Meet Rich Balot
The maker of Rich’s foldable phone is also the company whose Android devices often appear as dreaded “green messages” in Apple group chats.
What is Samsung?
To break free from the fast moving pull of a rip current, you should swim in this direction relative to the shoreline
What is parallel to the shore?
Victra’s culture is built on five guiding principles: Performance, Collaboration, Integrity, Innovation, and Celebration collectively referred to as this.
What are Victra’s core values?
This attack uses fake websites or emails to trick users into entering login credentials.
What is phishing?
This franchise, beloved by Rich Balot, ended a 57-year title drought with a Super Bowl win during the 2017 NFL season
What are the Philadelphia Eagles?
If your car begins to slide on ice, you regain control by steering in this direction.
What is the direction of the skid (the direction the car is sliding)?
This phrase, Victra’s theme line, represents its mission to connect innovation with everyday living
What is “Connecting Technology to Life”?
This tactic involves entering a secure building by following someone with authorized access, and its name also refers to dangerously close driving.
What is tailgating?
Rich earned his bachelor’s degree in business from this university known for its purple and gold colors.
What is East Carolina University?
When parking uphill and there’s a curb, your wheels should be turned this direction so the car rolls safely into the curb if the brakes fail
What is away from the curb?
Known for being very enthusiastic and starting each day by personally greeting team members, this executive leads the cultural and talent direction of Victra and holds the title of Chief People Officer.
Who is Ronald Gover?
This SMS-based attack sends malicious links or requests via text messages.
What is smishing?
Rich briefly retired after selling Victra to private equity in this year.
What is 2015?
The acronym "FAST" which stands for Face, Arms, Speech, and Time is used to recognize the signs of this medical emergency.
What is a stroke?
In 2025, Victra earned this certification for the first time, based entirely on what employees said about their experience working there.
What is Great Place To Work Certification?
This scam targets high-level executives with personalized phishing emails and shares its name with a large sea creature.
What is whaling?
Before transferring and earning a business degree, Rich first majored in this subject at NC State.
What is Electrical Engineering?
This everyday kitchen staple has a surprising secondary use as an emergency option for putting out both grease fires and small electrical fires.
What is baking soda?
More focused on culture rankings, employee happiness, and leadership scores than Glassdoor, this platform awarded Victra seven honors in 2025, including Best Company Outlook and Happiest Employees.
What is Comparably?
This technique involves creating a fake scenario to obtain sensitive information (e.g., pretending to be tech support), often over the phone or email.
What is pretexting?