Paul Brooks

With over 35 years of management experience in industry sectors as diverse as office equipment, computer equipment leasing, enterprise software, marketing communications and most recently emerging business development, Paul is an expert in team building, program management and strategy development.
A native of Syracuse and graduate of Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management, Paul earned a BS Degree in Accounting and a Master’s Degree in Marketing Management. Paul’s has had wide-ranging responsibilities in his career including sales and marketing management, sales training and recruiting, administrative management, marketing communications and PR, business development, organizational effectiveness and new-venture business creation and incubation.

In his most recent position he was responsible for a technology business incubator focused on creating technology businesses and fostering entrepreneurship in Central New York. In this role he created or implemented several programs to evaluate potential and develop commercialization opportunities for early-stage tech entrepreneurial endeavors. In addition he developed and implemented a student entrepreneurship program in collaboration with Central New York colleges and universities that incubated 17 student-led businesses during two intensive 12 week summer programs. As part of these programs a network of relationships was established throughout the state enabling the provision of diverse resources to his clients.

Paul additionally has significant marketing experience in several industries with a principal focus in technology marketing, public relations and communications. In addition to mentoring hundreds of entrepreneurs in his incubator management tenure he ran an entrepreneurial venture in the advertising and marketing communications sector giving him first-hand exposure to rigors of venture creation.
A veteran of Xerox Corporation Paul has also held management assignments at CIS Corporation, Sykes Datatronics, Cincom Systems and the Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce.

In addition to his business involvement, he has an active community presence previously serving as Chairman of the Board of the Greater Cazenovia Area Chamber of Commerce, a board member of the Business Incubator Association of New York State and as an elected member of the Board of Trustees and Deputy Mayor of the Village of Cazenovia.

Paul applies his extensive experience to new venture leaders seeking management consulting in several areas from key team member selection, to marketing segmentation to business strategy and plan development and access to capital resources.