Social Responsibility & Branding

Jon Paul is a forceful advocate for increased social responsibility efforts by the global travel industry.  In addition to covering theses issues for Poptmistic’s Green Globe Trekker column, for the past four years he has programmed and produced the Condé Nast Traveler World Savers Congress.  For this editorial event, Jon Paul sets the agenda, recruits speakers, and moderates panels for this prestigious annual gathering of over 300 leaders of the travel industry, held this past year in Singapore.  He has secured keynote participation from a long list of luminaries including Queen Rania of Jordan, renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof, Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Louie Psihoyos, and celebrity humanitarians Marcia Gay Harden, Wyclef Jean, Ashley Judd, Mandy Moore, and Edward Norton.  This year, Jon Paul moderated a key panel discussions titled, “To Preserve and Protect: Can Going Green and Going Luxe Co-Exist?” with participants he recruited from Australia, The Bahamas, Costa Rica, South Africa, and the United States.

Prior to becoming a full-time writer-preneur, Jon Paul was a highly respected communications consultant having worked with some of the world’s most coveted brands including Absolut, The Advocate, Canyon Ranch, Condé Nast Traveler, GQ, The Economist, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, Johnnie Walker, LEVEL vodka, Levi’s/Dockers, MICHELIN guide, Samsonite, Santa Margherita Wines, Tanqueray, and Wines From Spain, among others.  While at top firms like Ketchum, Bragman and the agency he co-founded Tentpole NY, his work has been honored with some of the most prestigious awards in media and public relations including two GLAAD Media Awards, a CIPRA Award, and an O’Dwyer Award.