Leadership Team

Barry Ross, Co-Founder of Ross & Ross International
Alana Ross, Co-Founder

  • 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.

    Connect to Barry on LinkedIn

  • 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

    • 15+ 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.

    Connect to Alana on LinkedIn

  • Director of Customer Success

    We are building an AI Agent to provide world-class customer success experiences for our clients and future clients.

    More details coming soon :)

  • 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