Paul Siddle, The Executive Protocol Group’s founder, is a veteran of twenty-five years in the business world. He began his observations of business etiquette and protocol with a Fortune 500™ international tobacco company with assignments in England, India and Mexico.

Following his tobacco career, he held numerous management positions for the largest family-owned brewery in the USA. It was this very experience that provided Paul with his unique and often humorous perspective of "Business Etiquette." On business travels across the US he met and entertained executive decision-makers from America’s largest companies. There he saw the best and worst behavior the business world had to offer and began formulating his own concept of business etiquette training seminars.

All of these experiences provided Paul with an expansive understanding of the many facets involved in companies’ cultures. Each must be recognized, acknowledged and addressed if one is to conduct business effectively. There is, however, one necessary commonality: powerful business etiquette!

His time spent working with and entertaining customers and clients honed his business and social skills and provided the foundation for his presentation style that prompted Inside Business Journal to dub him the "premier business etiquette consultant." He has an "absolutely appealing way" of imparting his "unique insight" and knowledge to businesspersons without offending those who need it most.

Paul is a Certified Protocol and Etiquette Trainer/Facilitator and is a member of the American Society for Training and Development. He has twice been selected to present his "Power Etiquette for Professionals" seminar to the candidates in the University of Richmond's prestigious Management Development Program. Additionally, he was selected to facilitate business etiquette training for Bank of America's Professional Development program and First Union Bank's Capital Management Group. He is also an instructor for Cisco Systems, Inc.'s acclaimed Sales Masters Series.  

As a widely renown etiquette consultant, Paul has guested on the nationally syndicated financial advice radio program, "The Dolans," and contributed to business program content on National Public Radio. Moreover, he is frequently called upon to contribute his business etiquette expertise to magazine and newspaper articles:

American Bar Association Journal
Arizona Business Gazette
Construction Executive's Report
Inside Business Journal
International Herald Tribune
Journal of Accountancy
Pennsylvania Business Central
Public Management
Richmond Times-Dispatch
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The New York Times
Virginia Business Magazine