Rik Avalos

About Rik Avalos

I build revenue engines, scale organizations, and help great ideas find their market.I’m a Chief Revenue Officer and operator who bridges business strategy, technology, and human-centered leadership. My work focuses on go-to-market execution, revenue growth, organizational scaling, and building teams that thrive in fast-moving, high-stakes environments.Over the past two decades, I’ve helped build and scale companies across Silicon Valley including Tesla in its earliest growth years working at the intersection of talent, operations, and business expansion. I’ve seen firsthand what it takes to turn vision into execution.Today, I serve as CRO at Trinzik.ai, an AI visibility and competitive intelligence platform helping companies understand how they are represented and discovered inside large language models and AI-driven search. Our mission is simple: help organizations adapt to the new AI-driven marketplace with clarity, integrity, and measurable results.My leadership philosophy is human-first. I believe AI should amplify human capability, not replace it. The strongest companies of the next decade will be those that invest in people, embrace emerging technology responsibly, and execute with relentless curiosity.Outside of tech, I’m also a recording artist and frontman based in Austin, Texas because creativity, collaboration, and storytelling are core to how I lead and build.Always open to connecting with founders, operators, growth leaders, and fellow builders shaping what’s next.Beyond my work in talent acquisition, I am also a dedicated musician. Music allows me to create, share, and connect on a human level, further enriching my interpersonal skills and deepening my commitment to fostering community, collaboration, and belonging.

Experience

1. Co-founder, Chief Revenue Officer

   Trinzik

   Jan 2025 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   I am the CRO at Trinzik.ai!We’re building the transaction layer for the AI‑first web. Today, businesses are losing invisible demand because AI recommendations are redirecting buyers and there’s no visibility or infrastructure to respond. We enter through GEO intelligence and content automation that’s live and already paid. That establishes our endpoint footprint and data advantage. As standards like A2A and agents.md mature, we activate the transaction layer, procurement, invoicing, subscriptions, capturing recurring SaaS plus transaction fees without taking balance‑sheet risk.I own revenue strategy, partnerships, pipeline execution, and enterprise relationships. I bring a strong decision‑maker network in our ICP and focus on converting that trust into lighthouse accounts, fast learning, and a predictable growth motion.

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  English Language and Literature, General

  1988 — 1991

Skills

• Customer Retention
• Customer Service
• Training
• Bass Guitar
• Sales
• Management
• Team Building
• Technical Recruiting
• Interviews
• Crm
• Employee Training
• Talent Management
• Conflict Resolution
• Search
• Networking
• Human Resources
• Analysis
• Talent Acquisition
• Sourcing
• Recruiting
• Business Development
• International Recruitment
• Leadership
• Executive Management
• Screening
• Hiring
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Benefits
• Strategic Partnerships
• Budgets
• Bilingual
• Strategy
• Vendor Management
• Temporary Placement
• Full-Life Cycle Recruiting
• Onboarding
• Teamwork
• Team Management
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Negotiation