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PAUL ORTOLF

I believe the best systems are invisible, the best work looks effortless, and the best leaders listen more than they speak. I’ve spent the last 15+ years learning how to do all three.

“Execution is the only strategy that matters”

Beyond the Resume

I’ve built products and led teams at scale—but the things that matter most don’t show up on a resume. These are the people and places that keep me grounded, focused, and present.

A smiling man with a beard, sunglasses, and a backwards cap, and a smiling blonde woman, sitting close together at an outdoor event on wooden bleachers, with other people seated in the background.
A man and a boy are on a boat, with the man holding the boy from behind as they stand on a netted platform. They are smiling and appear to be enjoying themselves on the open water under a blue sky with some clouds.

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