Paul Kirch, PRC - President & CEO
Paul Kirch is known as an accomplished sales and sales management professional, though his background is so much broader. He is currently the President/CEO of ActusMR, Inc., a firm known for its unique focus on driving business health for its clients. By targeting 3 core areas, including sales, marketing and business strategy, ActusMR helps its clients identify areas of improvement and then provides tools and training to help them take the next step toward creating a healthy business. The ultimate objective is to drive sustainability and growth. He founded ActusMR in 2009 as means of giving back to help others achieve business success. Paul has proven to be a big picture thinker throughout his career, which makes him suited to lead his company and play an active role in the success of their clients.
His career, however, began long before that, starting as a telephone interviewer for the world famous Gallup Organization back in 1990. During his 10 years at Gallup, he served in various operations roles, such as programmer, project manager, and technical consult team lead. He was awarded with various prestigious awards during his time, such as Innovator of the Year, Rising Star, and many more. After 10 years of filling various operational roles where he was responsible for managing some of Gallup’s most high profile accounts, including AT&T, TCI Cable, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and many more, he left to pursue a career in sales and sales leadership. He was always a top performer, receiving President’s Club Status multiple times throughout his sales tenure. In fact, during his time at Harris Interactive, he was the first person to receive President’s Club recognition in his rookie year. In addition, he has achieved PRC certification (Professional Research Certification) for the sales mastery category. Throughout his career, he has built a reputation as a leader, strong communicator, a big picture thinking, trusted partner, consultant and friend to many. Those skills, along with his many other positive character traits, have prepared him to lead ActusMR, Inc, a company here to make a difference.
During his career, he has learned many powerful lessons, such as the power of giving back. Through volunteerism, Kirch has developed a strong personal brand, has been seen as a trusted adviser and leader. He has served as a leader for various business organizations including the AMA (American Marketing Association), Puget Sound Research Forum, TTRA (Travel and Tourism Research Association) and MRA (Marketing Research Association). He is currently serving on the Past-Presidents Advisory Council for the NorthWest MRA, serves as an adviser to the MRGA (Market Research Global Alliance) and serves as the social media adviser for the NY MRA (New York Marketing Research Association). In addition, he is an active volunteer with other National and local business networking groups and also spends time helping mentor college students and entrepreneurs.
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