Rich Lee '94
CEO
MBA ’94 (Carlson School of Management)
Alumni Association Member
About Ontheside, Inc
Ontheside is an online sports platform for athletes and sports organizations to generate sponsorship revenue from brands and fans through ad content or paid subscriptions.
Ontheside launched in stealth mode, October of 2023. On May 15th, 2025, Ontheside.com went live with their sports sponsorship platform, hoping to disrupt status quo for how sports content is monetized, Ontheside allows athletes and sports organizations to generate sponsorship income directly from fan subscriptions or brand advertising. At any point in their sports journey, athletes are able to gain the support and sponsorship of their true fans and brands alike.
Alumni Discount
White glove onboarding and support experience for U of MN students, faculty, and alumni who are athletes, weekend warriors, coaches, and anyone in between who practices a sport.
Address
117 E. Colorado Blvd. Ste 580
Pasadena, CA 91105
About Rich Lee
Richard is currently the founder and CEO of Ontheside, Inc. Before founding Ontheside, Richard was on the Board of Directors for Briab AB, and prior to, founder, President and CEO of Bluebeam.
Richard has two decades of experience bringing new technology to market, with over a decade building the leading software collaboration platform for the architectural, engineering and construction industry. Under his leadership, Bluebeam maintained a compounded annual growth rate of approximately 50% and was named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ for 2012, 2013 and 2014 as one of America’s fastest growing technology firms.
Specialties: Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Mentoring, Speaking, Project Management, Startups
Personal Philosophy: Anything is Possible
