After graduating with a master’s degree from University of London, Goldsmiths’ College, Paul started his career at corporate communications firm Maritz before helping to launch Shots magazine in 1990.
After a spell in commercials production, Paul returned to shots and became editor in 1994. Subscriptions trebled under his tenure.
In 1998 he became Leo Burnett's worldwide director of creative resources, based in Chicago. Paul was responsible for the agency’s Creative Exchange department and its quarterly creative councils, known as the Global Product Committee.
Paul left Leo Burnett in 2004 to co-found Contagious – an editorial resource and innovation consultancy that equips marketers and agencies across the globe to achieve the top 1% of creative ideas.
Contagious Communications is headquartered in London, with offices in New York, Singapore and Sao Paulo.
Paul has written numerous articles for publications including Business 2.0, The Guardian, Hollywood Reporter and M&M Europe, as well as co-editing D&AD’s The Commercials Book. He has appeared on CNN.com, ITV News, BBC Radio 4’s The Today Programme and 5 Live’s Wake Up To Money. His TED Talk on Alternative Currencies has been viewed more than one million times.
He is currently writing The Contagious Commandments book, to be published by Portfolio Penguin in 2018