Rick Ryan
Business Development Executive @Bearstone Llc
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WORK HISTORY
Business Development Executive @Bearstone Llc
Indianapolis, IN, US
Enterprise telecom is complex by design. Carriers build pricing structures that make charge validation against contracted terms nearly impossible without a dedicated governance process. Most enterprises don\'t have one.At Bearstone, I work with enterprise CIOs and CTOs to open an honest conversation about what that complexity is costing them — and whether a formal governance process makes sense for their environment.My background is carrier-side: 20+ years selling enterprise telecom at AT & T and CenturyLink. I understand how the pricing structures were built. That context is what makes the first conversation substantive rather than generic.If you\'re managing significant telecom spend and you haven\'t formally validated your invoices against contracted terms, let\'s talk.→ [Calendar link — 20-min discovery chat]→ BearstoneLLC.com/quiz | BearstoneLLC.com/guide
EDUCATION
Kent State University
BS, Telecommunications
Indiana Wesleyan University
MBA, Business
Indiana Wesleyan University
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Indiana Wesleyan University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration, Management and Operations
SKILLS
ABOUT RICK RYAN
I spent more than twenty years selling enterprise telecom — nine at AT & T, eleven at CenturyLink. I managed major accounts in healthcare, financial services, retail and manufacturing. I know how carrier pricing gets structured, because I was part of structuring it.Contract complexity in enterprise telecom isn\'t accidental. Volume pricing tiers, service bundles with overlapping terms, charges that require specialist knowledge to validate against contracted rates — carriers build this complexity deliberately. Most enterprise technology leaders inherit environments they\'ve never fully mapped against what they\'re actually paying for.That gap is what Bearstone closes.I joined Bearstone because the work is specific: continuous invoice validation against contracted terms, carrier accountability on an ongoing basis, and a formal governance process that most enterprises have never had. It\'s not a one-time audit. It\'s the ongoing function that should have existed from day one.If you\'re a CIO managing significant telecom spend and you\'ve never had a formal process for validating what your carriers are actually charging you — a 20-minute conversation is worth your time.
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