Rick Cotton is the Chief Marketing Officer at Fidelity Bancorp Funding. He is an experienced executive, entrepreneur, and advisor with a passion for helping early-stage companies to profitably scale. As an advisor, Rick has worked with successful start-ups including RiskSpan, Center Street Lending, and Stitcher. He is the founder and CEO of Acceleration Capital which helps real estate investors to find and fund investment properties.

Prior to founding Acceleration, Rick served as the Chief Revenue Officer at Ampush, a tech-enabled platform driving profitable customer acquisition at scale for high-growth companies. Ampush ranked 61st on the Inc 5000 list of fastest-growing companies before being acquired by Tinuiti. Rick launched sales at TuneIn, working with top venture partners including Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, and Google Ventures. He began his career as the Senior Vice President and General Manager for Monster.com with leadership positions at Lycos, CBS, and iHeartMedia.

Rick holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from San Diego State University and a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University.