Our Team

This was taken at the old office by our intern who is now in a management position. Looking back at how far we’ve come is really incredible. We’re so excited to keep growing our company. #MarketingTeam #SocialMedia #DesPlaines

We're so lucky to be a part of such a fun and outgoing community of people. Being a small business, it's easy to fall inot the trap of staying home and constantly working, but our community really gets us out. #Community #CommunityBuilders #Marketing #SocialMedia #SmallBusiness #DesPlaines #Event #Events #Fun #Thursday #Home

Our co-CEO, Maria, is looking gorgeous in her ball gown. Talk about a fairytale image. #BallGown #CEO #Marketing #Finances #BusinessWoman #Accounting #Enchanting #FairyTale #Gorgeous #Elegant #Classic #RedLip #SmartLook #BeautyAndBrain #Strong

Being in this chilly weather is making us miss the Fourth of July heat from last summer’s parade. #Hot #Heat #DesPlaines #Chilly #Winter #WinterMarketing #Marketing #SocialMedia #SocialMediaMarketing #Cold #FourthOfJuly #Parade #Convertible #RedConvertible #RYM

The Rizzo Young Marketing team celebrated our friend’s birthday Saturday night at Machine: Engineered Dining and Drink. Thanks for putting up with us while we stayed well past the witching hour. Love the tiny hammers! #RYM #SaturdayNight #BirthdayIdeas #4AM #TeamSpirit #ChicagoBarScene

The Rizzo Young Marketing team celebrated our friend’s birthday Saturday night at Machine: Engineered Dining and Drink. Thanks for putting up with us while we stayed well past the witching hour. Love the tiny hammers! #RYM #SaturdayNight #BirthdayIdeas #4AM #TeamSpirit #ChicagoBarScene

The Rizzo Young Marketing team celebrated our friend’s birthday Saturday night at Machine: Engineered Dining and Drink. Thanks for putting up with us while we stayed well past the witching hour. Love the tiny hammers! #RYM #SaturdayNight #BirthdayIdeas #4AM #TeamSpirit #ChicagoBarScene

Rizzo Young Marketing President and VP.

The Rizzo Young Marketing team celebrated our friend’s birthday Saturday night at Machine: Engineered Dining and Drink. Thanks for putting up with us while we stayed well past the witching hour. Love the tiny hammers! #RYM #SaturdayNight #BirthdayIdeas #4AM #TeamSpirit #ChicagoBarScene

Voted for the first time as Des Plaines residents. Are we official yet? #RYM #EarlyVoting #DesPlaines #CivicDuty #Election2019 #DigitalMarketing #SocialMediaMarketing

Today, the @rizzoyoungmarketing team stepped up to the polls. Did you? #Election2018 #VoterRegistration #RYM #Election #civicduty🇺🇸 #USA #AmericanDream

Rizzo Young Marketing President and VP.

The Rizzo Young Marketing team celebrated our friend’s birthday Saturday night at Machine: Engineered Dining and Drink. Thanks for putting up with us while we stayed well past the witching hour. Love the tiny hammers! #RYM #SaturdayNight #BirthdayIdeas #4AM #TeamSpirit #ChicagoBarScene

The Rizzo Young Marketing team celebrated our friend’s birthday Saturday night at Machine: Engineered Dining and Drink. Thanks for putting up with us while we stayed well past the witching hour. Love the tiny hammers! #RYM #SaturdayNight #BirthdayIdeas #4AM #TeamSpirit #ChicagoBarScene

We had a lovely evening this weekend at Sushi Kushi Toyo Thanks so much to Lee Perres (of Lee Scott Perres, PC) for the recommendation! #RYM #DigitalMarketing #DesPlaines #SocialMediaMarketing #EmailMarketing #DigitalAdvertising #SEO #PPC #SEM #Blogging #WebDesign #Sushi #DateNight #Executive #LakeForest #SaturdayNight

Mr. Wonderful himself Kevin O'Leary spoke at the Rosemont Theatre earlier in the week. In a matter of 30 minutes, we learned a great deal about #investing, #businessleadership, and #entrepreneurship. #MrWonderful #FieldTrip #SharkTank #RYM

