Paul is an ex Naval Officer. After navigating ship’s around the world (and receiving a Commendation in the 2015 honours list) he then went on to edit the Mariner’s Handbook (a book used to navigate ship’s around the world).
After his time at sea and writing about the sea he achieved a level 8 in Strategic Direction and Leadership from the Chartered Management Institute after undertaking the prestigious Advanced Management Achievement course at Manchester Business School.
Paul has had an interest in technology, the media and anything geeky his whole life so although it may seem like a bit of a leap for him to run a media company it seems perfectly normal to him! He runs the business side of things and is the in-house geek for anything from VFX pipelines to websites.
Treehouse Digital will be exhibiting at The London Book Fair this March in our new Cross Media Collection, for more information please click here.
What was the last book you read?
One man and his Bike by Mike Carter
And what did you read it on?
Paperback
Which writer would you have loved to have met – and why?
Douglas Adams –It would be fascinating to know what he thinks of what’s going on in the world at the moment.
Tell us what you/your company does in 20 words or fewer?
A video production company specialising in high concept family entertainment and commercial work, be it live action, animation or VFX.
Tell us the 1 thing about your company/business that we need to know…
We were named in the Daily Telegraph as one of the 10 most creative companies in England in 2016.
What do you like about your job?
Working with amazingly talented people and getting to tell awesome stories, that and going to the beach for lunch (we’re in Bournemouth).
How does social media aid the Publishing industry?
It is much easier to connect directly with the audience when using Social Media, although this can be seen as a hassle it can make feedback and experimentation happen really quickly.
Go on, let us know your musical guilty pleasure
Kei$sa and Pitbull’s masterpiece Timber, it’s so terrible but when it comes on in the production office we can’t help ourselves! The other one is Bilbo Baggins by Leonard Nimoy, classic!
What would be the title of your autobiography?
Loose lips sink ships –For no real reason apart from it sounds cool!
When was your first London Book Fair (LBF)?
This is my first, be gentle!