PREFERRED CFO
The Confidence of Knowing™
MIKE PAULSIN
CFO
Notable Achievements
Helped Sucessfully Navigate Growth of Fox Pest Control from $40M to $110M
Identified & Obtained Inventory-Related Tax Benefits Leading to Approximately $400k in Tax Benefits
Made Organizatonal Changes & Operating Investments Saving $30M+ Annually
Converted a $10M+ Business from Break-Even Performance to EBITDA margins in excess of 30%
Education
Master of Business Administration, California State University at Fullerton
Bachelor of Business Administration, Industrial Management, Purdue University
Mike Paulsin is a highly regarded financial leader with over 30 years of organizational & financial expertise in a variety of economic landscapes in both public & privately-held companies.
Forecasting & Finance Strategy | Process Improvement
Team Building | Change Management | Turnarounds | Mergers & Acquisitions
About Mike Paulsin
Mike Paulsin is a respected leader with significant organizational and financial management experience in multiple industries, including publishing, manufacturing, warehouse/wholesale distribution, ecommerce, service industries, food/beverage, and more. In prevoius CFO, CEO, COO & President Roles, Mike has successfully led companies through rapid growth, change, turnarounds, and acquisitions, as well as leading companies through challenging recession environments and fluctuating economic landscapes.
In his experience as a financial leader, Mike has improved accounting processes to reduce month-end close cycles, implemented financial planning and forecasting for better visibility and strategic decision making, optimized revenues and profitability, lead divestiture discussions to private equity and strategic buyers, evaluated acquisitions and integrated acquired companies, and helped improve EBITDA margins. He has also executed improvement initiatives and organizational changes resulting in tens of millions of dollars in savings, credits, and refunds.
Mike holds an MBA in Finance from California State University at Fullerton and a BS in Industrial Management from Purdue University.
