Paul Daigle

CEO & Managing Partner

Paul Daigle is a business development and saleability specialist, constantly innovating at the forefront of technology, bringing more than 30 years of experience with the delivery of innovative and highly complex information technology innovation solutions to over tens of thousands of corporations.

Paul entered the telecom industry in 2000 and created OfficeByte VoIP (Cloud based voice communications) to fulfill his vision to unify computer networks with business communications.  Paul has held previous positions as CEO of OfficeByte, Channel Partner Development at IntelaCloud, CEO of Bytes, Bits & Megabytes, Administrator of US Technology Fund, and philanthropist. Today the award-winning OfficeByte solutions are used globally.

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Highlights

Revenue Growth

• 49 times revenue growth in 6 months and double again at 12 months- Internet of Things (IoT) – previously Intel Corporation backed - life safety device by revitalizing teams, re-engineering and launching industry-leading products, manufacturing, and in-direct distribution

• 89% revenue growth and grew EBIDTA by 22% in 9 months - VoIP Wholesaler – Lead teams in development and rollout of business voice communication packages provided to customers through

• 1st ERP “all-inclusive” system for telecommunications distribution, increased by 4 times partner (reseller) base in 6 months

• 1st ERP system (Blockchain methods and AI) in the IoT, life safety devices industry, and distribution. onboarded 13 distributors, 12 manufacturer representatives, and over 2,000+ resellers in 6.5 moth.

• Private Equity backed roll-up strategy of $130M of technology companies, in 9 months

• As newly elected Chairman of the Board, for Casselberry CRA, resolved 12+ year funding dispute of tens of million dollars

• Positioned and coached 42+ organization board of directors/stake owners for over $254M in capital and growth to include Merger and acquisition activities

IoT | MSP | SaaS | IaaS | AI | ERP | UCaaS | M2M | PE | VC | Mergers | Blockchain | Manufacturing

Background

A seasoned technology CEO experienced leading businesses in pivoting due to secular decline in their core business or challenged to identify and execute a transformational Go-To-Market strategy to catapult new growth areas.  The primary focus is helping Enterprises, and SMB companies make the successful transition to a digitally enabled world across a wide range of platforms and products, i.e., APIs, ERP, CRM software, wireless, network connectivity, UCaaS, SaaS, and IoT.  A proven track record of increasing shareholder value through developing strategic plans, building high-performance cultures, Enhancing operational efficiency in turnarounds, stand-ups, and high-growth situations.  Strong competency in revitalizing recurring revenue businesses within growth-oriented companies.

Articles & Publications

Top 4 Ways to Find Technicians (and collect additional knowledge to boot!)

Make the Most of Your Technician Search – Getting info that will give you a competitive advantage!

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By Paul Daigle   May 7, 2021

There are 5+ methods of evaluation to determine the value of a business.  How your company is evaluated will determine how and whom you approach for financing.  In this article, I show the 2 most common, Equity and Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) valuation.

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By Paul Daigle      May 27, 2020

Small Credit Unions (CU) across the nation are facing challenges keeping up with their competitors. Larger CUs and traditional banking institutions are capturing a larger percentage of the financial market resulting in declining membership numbers among smaller CUs.

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By Paul Daigle     June 10, 2019

Organizations

- Present

Orlando, Florida Area

Executive-level (CEO, CTO) leadership, providing business consulting for strategic, change in initiatives, and innovative services to businesses stake owners, business units, and technical teams in technology and communications industries. Increase shareholder value through developing strategic plans, building high-performance cultures, and enhancing operational efficiency in turnarounds, stand-ups, and high-growth situations. Strong competency in revitalizing revenue recurring businesses into growth-oriented companies and scaling to accelerate business into the market across multiple high-tech disciplines.

- Present

Orlando, Florida, United States

The Credit Union consistently performs within the top 8% of its peers and has maintained a 5 Star (superior) rating from Bauer Financial.

Chairman Of The Supervisory Board | Board Chairman

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Orlando, Florida, United States

This audit and compliance committee oversees the internal controls, financial auditing and corresponds with the State and Federal credit union regulators (NCUA).

June 2013 - Aug 2014

Jacksonville, Florida Area

Recruited to turnaround struggling division, identified broken infrastructure and delivery of services to clients, lead the restructure and implementation of standards allowing the organization to scale by 102% in 6 months.  Revitalization of an enterprise-grade hosted VoIP services of a prominent US NEC phone dealership. Led business and technology groups from infrastructure, support, vendors and distribution strategies. Increase revenue of 102% in 6 months

 - 10 years 11 months

Casselberry, FL

(Aquired 2013)
Provide technical (outsourced CTO, MSP and MSSP) services and project management to over 80 public and private organizations, on a monthly basis, with a direct staff of 40, and outsourced (US and abroad) of more than 70. Directed management teams on evaluating client’s corporate and financial needs and maintained large budgets, and implementing appropriate services and technologies to ensure scale and pro-active maintenance.

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