Mr. Wonderful himself Kevin O'Leary spoke at the Rosemont Theatre earlier in the week. In a matter of 30 minutes, we learned a great deal about #investing, #businessleadership, and #entrepreneurship. #MrWonderful #FieldTrip #SharkTank #RYM

Even on the weekends, the hustle doesn’t stop. After moving to Des Plaines, we had tons and TONS of tools, clothes, toys, and appliances that could be put to better use elsewhere. Regardless of the blazing heat, we made sure to get out and negotiate with the good people of the Des Plaines and Chicagoland area. P.S. Because of today's rain delay, the sale continues Sunday (7/7)! #RYM #DesPlaines #Community #YardSale #EverythingMustGo

Maira has been walking around with this mug lately. I think she's trying to tell me something. #SheIsTheBoss #YesMaam #RainyWorkDay #RYM

It’s a wonderful, cloudy day to get some work done. #WorkingInside #MarketingDay #RYM

After 5 years, Rick decided to try something new. So, he's leaving the Apple Club and signed up with the #Android army. #5G #QualityCamera

Since we drink more coffee than water, we need a little something extra to get through the day. Thankfully, our client, Fibrenew North Shore was able to help us out with that. #Hydrus #StayHydrated

We have a mind over matter mentality, but gaining some matter couldn’t hurt either. #MindOverMatter #PlayInside #RYM

We thought the cats would be thrilled to have us home, but some of the looks we get while working say otherwise... #WorkingFromHome #MarketingTeam #RYM

Wednesday is modeling our M. It’s looking like a great week for some marketing. We’re glad to have this cat on our team to make it more fun. #Cat #Marketing #MarketingCat #MarketingTeam #Team #SocialMedia #Wednesday #RYM

Time to gear up for another week of great work, and another week of the great coffee fueling our work. #Fun #HumpDay #Coffee #Midweek #HardWork #WorkHard #Team #Marketing #Marketers #FunTeam #AlmostFriday #Monday #DesPlaines #Chicago #RYM #SocialMedia

#editing some #photos for a client’s weekly newsletter, while the #realbusinesscat takes a nap. #emailmarketing #mailchimp #newsletter #webdesign #social media #digitalmarketing #socialmediamarketing #catsofinstagram #naptime #fatcat #catsbyyoung

Rizzo Young Marketing Intern.

When your boss is watching you so you have to pretend to work... #businesscat #wednesday #digitalmarketing #socialmedia #socialmediamarketing #marketing #IndyYoung

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One of the best parts of working from home is that we can change our desks on the fly. #RYM #DigitalMarketing #RotatingDesks #WorkStyle #Remote #BusyBee #PianoMan

One of the best parts of working from home is that we can change our desks on the fly. #RYM #DigitalMarketing #RotatingDesks #WorkStyle #Remote #BusyBee #PianoMan

Our marketing associate, Caroline, is helping us organize our PowerPoint for an upcoming Realtor seminar. The topic of conversation? Marketing Towards Senior Citizens. It’s a tough job, but somebody’s gotta do it. The PowerPoint, not the marketing. 😉 #RYM #RealtorMarketing #PowerPointSkills #TargetMarket #KnowYourAudience #DigitalMarketing #DesPlaines #Chicago #DigitalAgency #MarketingAgency #Marketing #SMM #SEO #PPC #SEM #SocialMedia #WebDesign #EmailMarketing #DigitalAdvertising…

Tons of great questions from the audience as well. Probably going to incorporate some of them into upcoming blogs from our website. If there's one takeaway from today, it should be that whether your marketing towards the Silent Generation or Generation Z, building a brand requires consistency. #RYM #DigitalMarketing #RealEstate #Branding #SMM #MondayMotivation #GenerationalMarketing #SilentGeneration #BabyBoomers #DigitalStrategy #EchoBoomers #Millennials #DownersGrove #Marketing #SEO #SEM

Big thank you to Danielle Garno and Erin McAdams Franzblau for taking the time to educate us on legal ethics, influencers, and social media marketing last week. While we aren't attorneys, we do work with them, and I know they probably wouldn't be too happy if their clients wound up sabotaging themselves during a litigation proceeding. #RYM #LegalEthics #SocialMedia #InfluencerMarketing #SMM #AttorneyMarketing #ClientManagement #Litigation #LawyerMarketing #SocialMediaMarketing…

The Rizzo Young Marketing team had another great time at last week's Networking After Hours event. This time, it was hosted by Asbury Court Retirement Community. Thanks to the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce and Stan Kotecki for the photo. Also, thanks to Mary Grivas and Maria Rizzo for the pose! #RYM #DigitalMarketing #AsburyCourt #DesPlaines #Networking

Rizzo Young employs a tried and true digital marketing methodology to help businesses make themselves a meaningful part of life.

