Riccardo Mazzeo

Biography at a Glance

Riccardo Mazzeo (MBA 2010) is the CEO and owner of Three Tomatoes Catering, one of the premier catering and event planning companies in the Denver area. Before acquiring the company, Riccardo joined Three Tomatoes Catering in April 2011 as the director of business development and marketing. In this capacity, Riccardo oversaw the company’s sales revenues and its market growth strategy and execution, and he was in charge of marketing initiatives that effectively promoted Three Tomatoes Catering and expanded its market share.

Prior to this, Riccardo spent three years at The Cable Center in Denver, Colorado, as senior sales and event Coordinator. There Riccardo was responsible for on-site management and supervision of events and catering operations, and during his tenure he ensured a significant increase in events sales.

Before arriving in Colorado from Italy, Riccardo worked for a number of years in the international events and private security sectors, including successfully turning around a company that provided security services for big events and trade shows in Italy as general manager, in addition to working as security integration manager with the Olympic Committee in Turin for the XX Winter Olympic Games in 2005-2006.

Hobbies/Interests

• Yoga
• Chess
• Traveling
• Reading