Daniel Paulus

Former CEO

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States

About

Dan was the Chief Executive Officer at CORE and former CRO at Naviga and President at DTI, all private equity backed software technology companies. He has a passion for go-to-market, product strategy, and has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions. On the personal side, he is active in mentoring young executives and strategic advising to organizations. He is also reigniting his cycling passion and focused on masters level racing.

Experience

  • CORE (4 yrs 8 mos)
    • Board Advisor
      May 2024 - Dec 2024 · 8 mos

    • Chief Executive Officer
      Jul 2020 - May 2024 · 3 yrs 11 mos

      CORE is a Banneker Partners backed company that brings together payment processing, revenue cycle management, secure payment gateways, automated reconciliation, and a comprehensive consumer engagement solution, robust integrations – all supported by comprehensive analytics that drive insight into critical revenue-related workflows

    • Chief Revenue Officer
      May 2020 - Jul 2020 · 3 mos

  • Chief Revenue Officer at Naviga
    Jul 2013 - Sep 2019 · 6 yrs 3 mos

    Naviga is a Vista Equity Partners portfolio company that acquired DTI, along with 8 follow-on acquisitions, and specializes in SaaS-enabled enterprise content management and monetization solutions for the global media market. NEWSCYCLE rebranded to Naviga in 2019.

  • Digital Technology International (Springville, UT)
    • President
      Mar 2012 - Jun 2013 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • VP Sales / VP Sales & Marketing
      Nov 2007 - Mar 2012 · 4 yrs 5 mos

      DTI, funded by PE firm Riverside Company, provides SaaS-enabled enterprise publishing software for global news media customers. Sold to Vista Equity Partners in 2013, subsequently merging DTI with Saxotech to form NEWSCYCLE Solutions.

  • VP, Sales at Publishing Business Systems
    Nov 2002 - Jan 2007 · 4 yrs 3 mos

    PBS specialized in enterprise publishing software for the news media market.

  • VP, Software Business Development at Firstlogic, Inc
    May 1995 - Oct 2002 · 7 yrs 6 mos