Paul Smith
Sustainable Business Consultant♦Global Trend Tracker♦Social Media PR/Strategist♦Ghost Writer♦Green Business Blogger
- Location
- Portland, Oregon (Portland, Oregon Area)
- Industry
- Renewables & Environment
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Paul Smith's Overview
- Current
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- Blogger at Triple Pundit
- Green Business Consultant, Global Trend Tracker, Social Media PR, Writer at GreenSmith Consulting
- Past
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- Blogger, Ecopreneurist.com at Green Options
- Social Media Strategist at GenGreen Digital Media
- Owner at Traveling-Massage.com (Sole Proprietorship)
- MBA, Sustainable Management at Presidio Graduate School
- Founder at Bliss (holistic practitioner association)
- Intern at GreenHome.com
- Education
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- Presidio School of Management
- San Jose State University
- Recommendations
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10 people have recommended Paul
- Connections
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500+ connections
- Websites
Paul Smith's Skills & Expertise
Paul Smith's Summary
I am a sustainable business consultant, global trend tracker for the greater good, deeply fluent in social media, a deft digital PR practitioner and prolific business blogger. I welcome bringing my skills to one company and becoming part of a multidisciplinary team.
I bring much to the table, including coming from the pioneering sustainability focused MBA program at Presidio Graduate School, a well respected social media voice, years spent discovering, documenting, and promoting some of the most innovative companies and initiatives out there, being a ghost writer for a top green company CEO and a large network that spans continents, ages, and verticals. Undergirding all this is an agile mind that is always collecting resources, trends and ideas, able to capably translate and express them for use in other sectors.
Specialties
social media, blogging, digital PR, ghost writing, sustainable business strategy, trend tracking
Paul Smith's Experience
Blogger
Triple Pundit
Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry
September 2007 – Present (4 years 9 months)
From the scrappiest edge players to the largest multinationals, I find the most useful examples of what it means to be a green business in our rapidly shifting economy. I've frequently ranked as the most trafficked article of the month (two of top three one month) and most commented.
Green Business Consultant, Global Trend Tracker, Social Media PR, Writer
GreenSmith Consulting
June 2007 – Present (5 years) Portland, Oregon
I help grow green/greening businesses via astute advice gleaned from a globally aware perspective, high impact social media focused PR, trend tracking, insightful podcast interviews, and a deep, broad, global network of influencers and resources.
Blogger, Ecopreneurist.com
Green Options
Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Renewables & Environment industry
2007 – December 2009 (2 years)
Wrote weekly columns on useful new resources and thinking for green businesses, plus profiles of influential startups with an eye for the value it would give other businesses.
Owner
Traveling-Massage.com (Sole Proprietorship)
October 1996 – August 2007 (10 years 11 months)
Bay Area based massage business that provides corporate on site, on location, and private client services.
• Created all marketing materials, recruited top quality staff, administered services to 1000s of people and organizations in Mexico, Hawaii, Sweden, and the Bay Area.
MBA, Sustainable Management
Presidio Graduate School
Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry
August 2005 – June 2007 (1 year 11 months)
While earning my MBA from Presidio Graduate School in San Francisco, a program with an emphasis on sustainable business, I:
• Worked in small, diverse teams to create strategic, marketing, operation, and venture plans.
• Developed skills in presenting, business and marketing writing, team creation/management, research, resource connecting, and business development
• Excelled in: Managerial Marketing, Strategic Management, Evolutionary Leadership/Systems Thinking, and Implementation of Sustainable Business Practices (taught by Hunter Lovins, co-author of international bestseller "Natural Capitalism".)
Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Cosmetics industry
March 1999 – June 2007 (8 years 4 months)
Bay Area based holistic practitioner association that has successfully connected people from across the wellness spectrum in order to educate, employ, and empower them.
• Grew association from 10 to more then 600 people
• Organized, promoted, and recruited volunteers for monthly events and yearly regional gatherings
• Laid groundwork for a potential merger with an international association, and created venture plan to enable successor to facilitate this.
Intern
GreenHome.com
May 2006 – August 2006 (4 months)
Online provider of household supplies and accessories with a focus on green products
• Led project to revamp majority of site content, re-prioritize product selection / placement, which resulted in 12% increase in sales.
• Helped negotiate and facilitate collaborative partnerships with Ode Magazine, Jivamukti International, more
Paul Smith's Publications
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How To Be Remarkable
- November 10, 2009
Authors: Paul SmithA collection of brief essays from major and under the radar influencers on how to be remarkable, in all areas of your life.
Paul Smith's Education
Presidio School of Management
MBA, Sustainable Management
2005 – 2007
San Jose State University
BA, Advertising
1988 – 1992
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