Rico started his professional working career in the hospitality sector, where he held several roles over 7 years at Kull & Weinzierl GmbH in Munich, followed by tourism management studies at Munich University (Hochschule München).
After his studies, Rico was appointed as project manager at OpusCapital (Investment sector) where he ultimately lead his own company a premium hospitality platform focused on personalized, confidential, and safety client support
In 2018, Rico joined the Scandinavian staffing agency Academic Work as Account Manager for Perm, Interim & Staffing, and was promoted to Senior Account Manager in 2020.
In 2021, he was approached by K-Recruiting, a Life-Sciences interim company, where Rico held the title as Key Account Manager until May 2023