Paul Lanigan

Anti-woke, racist, Islamophobic bigot. Privileged, grateful father of three great humans and proud husband of a wonderful woman. Irish Conservative for the simple reason.......we have something worth conserving 🇮🇪

Greater Dublin

About

For the past 24 years, I’ve had the privilege of working with many of the world’s greatest technology brands, including Salesforce, IBM, Microsoft, LinkedIn, SAP, Google, Dell, Symantec, and Oracle, helping them win, grow, and retain their most valuable customers. Across those years I learned a simple truth: the biggest constraint on revenue is rarely the product or the market, it’s the mindset, habits, and skills of the sales team. Today, I partner with the most ambitious sales over‑achievers who refuse to settle for “making quota” and instead want to consistently outperform it. I help top performers and aspiring top performers to: • Sharpen their sales process, from prospecting to close, so every conversation moves the deal forward. • Elevate their questioning, listening, and deal strategy, turning complex cycles into predictable wins. • Build the discipline, confidence, and accountability to deliver record quarters, repeatedly – without burning out. If you’re a high‑potential or high‑performing seller who knows you’re capable of more, but want a proven partner in your corner, let’s connect and explore how we can help you outperform your next set of sales goals.

Experience

  • Sandler (Hybrid)
    • Sandler Partner
      Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    • Franchisee (Ireland)
      Dec 2002 - Dec 2025 · 23 yrs 1 mo

      Sandler Ireland is the longest-running Sandler Franchise outside North America. I’ve been fortunate to count some of the worlds most admired companies (Oracle, IBM, EMC, Salesforce, L’Oreal, Microsoft, British Airways, VMWare, LinkedIn, Riverbed Technologies, Cisco, Zendesk, Google, LogMeIn, Twitter, Informatica, Akamai, Quest, Computer Associates, Malwarebytes, Sprout Social, Expleo, BMC Software, FreeNow, Software AG, Xactly, Red Hat, Dell & nCino) as clients. Host of the "Sales Leadership" podcast (Links above) & Author of “Soft Tales & Hard Asses” - One salesman's story of the art of storytelling (Available now on Amazon).

  • Sales Rep at MobileAware
    2000 - 2002 · 2 yrs

  • Account Manager at Motorola
    Aug 1995 - Feb 2000 · 4 yrs 7 mos

  • Pre-Sales Engineer at Tellabs UK
    Jul 1993 - Aug 1995 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Network Specialist at AT&T
    1990 - 1992 · 2 yrs