Tag Archives: Leadership

Fireside Chat with Global Upside CEO

Ragu will hold conversation on a number of topics on Wednesday evening, June 7th. Bring your questions

About our Speaker/Conversation Leader

Ragu Bhargava is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Global Upside. Ragu oversees the corporate direction and strategy for Global Upside with a strong focus on increasing our global footprint and making our Clients successful – no matter where they do business. His mantra: “Impossible is not in my vocabulary”.
Through a relentless focus on client services, innovation and market expansion, Ragu has taken the company– once known primarily for its accounting expertise to being a leader in full-suite International Expansion, Finance, Payroll, HR and Staffing services. Global Upside now support clients in 90+ countries and serves both fast-growth startups and Fortune 500 brands.
Prior to joining Global Upside, Ragu was the Chief Financial Officer at ActivIdentity (NASDAQ:ACTI). He has held leadership positions in several companies including Deloitte and NetIQ (NASDAQ: NTIQ), where he played a key role in helping the company grow from $20 million to over $300 million in revenue.
Ragu is on the Board of City Year San Jose/Silicon Valley, an education-focused nonprofit organization helping students stay in school. He also supports the student scholarship program run by the Financial Executives International, Silicon Valley Chapter (FEISV).
A Certified Public Accountant, Ragu holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Alaska at Anchorage, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Science from the University of Rajasthan, India

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Attila Bardos: Writing the Next Chapter of Your Accounting Career

Join Robert Half finance executive and Division leader, Attila Bardos as he shares his CFO history, his Fortune 500 experience at Apple, Clorox, and Schwab, the turnaround and M&A situations he has navigated for career and business success as an accounting professional and how that prepared him to more recently be a leader in business development, staffing, and recruiting for financial and management executives.

Your Host is Doug Skinner, asking:

“Seeking more Office Productivity? My firm makes that possible with cloud and mobile technology. Give me a shout out.”

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Eat, Pray, Productize Your Offering with Cindy Solomon

You have accounting services to offer . . .

Do you have a methodology, a tool or course to offer and you want to get it in front of lots of potential lifetime customers at very little or no upfront cost?
Do you already have an online product/presence that you want to improve?
Do you already have a small but loyal customer base, and want to crank up the throttle?
Are you great at delivering an amazing service but having a hard time with marketing it yourself?

About our Presenter
Cindy Solomon
Illuminates business owners on the notion of Product Excellence by Design
Founder and Meetup leader for SUPA StartUp Product Academy
Producer and Keynote Speaker for Conferences … the Product Summit San Francisco, Startup Product Open Oakland, Summit SF2, Product Bootcamp San Francisco, and more.
Host of Product Therapy Meetup Tuesday evenings 7:00-9:00 PM – Got an idea for a product and looking for feedback? Are you managing a product and hitting up against road blocks and unforeseen obstacles? Do you want to test your MVP? Are you a lone entrepreneur in a startup or larger organization seeking support? (or to vent?!) You might be an inventor, maker, hobbyist, developer, or small business owner. Product Therapy is an opportunity for you to get support.
Organizer for Product.Practicum – a graduate-level course in a specialized area of study that emphasizes development of a professional skill. Product.Practicum is a 3 month immersive program providing hands-on experience in an Agile product environment applying state of the art methodologies, mastering product marketing and management tools and techniques. Product Team Cohorts and Product Company Sponsors are subject to a rigorous application process
Course Creator of Intro To Agile – A single-day course that provides one with a basic introduction to Agile principles and practice, as well as practical, hands-on experience for identifying business value, building stakeholder consensus, and managing Agile teams.
Podcaster of Product Management Talks
Webmaster – http://startupproduct.com/

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