Absolutely cannot wait to drive the convertible throughout the Des Plaines 4th of July parade. Thanks to the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce for the invite and to Accurate Auto Clinic's Mike Charewicz for supplying this beauty! #RYM #DesPlaines #4thOfJulyParade #IndependenceDay #DesPlainesIllinois #DesPlainesIL #Chicagoland #DigitalMarketing #DigitalAgency #MarketingAgency #DesPlainesMarketing #SmallBusiness #SMB #SmallBusinessOwner #StylinAndProfilin #ChicagolandMarketing #DigitalStrategy

Thanks to the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce for having our VP out to the monthly Women in Business event. And kudos to all of these brave women for not letting a little #PolarVortex stop them from networking. #RYM #WomenLeadership #DesPlaines #Chicago #Chicagoland #SocialMedia #WomenInBusiness #ChamberOfCommerce

Thanks to Geoff Morris, Ramona Schimka, and the rest of the Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS for having Rick out this morning to present on Marketing Towards Senior Citizens. #RYM #DigitalMarketing #RealEstate #Branding #SMM #MondayMotivation #GenerationalMarketing #SilentGeneration #BabyBoomers #DigitalStrategy #EchoBoomers #Millennials #DownersGrove #Marketing #MondayInspiration #RealtorMarketing #QAndA #ContinuingEducation #PublicSpeaking #Chicagoland #DesPlaines #SucceedWithMore

Just received the latest newsletter, courtesy of the hardworking folks over at the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce. Snuck a pic with The Heiser Group President David Heiser and fellow B2B member Will Brown of Edward Jones. Another busy quarter for our local chamber! #RYM #DesPlaines #Community #DesPlainesChamber #RizzoYoungMarketing #RizzoYoungMarketingLLC #DigitalMarketing #DesPlainesMarketing #DesPlainesAgency #DigitalMarketingAgency #Marketing #MarketingAgency #Networking #RiversCasino

The happy couple enjoyed a post-meal photo.

The Rizzo Young Marketing team had a blast at May's Tuesday After Hours event. First time checking out the Cube at Rivers Casino! Thanks for inviting us to the ceremony, Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce. Also, thanks to Stan Kotecki for his photography skills. P.S. We always end up taking a picture with you, Mary Grivas. #RYM #Networking #AfterHours

Thanks to the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce for having our VP out to the monthly Women in Business event. And kudos to all of these brave women for not letting a little #PolarVortex stop them from networking. #RYM #WomenLeadership #DesPlaines #Chicago #Chicagoland #SocialMedia #WomenInBusiness #ChamberOfCommerce

Our #AirBNB host, Federico, showing off his latest and greatest creation. #RYM #PizzaNight #Vacation #Positano #FineDining #ExpatLife

You can never add enough ingredients to a pizza...as long as it isn't pineapple....anything but pineapple. #RYM #PizzaNight #HomemadePizza #DigitalMarketing #VacationTime #Montepertuso

Maria and I made a new #FelineFriend while we were in #Positano. He's our #AirBNB host's cat, Pishi. Helped to keep us company while we were away from our buddies at home. #RYM #BusinessCat #CatPeople #VacationTime #Expats

Another shot of Maria and Pishi being the best of friends. #BusinessCat #CatsbyYoung would be jealous. #RYM #CatPeople #DigitalMarketing

Another shot of the island of #Capri. #RYM #DigitalMarketingAgency #VacationTime #ThursdayThoughts #Scenic

My #Masterpiece. I don't even remember everything that I put on it, but I assure you, it was incredible. #RYM #PizzaNight #Expats #HomemadePizza #GoBig #Positano

