Gretchen Barlow
Leaders
Gretchen Barlow
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
As Ryansh Corporate Solutions Inc. (RCSI)’s Chief Operating Officer, Gretchen works closely with the executive leadership to foster the company’s growth, mature its operating infrastructure, and achieve its strategic business objectives. She has spent 20 years in the private sector working for recent 8(a) graduate DIGITALSPEC, LLC, as well as large, small, and startup businesses, building industry relationships, growing talent, and managing business operations that encompassed organizational development, financial planning and control, business development, administration, human resources, talent acquisition, performance management, benefits administration, education, and training development. She has also led the talent acquisition team in developing recruiting activities that leverage best practices for quickly attracting exceptional employees.
As a proven change catalyst, she now applies her expertise and experience in partnering with small businesses to provide the integral link to position them for sustained success, profitability, growth, and expansion. Gretchen holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin and is an APMP-certified proposal professional.