{"id":"josh-ward","title":"Josh Ward","content":"**Josh Ward** is the Senior Director of Sales at OVHcloud in the United States, where he plays a crucial role in expanding the company's market presence and sales strategies[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-D7Dn24hnEbhl4YjS). [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-0P7rzM9cTiJEGtXr)​\n\n## Early Life & Education\n\nJosh Ward attended Colorado School of Mines from 2000 to 2001, where he studied mathematics and participated in NCAA Division II football. He continued studying mathematics at Austin Community College between 2001 and 2005, followed by Florida Gulf Coast University from 2006 to 2007. From 2007 to 2010, Ward attended Texas State University, where he completed a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Business Management. [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-jDSOmRRz7s5QskZD)​\n\n## Career\n\nJosh Ward began his career in information technology before moving into sales, business development, and commercial leadership. His professional experience includes management positions at companies in the hosting, cloud computing, and digital infrastructure sectors.\n\n#### Early Career\n\nWard started his career at Baer Engineering, where he progressed from file clerk to IT Manager. His responsibilities included upgrading operating systems, migrating server infrastructure to Red Hat Linux, implementing centralized security and backup systems, and developing internal technology resources while continuing to work as a CAD technician.\n\nHe later joined Guardian IT Services, LLC as Vice President, overseeing outsourced IT services for businesses in the architecture, engineering, and real estate industries. During his tenure, the company reported a 600% increase in client accounts and revenue growth exceeding 1,000%.\n\nWard subsequently worked as an End-User Account Manager at Teksavers, Inc., where he managed client accounts and sales activities. Company records attribute more than $2 million in sales to his work during this period, with a reported close rate approximately 50% higher than the company's sales average.\n\n#### Volacci and A Small Orange\n\nIn 2008, Ward joined Volacci as Partnership Strategist and Relationship Manager. His responsibilities included business development, account management, partner programs, and sales support. During his tenure, he developed a channel sales program for Drupal development agencies, introduced an additional service offering, and delivered digital marketing training for corporate clients, universities, and Drupal community events.\n\nWard joined A Small Orange in 2011 as General Manager of the SEOWebHosting.net brand and was later promoted to Director of Sales and Marketing. In this position, he managed sales and marketing activities across six hosting brands and supervised a team of seven employees. During his tenure, the company's annual recurring revenue increased from 13 million. The SEOWebHosting.net brand's annual recurring revenue increased from approximately 2.1 million. His responsibilities also included product development initiatives, enterprise sales, and budget management.\n\n#### Nexcess\n\nWard joined Nexcess as Vice President of Sales in 2014. His responsibilities included reorganizing sales operations, integrating sales and marketing functions, implementing onboarding and training processes, and developing reporting systems.\n\nDuring his tenure, the company's annual recurring revenue increased from 28 million, while the sales team expanded from two to ten employees. Enterprise sales volume doubled during his first year, later exceeding 660,000 in annual recurring revenue within ten months and participated in branding initiatives associated with website and product updates.\n\n#### Alpha Hosting\n\nIn 2020, Ward became General Manager of Alpha Hosting, where he was responsible for daily operations and profit-and-loss management.\n\nAccording to company information, Alpha Hosting generated $1 million in new annual recurring revenue within 18 months. During this period, Ward oversaw product repositioning, website redesign, branding updates, messaging revisions, and organizational changes. The company also reported reductions in customer churn of 15% during the first year and 22% during the second year. He worked with the ownership group during the company's acquisition process.\n\n#### Liquid Web\n\nWard joined Liquid Web in 2021 as Vice President of Sales. His responsibilities included reorganizing the New Customer Acquisition and Partner Sales departments, updating operational processes, and revising sales compensation structures across the company's brands.\n\nDuring his tenure, the company reported revenue growth of 300% following organizational restructuring. Reported metrics also included an increase in lead conversion rates from 30% to 43%, an increase in opportunity close rates from 60% to 90%, a 50% reduction in external partner commission costs following revisions to partnership agreements, and enterprise partnership agreements exceeding $1.8 million in total contract value.\n\nIn January 2025, Ward became Vice President of Global Strategic Partnerships. In this role, he managed global partnership initiatives and channel programs involving technology service brokers, systems integrators, and technology partners. His responsibilities included partner ecosystem development, market expansion, and channel strategy. Company reports from this period indicated six to eight-month highs in pipeline generation, average revenue per user, and bookings within existing customer cohorts.\n\n#### OVHcloud\n\nWard joined OVHcloud as Senior Director of Sales in September 2025 and later became Head of Sales for the company's United States operations. His responsibilities have included sales organization management, commercial operations, and partnership development within the U.S. market.\n\n#### Professional Focus\n\nThroughout his career, Ward has worked in sales management, strategic partnerships, business development, organizational change, and commercial operations. His experience also includes product management, digital marketing, e-commerce, SEO, SEM, server administration, web analytics, and public speaking.\n\nHis professional roles have involved the development of sales organizations, partner programs, commercial processes, and business operations within companies operating in the hosting and cloud computing industries. 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