Paul Poulsen
About Paul Poulsen
Paul Poulsen is a Sales Systems Administrator at FranklinCovey with a diverse background in sales, consulting, technology, and training.
Company
Paul Poulsen currently works at FranklinCovey as a Sales Systems Administrator. He began his tenure in this position in 2022. FranklinCovey is an organization known for its expertise in leadership, individual effectiveness, and organizational improvement.
Title
Paul Poulsen holds the title of Sales Systems Administrator at FranklinCovey since 2022. In this role, he is responsible for the implementation, usage, and integrity of sales enablement tools for the North American Sales Teams.
Education and Expertise
Paul Poulsen has a Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Geography from Brigham Young University, obtained between 1994 and 1996. He also studied Business at John Tyler Community College for a year and Communications at Virginia Commonwealth University. Paul specializes in diagnosing business challenges, project management, and implementing organizational change initiatives. His expertise spans across professional sales, consulting, technology, hospitality, training and development, education, operations, marketing, and community organizations.
Career Background
Paul Poulsen has an extensive career with FranklinCovey, holding various positions since 2001. He served as Senior Partner - Business Development, Field Sales Technology and Database Integrity Manager, ERP Implementation Partner, Senior Business Partner/Managing Partner, Senior Training & Development Partner, Senior Client Partner - Sales Executive, and Area Director. He also worked with Premier as a Leadership Consultant and held various roles including General Manager at The Slaymaker Group, Corporate Trainer at Applebee's, and Communications Intelligence in the US Army.
Leadership and Project Management
Throughout his career, Paul Poulsen has demonstrated strong leadership by managing teams ranging from 2 to 1000 people. He is adept at leading end-to-end project cycles for both domestic and international projects. He uses a 'pilot, launch, scale' approach to implement change initiatives and performs ROI analysis to encapsulate best practices in case studies, white papers, and success stories. His roles often involve the usage of various sales tools including Salesforce, Outreach, Domo, LinkedIn, ZoomInfo, and Gong.