Ravi Lai

President and Managing Partner of The Sydney Group

Role
Director at Waimakers
Location
San Francisco, CA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Ravi Lai

Ravi Lai has been an IT Executive for over thirty years. Having held positions as President and COO of two Successful IT Companies, Ravi helped grow both organizations exponentially. Currently, Managing Partner with GSS Consulting, LLC, in San Francisco, California, Ravi has also worked with Fortune 500 Companies like IBM, Amdahl, Sybase, Legent and SIS, Inc in Senior Management positions. Ravi\'s knowledge of Sales, Professional Services and International Business gives him the advantage to transact business Worldwide. Ravi has hired and worked with Top IT Consultants from Booz Allen, Accenture and Deloitte, and understands their respective methodologies and principles in Managing, scaling and growing businesses\' expotentially. His International experience has enabled him to work in the US, Europe, Australia,South Africa, Japan, India, Singapore, China and Indonesia. Ravi brings a rare yet fresh sense of focus in helping turn moribund Companies to profitability. Fluent in several languages, Ravi has a significant network of Senior Professional contacts across the Globe. Ravi has an MBA from the American Graduate School of International Management in Glendale, Arizona and a BS in Economics (Honors) from Auburn University. Specialties: A strong advocate in the belief,\"I will have no man work with me who has not the capacity to become a Partner\", Ravi brings out the best in people. A Motivational Speaker and Sales Coach Extraordinaire, Ravi has hired, motivated, retained and help Executives and Professionals execute to a level that surpasses Customers expectations.

Experience

  1. Director

    Waimakers

    Nov 2023 — Present · US

Education

  • Auburn University

    BS

    1970 — 1973

  • Golden Gate University

    Doctoral Candidate

    1974

  • Thunderbird School of Global Management

    MBA/ International Finance

    1973 — 1975

Skills

  • Executive Management
  • Solution Selling
  • Business Planning
  • Crm
  • Enterprise Software
  • Business Development
  • Sales Management
  • Management Consulting
  • Consulting
  • Sales Operations
  • Professional Services
  • Customer Service
  • New Business Development
  • Product Management
  • Product Marketing
  • Sales
  • Customer Relations
  • Outsourcing
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Strategic Planning
  • Strategy
  • E-Commerce
  • Telecommunications
  • International Sales
  • Lead Generation
  • Negotiation
  • Integration
  • Management
  • Business Strategy
  • Go-to-Market Strategy
  • Saas
  • International Business
  • Leadership
  • Networking
  • Team Management
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Selling
  • Start-Ups
  • Strategic Partnerships

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