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Ryan Kelsey

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Vice President at CenterGrid
📍 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Ryan Kelsey is the Vice President at CenterGrid, where he leverages over a decade of experience in telecom and managed IT to provide enterprise cloud solutions. He specializes in translating complex technical infrastructure into tangible business outcomes for his partners. Ryan holds an MBA from the University of Cincinnati.

He has developed a deep professional passion for the visual effects (VFX) industry, exploring how specialized cloud infrastructure can support creative studios. Ryan actively engages with the community, recently attending the Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) Tech Retreat and participating in industry-specific podcast discussions.

After initially learning about the VFX industry by listening to podcasts, he was recently featured as a guest on one himself.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Vice President
Job Level
Senior
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Personality Overview

How Ryan shows up

Judgemental
Hard To Convince
Demanding

They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.

Priorities

Topics Ryan cares about

Boutique Cloud Solutions
Advocates for specialized cloud partners that offer dedicated GPU infrastructure for creative industries, contrasting them with large-scale providers.
VFX Industry
Passionate about solving infrastructure challenges for VFX studios, recently speaking on a podcast about the industry's unique technological and economic needs.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Vice President
CenterGrid
12-2023 - 1-2025
Major Market Sales Executive
Paycor
8-2019 - 12-2023
Commercial Sales Manager
altafiber
1-2016 - 8-2019
Account Manager - Commercial Markets
altafiber
6-2011 - 1-2016
Account Manager - SMB
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In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA
University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business
Bachelor's degree
Ohio University
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

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