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Paul Kleinknecht

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Vice President of Growth and Partnerships at CANdata Global
📍 Greater Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo Metropolitan Area, Canada

Paul Kleinknecht is the Vice President of Growth and Partnerships at CANdata Global, bringing extensive experience in go-to-market strategies, partner development, and sales leadership. He co-founded ThinkSmith, a SaaS solution focused on employee engagement and identifying business gaps.

He studied Economics at Dalhousie University. People often call him a "deeply thoughtful" and "effective" sales leader, who consistently delivers results. He is passionate about fostering employee creativity and resourcefulness within organizations.

Paul led his team to exceed sales targets by 128%, earning a Sales Excellence award.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Vice President of Growth and Partnerships
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo Metropolitan Area, Canada
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Customs Software
As VP of Growth and Partnerships at CANdata Global, Paul focuses on making customs and logistics software a competitive advantage.
Employee Engagement
As CEO and Co-Founder of ThinkSmith, Paul developed a SaaS solution to encourage employees to identify and address daily business gaps.
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Career

Work history

6-2024
Vice President of Growth and Partnerships
CANdata Global
3-2022
CEO and Co-Founder
ThinkSmith
4-2014 - 2-2022
Vice President & Co-Founder
Shinydocs Corporation
7-2013 - 3-2014
Director of Partners and Alliances
Axonify
1-2013 - 7-2013
Sr Director Central Region
Desire2Learn
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Education
Economics
Dalhousie University
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