Ralph Barsi

VP of Revenue Growth at Kahua • 3+ decades in tech • 5+ years advising growth stage startup founders • I teach what I learn (tweets are mine) 🇺🇸

[Ralph Barsi @rbarsi]

Leading a team of people?
Reinforce the mission.

Communicate consistently.
A steady clip vs. a barrage.

Respect different learning styles.
Use email, record a video, create a slide.

House the comms in one place.
Time doesn’t scale but content does.

Expect regular updates from the team.
Raise standards.

Mental telepathy is unproductive and fruitless.
You’re a leader, so lead.

[Ralph Barsi @rbarsi]

I just dropped my 2025 Annual Review.

• 29 years married
• 3 sons launched into new chapters
• 17 cities
• 2 continents
• 1,600 miles on a Peloton.

The hardest lesson?

Consistency isn't perfection.
It's returning to what matters. Again and again.

Full review: https://t.co/RDrRKtLcGd

[Ralph Barsi @rbarsi]

Rest in Peace, Ozzy Osbourne. One of the all time greatest in my book. Saw him live twice - in January 1989 (with Anthrax) and October 1992 (with Alice in Chains).

Grateful he was able to perform in Birmingham earlier this month. A major influence on so many of us musicians.

[Ralph Barsi @rbarsi]

Aging myself here, but 37 years ago today, I attended the Monsters of Rock concert at the now-defunct Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

Lineup:
• Van Halen
• Scorpions
• Kingdom Come
• Metallica
• Dokken

There are videos from the show on YouTube. I had just finished my junior year of high school and it was summer in the Bay Area. Van Halen opened with Summer Nights, while Metallica kicked things off with Creeping Death 😂.

Life was fantastic!

[Ralph Barsi @rbarsi]

Haste makes waste.
Time is money.
Clarity wins.

What’s ONE small move YOU'LL make today to button up how you communicate?

[Ralph Barsi @rbarsi]

6️⃣ Have an eye for your content
• Beautify charts and slides
• Calm colors > harsh reds 🔴
• Try: https://t.co/lJK1QCAEqK
• Study brands like Leica, Apple, & Ugmonk

[Ralph Barsi @rbarsi]

7️⃣ Choose words wisely
• Drop filler: “like,” “right?”
• Say what you mean
• Use your words
• Hear them in your head first

[Ralph Barsi @rbarsi]

5️⃣ Be kind to people
• Eye contact + a smile
• A simple “How are you?” goes far
• Everyone’s fighting quiet battles
• Kindness travels

[Ralph Barsi @rbarsi]

We're moving too fast at work.
It's hurting our impact.

It happens to me and you.
Communication gets sloppy.

Standards get lowered.

Meaning gets lost.

Let’s fix it. 👇🏼

[Ralph Barsi @rbarsi]

4️⃣ Give emails time
• Hack away the unessential
• Short words. Short sentences.
• Read: https://t.co/twj6m7MwrG
• Try: https://t.co/fmVHKsry9C

[Ralph Barsi @rbarsi]

3️⃣ Add context to calendar invites
• What’s this meeting even about?
• Add purpose, agenda, outcome
• Short talks (10–15 mins) win
• Use tools like Calendly

[Ralph Barsi @rbarsi]

2️⃣ Add space to long messages
• Walls of text = walls for readers
• Break paragraphs
• Use bullets or dashes
• Clear writing = clear thinking

[Ralph Barsi @rbarsi]

1️⃣ Shorten links
• Paragraph-long links are painful
• Less is more
• Use https://t.co/zlI382al0f or tinyurl
• Hyperlink in emails, slides, decks

Keep it neat and clean.

[Ralph Barsi @rbarsi]

Slow down and simplify.

It saves time.
It saves money.
It protects brands and reputations.

Start here:
7 small shifts to tighten communication 🧵

[Ralph Barsi @rbarsi]

Yes, progress equals happiness.
But so does maintaining the progress.

Keep exercising.
Keep showing up.
Keep eating clean.
Keep contributing.
Keep serving others.

If it ain't broke, don’t fix it.
Just keep it working.

[Ralph Barsi @rbarsi]

Also, anniversary emails, quota achievement emails (w/ senior leaders copied) go A LONG WAY. And don’t forget to publish updated org charts. Be clear on who’s who.

Write well. Speak well. Listen well.

Communication is underrated.

[Ralph Barsi @rbarsi]

Sales and Sales Development leaders: Don't underestimate the art of communication.

"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." - George Bernard Shaw

Everyone learns and processes information differently.

[Ralph Barsi @rbarsi]

I'm a visual learner. Some prefer to read, others like to listen. Make critical information available in all formats.

• Email
• Loom
• Slides

Consistency breeds competency. Your daily standups, weekly updates, monthly All Hands calls, and QBRs build your competency.

[Ralph Barsi @rbarsi]

Prospecting's hard, yo.

Full video: https://t.co/LQItqdRDgV

[Ralph Barsi @rbarsi]

How to run Prospecting Days that deliver.

👉🏼 Listen here: https://t.co/u1DgcCG6Cc

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@elriclegloire
https://t.co/1LhcLjXSYT
@KahuaInc

[Ralph Barsi @rbarsi]

Bands I saw in 2024:

Phil Lesh & Friends
Saturday, January 13
Warfield Theater
San Francisco, CA

Goose
Friday, June 7
Fiddler's Green
Greenwood Village, CO

Dead & Co.
Friday, June 21
The Sphere
Las Vegas, NV

The Story So Far
Saturday, December 14
Masonic Auditorium
San Francisco, CA

Mother Hips
Friday, December 20
Great American Music Hall
San Francisco, CA