Joshua Braunstein

About Joshua Braunstein

When people ask me what I do for a living, I always respond “I help businesses succeed by connecting to their employees and their customers”. Throughout my career, I’ve successfully grown and led several B2B and B2C businesses within the education, SaaS, information/publishing, and professional service fields. As a President, EVP, General Manager, and Managing Director, I am accustomed to wearing different hats; but my passion is connecting strategy to execution, accelerating revenue and customer success, and launching new products and services that transform markets by filling unmet needs. My passion, dedication to my employees and customers, and my drive to exceed business expectations is infectious! I’ve led platform overhauls in multiple industries. I have helped transform the culture of the businesses by rallying, motivating and engaging teams to feel part of the transformation. I have rebuilt and enhanced go-to-market strategy, always with a focus on the customer and data-driven decision making. I enjoy the art of creating strategy as well as translating that strategy into action. Key Career Accomplishments:• Accelerated growth in a leading academic publisher to strong double-digits •. Grew revenue 30%+ in first full year leading a professional education company •. Successfully led business-side divestiture of two learning businesses• Tripled revenue and increased EBITA margin year-on-year during tenure as General Manager of an information services business division through improved customer acquisition and retention in the US, global expansion and expansion to adjacent service markets.• Led and integrated 5 successful business acquisitions in 3 different industries, resulting in new revenue streams and customers • Launched new market-changing workflow platforms in two industries (legal/IP research and tax and accounting)• Directed operational initiatives in multiple markets using lean methodology that recognized incremental and repeatable seven figure savings while improving customer success and employee engagement. Specialties: Go-To-Market, Revenue Acceleration, Innovation, Cultural Transformation, Divestiture, Global Operations, General Management, Strategy, Product Management, Agile Development, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Change Leader, Employee Engagement, SaaS Solutions, EdTech, Customer Acquisition & Retention, Machine Learning, Recurring RevenueInterested in accelerating your company\'s growth? Reach out to discuss how my experience can help achieve your strategic goals.

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer

   Pryor Learning

   Nov 2025 — Present · Kansas City, MO, US

   I serve as Chief Executive Officer of Pryor Learning. For more than 50 years, Pryor Learning has championed accessible, practical, and high-quality professional development — empowering millions of learners across multiple industries with live virtual and in-person seminars, on-demand courses, and customized training. At Pryor, we know real-world change comes from learning that sticks. Our broad catalog — from leadership and communication to safety and compliance — is designed to meet learners where they are, whether that’s face-to-face, live virtual, or self-paced online.

Education

• Middlebury College

  BA, Political Science; East Asian Studies

  1992 — 1996

• The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

  International Politics

  1994 — 1995

Skills

• Legal Research
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Trademarks
• Online Publishing
• Lead Generation
• Brand Management
• Intellectual Property
• Leadership
• Product Management
• New Business Development
• Strategy
• Organizational Leadership
• Executive Management
• Business Development
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Management
• Due Diligence
• Strategic Partnerships
• Licensing
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Business Strategy