Mike Paulsin
CFO
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Wes's Key Strengths
Wes is a seasoned CFO with a proven track record of driving financial success and organizational growth. With extensive experience in building and implementing robust financial models, he has successfully led finance departments through significant growth phases and corporate restructurings.
Raising Capital
Finance & Growth Strategy
Crafting innovative strategies that align financial goals with business objectives.
Corporate Restructuring
Multinational Finance
Financial Reporting & Process Implementation
Establishing clear reporting frameworks and efficient processes that enhance decision-making.
Wes's Key Strengths
Wes is a seasoned CFO with a proven track record of driving financial success and organizational growth. With extensive experience in building and implementing robust financial models, he has successfully led finance departments through significant growth phases and corporate restructurings.
Key Strengths
- Raising Capital
- Finance & Growth Strategy Corporate Restructuring
- Multinational Finance Financial Reporting & Process Implementation
Wes's Key Strengths
Raising Capital
Mastering the art of attracting investment to fuel growth.
Finance & Growth Strategy
Corporate Restructuring
Multinational Finance
Financial Reporting & Process Implementation
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.
Mike's Key Strengths
Forecasting & Finance Strategy
Process Improvement
Team Building
Change Management
Turnarounds
Mergers & Acquisitions
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 & Certifications
- Master of Business Administration, California State University at Fullerton
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Industrial Management, Purdue University
Key Strengths
- Raising Capital
- Finance & Growth Strategy Corporate Restructuring
- Multinational Finance Financial Reporting & Process Implementation
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