A view of an adjacent mountain from the top of #MonteSolaro. Definitely don't see that in #Illinois. #RYM #DigitalMarketing #SocialMedia #Vacation #ExpatLife

The other #BusinessCat #IndyYoung missed us as well. He immediately jumped on our luggage to prevent us from leaving again. #RYM #Cats #HappyToBeHome #BackInAction

Partners in crime, business, and life. #RizzoYoungMarketing's founders got a great shot of the #scenery. #RYM #SocialMediaMarketing #TeamMeeting #Anacapri #VacationTime #Travel #PartnerInCrime

Maria posing on the railing overlooking the ocean. #RYM #DigitalStrategy #ThursdayMorning #Marketing101 #Traveling

The pizza that we made definitely trumped the pizza that we had at a restaurant in town. Still pretty good, though. #RYM #PizzaNight #VacationTime #ExpatLife #FreshIngredients #DigitalMarketing

Gorgeous view of #Anacapri from the #skilift. #RYM #Travel #DigitalMarketing #Vacation #Expat #Italy

The daunting ride to the top of #MonteSolaro. #Tranquility #Travel #Anacapri #RYM #DigitalMarketing #Vacation #Expats

Our #AirBNB host, Federico, taught me how to make #HomemadePizza. Despite breaking the dough the first time, I was given a #SecondChance. #PizzaNight #RYM #Vacation

While walking to our place in #Montepertuso, we passed the notorious, local #CatGang. They're #Meow is worse than their bite. #RYM #Vacation #Positano #Cats

A friendly butterfly landed on Maria. It followed her all the way back to the ski lift. #RYM #SMM #Butterfly #Italia #ItalyVacation

The proud chef and his work. Couldn't have and didn't do it on my own, but not bad for a first-timer. #RYM #PizzaNight #Positano #AirBNB #DigitalMarketing

The only way to properly make #Pizza is with a #PizzaOven. Federico knows what's up. #RYM #PizzaNight #Positano #Vacation #Expat

#BusinessCat #CatsbyYoung missed us. There was very little resentment upon our return. #RYM #Cats #HappyToBeHome #BackInAction

We’re fortunate to work on a team as close as ours. Being so in tune with each other helps us be more creative and bounce marketing ideas off of each other a lot easier. It’s hard to beat our close knit team of professionals. #Professionals #Marketers #RYM #RizzoYoung #Marketing #SocialMedia #SocialMediaMarketing #Monday #Team #MarketingTeam #Accounting #TeamWork #Strong #Planning #Creative #CreativeProcess

We love that we have a power couple like Rick and Maria at the center of our business. These two bring a fun dynamic to the work space with quick jokes to lighten even the longest workday. #PowerCouple #WorkSpace #WorkHard #PlayHard #Marketers #MarketingTeam #Marketing #RYM #Leaders #Monday #Fun #SocialMedia #DesPlaines #Chicago

Caroline is our social media manager. She handles postings on the Rizzo Young social media platforms and does some of the copy editing. She also works on a lot the visual and design aspects. #Manager #Design #GraphicDesign #SocialMedia #MediaManagement #Marketing #RYM #SocialMediaMarketing #CopyEditing #VisualDesign

Meet our co-CEO Maria! She handles the accounting for our company. She also looks at client statistics to see where we can improve their marketing strategies. #CEO #Accounting #BusinessWoman #DesPlaines #Marketing #Statistics #Strategies #Numbers #WorkingTheNumbers #Financing #Finances #RYM #CompanyTeam #Chicago

Rick Young is the founder and half head of Rizzo Young. He meets with each client and develops a marketing strategy that's tailored to each business. Then, he does most of the writing, posting, and designing. #LinkedIn #SocialMediaMarketing #Networking #SMM #LinkedInMarketing #DesPlaines #Chicago #Chicagoland #DigitalAgency #MarketingStrategy #LinkedInLife #LinkedInConnections #SMB #Followers #Engagement #Reach #DigitalMarketing #MarketingEssentials #RYM #Entrepreneurship

This group of flight attendants showed off their dance skills to kick off the evening. Courtesy of Stan Kotecki Photography.