About Ken Paskins

CEO, Visionary, Integrator Coach

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Meet Ken

Ken Paskins, Founder of GCE Strategic Consulting, is an accomplished CEO / COO and Executive Coach. He brings a broad range of leadership experience, including operations, sales, acquisitions, strategic planning, and P&L management (up to $500M) while leading teams north of 400+ people across North America and Europe for Fortune 100 companies such as Oracle.

Raised in Noblesville, Indiana, and a graduate of Purdue University, Ken grew up in a “hope and pray” entrepreneurial family—meaning that his family lived in either a boom or bust state depending on which idea “made it” and which one ended up with the lights being turned off. He watched his father and grandfather try to make businesses work while learning on the job, and not having the experience needed to truly know how to run a successful business, so he decided there had to be a better way and worked his way up the corporate ladder learning the skills needed to run a business the right way.

Over the course of 3 decades, Ken has utilized his skills and experiences and is known as a “hired gun” or fractional COO, helping companies from pre-revenue to $50M. His clients include HVAC, accounting firms, legal practices, software companies, etc. Additionally, he has experience in PE, VC (including Sequoia) and M&A. One of his most notable accomplishments included closing a $40M+ software deal days after the tragedy of 9/11. He has leveraged his 30-year knowledge base to be able to help other business owners to work on the business instead of in the business at GCE Strategic Consulting.

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Why Ken?

  • 30 Years Business Experience from Start Ups to Fortune 100 Represented Enterprises

  • P&L Management of $500,000,000 & Managed Teams Over 450

  • Personally Closed Strategic Software Deal North of 40 Million 

  • M&A, PE and VC Experience!

  • Consulted & Coached as a Fractional COO to Multiple Companies & Industries to Help Business Owners Get to the Next Level!

  • Avid Chef That Refuses to Use Recipes! 

  • Proud Father of 3 Daughters!

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What People Say

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    "Ken is a brilliant leader and an amazing teacher. I loved how passionate he is and why he does what he does."

    Alundas Havens (The Winners Paradigm)

  • Logo with a lightbulb featuring a filament shaped like a light bulb, surrounded by the text "Passage to Profit Show" and "Road to Entrepreneurship" in a circular design.

    "We absolutely loved having Ken as our featured guest! Ken is an excellent speaker and has so much knowledge and advice to share for CEOs, business owners and entrepreneurs. We highly recommend Ken as a podcast guest!"

    Richard & Elizabeth Gearhart (Passage to Profit Show - Road to Entrepreneurship)

  • A woman with long blonde hair standing outdoors with a brick wall in the background, smiling. Next to her, a graphic with a microphone icon and the text 'Speak with Power Podcast', hosted by Natasha Bazilevych.

    "Ken is a fantastic guest! He shared lots of insights, ideas and tips with our audience."

    Natasha Bazilevych (Speak With Power)

  • Promotional graphic for the 'Lobe Free' podcast featuring host Deanna Radulescu. Shows a woman with blonde hair in a blue off-the-shoulder top, crossing her arms. Text indicates new weekly episodes and the podcast's slogan.

    "Ken is quite impressive. I love what he's built and created for CEO's & Business owners. Just a great resource for anyone needing to scale or finding issues within their operation."

    Deanna Marie Radulescu (Label Free: "To live your best life, live label free.")

  • Illustration of a person playing a trumpet on a city skyline background with tall buildings, and the text 'NEON JAZZ' and 'Kansas City-based with host Joe Dimenti' at the bottom.

    "Ken is a compassionate, intelligent, motivator ready to get it done.. bravo!"

    Joe Dimino (Neon Jazz Interviews)

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    "It was great discussing and understanding about accountability in organizations with Ken. He is very knowledgeable and his insights were truly valuable. Excellent guest!"

    Khudania Ajay (The KAJ Masterclass LIVE)

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How Can We Serve You?

Book a 15 or 30-minute consultation with Ken today. My goal is to help you and your business grow and thrive!

Alternatively, if you know someone who you’d like to refer, please feel free to pass along my email: ken@gcestrategicconsulting.com