access to industry opportunities, bypassing traditional gatekeepers. RB is also a producer whose credits include the Sundance-award-winning Another Happy Day, What Lies Ahead starring Rumer Willis and Emma Dumont, Rain Beau’s End with Ed Asner and Sean Young, and executive producer roles on projects like Alix (Catalyst Studios), After All starring Erika Christensen. He has also helped incubate films such as Chick Fight with Malin Akerman and Alec Baldwin, Neighborhood Watch with Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Jack Quaid through Stage 32. As a WGA screenwriter, RB has an original television series set up at a mini-major studio with an A-list showrunner from Apple attached, as well as feature film scripts set up at production companies. His acting career spans theater in New York to starring alongside Academy Award nominated actress Abigail Breslin in A Good Fight. RB’s #1 best-selling book, Crowdsourcing For Filmmakers: Indie Film and the Power of the Crowd (Routledge), has earned over 100 5-star reviews. A sought-after speaker, he has shared his expertise at global events like Cannes, Tribeca, SXSW, and the American Film Market.