Leadership Team
Barry Ross is President and Co-Founder Ross & Ross International (RRI)
- Digital Transformation Specialist
- Digital Transformation Training & Coaching
- Business Assessments for Digital Transformation
- CRM(Customer Relationship Management)
& Sales Productivity Consulting - Task Force / Committee Tech Advisor
- Partner Programs
- Leadership Development & Coach
- Technology Editor of RRI website
- Evernote Certified Consultant (ECC / EBCC)
- Guest Speaker (Digital Transformation, Sales Productivity & Future Tech Trends)
- Silicon Valley Strategic Partner
Founding member of a National Healthcare Think Tank focused on transforming the healthcare industry
Experience
- Over 20 years of high-tech, financial, retail, travel and tourism, and health care industry experience in Sales, Marketing, Information Technology and building world-class profitable Sales Teams
- Co-Founder and President of a 50-person Startup in Silicon Valley
- Built, implemented and ran a 50-person Inside Sales organization in a Fortune 50 company
- Currently hosting a series of free educational 30-minute webinars for Small & Midsize Businesses (SMBs) to help Executives and Managers digitally transform their companies
- Developed a cloud-based training course (self-paced) for Executives and Management Teams titled: "What Every Executive & Manager Needs To Know About Digital Transformation"
- Personal Coach and Mentor to Executives, Managers and Professionals
- Worked in the US, UK, Canada, China, Singapore, US Virgin Islands and Iran
- Before joining the Company full-time in 1991, I was with Hewlett-Packard, Deloitte & Touche, CitiGroup, New England Medical Center and Electronic Data Systems (EDS)
- Served as the Vice President of Technology & on the Board of Directors for the Silicon Valley American Marketing Association
- Elected President & on the Board of Directors (for eight years) of the American Teleservices Association, Northern California Chapter
- Frequent Industry Speaker and blogs on the latest Business Transformation, Productivity Best Practices, High-Tech Solutions, CRM Problems and Fixes, and on Consumer Electronics
- Graduated from Northeastern University Engineering Program, specializing in Industrial Engineering and Process Improvement
Personal
Originally from New York, Alana and I got married in London and now we both live in Silicon Valley (San Francisco Bay Area). My most memorable and fun project was with the Ministry of Finance in Iran. I have some really amazing stories... if you're interested. My hobbies include: traveling, photography and videos, movies, 49er football, Golden State Warriors basketball, reading, technology and consumer electronics, walking, meditation and spending time with family and friends.
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Alana Ross is Co-Founder of Ross & Ross International (RRI)
- Leads our Marketing Programs
- Manages Social Content and Marketing (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube)
- Oversees Digital/Social Media campaigns, Marketing Automation and Webinar programs
- Produced a series of 60-sec & 90-sec Animated Videos
- Project Management
- Co-Editor of Ross & Ross International website, blog and monthly newsletter
- Created, developed and manages a 2,500+ page (and 15,000 photos and videos) Travel and Dining Website, Travel Blog and monthly Calendar of Fun Events
- Provides Mindfulness Meditation/Stress Management Training & Coaching (including self-paced online Mindfulness Meditation courses)
Experience
- 20 years of Marketing experience in high-tech, financial, and travel and tourism industries
- Content Management Systems (CMS) - Wordpress, Squarespace, Dreamweaver, Hootsuite
- Editor of Love to Eat and Travel - a Ross & Ross International (RRI) company
- Created two online SWAG stores - one featuring thousands of travel-related products for Love to Eat and Travel, and the other for Ross & Ross International featuring motivational, inspirational and sales productivity products
- Prior to co-founding RRI, worked at Visa International, Franklin Funds and S&W Foods
- International work experience: Clairol, Xerox Corporation and Martini & Rossi
- Planned, organized and managed meetings, seminars and events in the San Francisco Bay Area and around the U.S.
- As an HP Meeting Consultant, organized and managed Hewlett-Packard’s Northern California Installed Base Seminars and Special Events
- 10+ years experience in Yoga and Meditation. Meditation Training & Coaching offering tips on how to reduce stress and anxiety, achieve more focus and increase productivity at home and at work using Mindfulness Meditation techniques
- Created, designed and developed two online Meditation/Stress Management Training classes
- Leads a free cloud-based Mini Meditation Course for beginners: "How To Meditate Every Day For 60-seconds"
- Instructor for a self-paced cloud-based Meditation Course: "Mindfulness Meditation: 7 Simple Steps To Zen"
Personal
Originally from London (Barry and I got married there), we now live in Silicon Valley (San Francisco Bay Area). I've lived and worked in England, Okinawa (Japan), Israel, Massachusetts, Texas and California. Hobbies include: Travel, dining, writing/blogging, yoga, mindfulness meditation, walking, reading, movies, music, Golden State Warriors and San Francisco 49ers football.
Fun Co-Founder Facts:
- Favorite Vacation: China & Italy
- Favorite Cities: London, NY and San Francisco
- Favorite Beach: Little Dix Bay, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
- Favorite Foods: Italian, Asian-Fusion and Seafood
- Favorite Sci-Fi Movies: Avatar and The Day the Earth Stood Still
- Favorite Books: The Alchemist & How to Win Friends & Influence People
- Most Memorable Vacation Activity: Swimming with the Dolphins in the Bahamas
- Bucket List Travel: Taj Mahal, India and Turks & Caicos Islands