πŸ‘‰πŸΌ About Ralph

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ About Ralph

I'm the VP of Sales at Kahua, a go-to-market advisor, and an investor.

Kahua offers a project management platform for the construction industry. It streamlines complex operations for clients like the Federal Government, transportation agencies, health systems, schools, and commercial businesses.

My work is grounded in sales and technology, which informs how I advise growth-stage companies. I leverage my background, experience, and network to guide leaders in areas like market presence, pipeline and revenue generation, and attracting and keeping top talent.

Besides the pages of this blog, you'll find my work…
β€’ on LinkedIn: in/ralphbarsi
β€’ on X: @rbarsi
β€’ on YouTube
β€’ on Medium
β€’ on SlideShare

I also invest time as…
β€’ an advisor to Aircover and Scale
β€’ a former advisor to Loopio (2019-2021), Hubilo (2021-2022), Emitwise (2021-2023), and TopHap (2022-2023)
β€’ a former mentor at #GirlsClub and WISA (2016-2021)
β€’ an investor at Latchkey Brewing and GTMfund
β€’ the drummer for the rock band Segue

Roles and companies I've represented include...
β€’ VP, Global Sales Development at Tray.io (2019-2023)
β€’ Sr. Director, Global Sales Development at ServiceNow (2015-2019)
β€’ VP, Field Operations at Achievers (2013-2015)
β€’ Manager, Sales Development at InsideView (2011-2013)
β€’ Sales leader and account executive at several companies (1994-2011):
β†’ Elsevier
β†’ Compliance 360
β†’ Gaffey & Associates
β†’ Vertical Networks
β†’ Citysearch
β†’ UPS

As far as school goes..
I'm a proud alumnus of Saint Mary's College of California (Moraga, California) and St. Ignatius College Preparatory (San Francisco, California). I also completed a certification course on executive decision making at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business (Berkeley, California).