668 - Stop Waiting for Salesforce Leads with Doug Pelletier

Why you should listen

1. Doug Pelletier has spent 35 years winning enterprise accounts (Disney, Pfizer, Xerox) as a small Salesforce partner, proving that company size is irrelevant when your positioning and sales approach are right.
2. Learn why Doug hired a General Manager at just six employees, and how that single WHO decision helped him scale to 130 people without burning out on tasks outside his strengths.
3. Get Doug's approach to managing cash flow daily (a discipline he's maintained for 17 years) and why he says cash flow matters more than profitability for consulting firm owners.

About Doug Pelletier

Doug Pelletier is the Founder and CEO of Trifecta Technologies, a technology consulting firm he launched in 1991 that has grown into a trusted Salesforce and enterprise solutions partner for leading organizations.

A sales- and strategy-led founder, Doug focuses on identifying real business problems, building executive relationships, and hiring strong operational leadership early – allowing him to concentrate on growth, client strategy, and selling. His leadership is shaped by decades of experience and a strong emphasis on financial discipline and long-term stability.

Having gone through multiple industry shifts, Doug views AI as a major inflection point and leads Trifecta in helping organizations move beyond the hype to apply data, architecture and AI in practical ways that drive meaningful business outcomes.

Resources and Links

1. Trifecta.com
2. Doug’s LinkedIn profile
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