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Paul is a creative leader with a history of transforming iconic brands and the organizations that build them.
A believer in advertising legend Howard Luck Gossage’s tenet, “People don't read ads. They read what interests them.” Paul’s career has always revolved around pursuing ideas that educate and inform in the most engaging way.
This viewpoint has guided his work and those he’s partnered with. Early in his career, he created the groundbreaking NBA campaign that featured Bill Murray quitting comedy to play professional basketball. While at Goodby, Silverstein, he honed his craft, launched a drama network, and produced acclaimed work for Nike and Cracker Jack. At Leo Burnett, he joined leadership, won business, and continued to push traditional marketers to think differently.
An opportunity to pursue more digital experiences led him back to the West Coast, where he formed a fruitful partnership with Microsoft and co-founded Division of Labor. With a client list that also included Dropbox, Ford, Live Nation, and Roku, his agency created memorable campaigns, published an Amazon-charting book, and was twice named a Small Agency of the Year by Ad Age.
Recently, as CEO and CCO at Doremus, Paul led the global efforts for Omnicom’s only B2B agency, bringing the same passion for ideas that move people to the emerging world of B2B advertising.
Over the course of his career, Paul’s work has been acknowledged with an Emmy, inclusion in the permanent collection of MoMA, and numerous awards from The Effies, The One Show, Cannes, Communication Arts, The Clios, The Art Directors Club, and D&AD. In 2002, he was selected to chair the inaugural jury of the Cannes B2B Lions—an honor that his kids think pales in comparison to his trophy as “Best Dancer” from Elaine Grossman’s Bat Mitzvah.