About

• Name: Rich Hebron
• Role: Founder & CEO of Blue Byron Books
• School: DePaul University
• Majors: Media & Cinema Studies, Advertising & Public Relations | Minor: Applied Psychology
• Main interests: Writing, Designing, & Recording
• Currently: Rural Wisconsin & Chicago
• Host, Rich Conversations Podcast  (Self-Development, Society & Culture, Art & Science)
• 40x books
• Produced 59 music albums
• Favorite band: The Beatles
• Favorite current athlete: Giannis Antetokounmpo
• Favorite activity: Basketball, walks in nature and cities
• Favorite places: Field Museum & Art Institute of Chicago
• Recent curiosity: Studying nature ecosystems of Wisconsin, science of sleep, effects & correlations of happiness

Notable Life Experiences:

• Grew up on a farm in rural Wisconsin
• Voluntarily lived homeless in Chicago (2011) to better understand the subject and who it affects
• Near-death experience in 2018 jumping from a burning tractor on the farm
• Near-death experience in 2022 assaulted by three gunmen with Uzi's in Chicago
• Worked 10 years in one Chicago restaurant until a tragic fire in 2023 (didn't start it)