Paul Lauer Bio
Purpose-Driven Growth | Strategic Marketing | Entertainment & Technology
Paul Lauer is a serial entrepreneur, seasoned CEO, board member, and global marketing expert with a proven track record of launching and scaling mission-driven brands.
He has decades of leadership experience in entertainment, media, technology, publishing, and live events.
Lauer has founded five companies and serves on multiple boards. His expertise includes:
- Strategic Planning and Visioning
- Brand Strategy, Marketing, PR, Customer Acquisition
- Finance, Partnerships, New Venture Creation, M&A
- Values-Aligned Growth, Social Impact Metrics
Executive Experience
- Motive Entertainment — Founder & CEO
- Worked on over 60 Hollywood films and TV shows, including Chronicles of Narnia, Polar Express, The Shack, The Passion of the Christ, and Just Mercy – over $2.4B in global box office revenues
- Elevate Global — Co-Founder & CEO
- Full-service agency driving socially impactful campaigns for major Fortune 500 brands
- MyStreme — Co-Founder & President
- Streaming platform / Tech start-up combining all movies, TV, and sports into one interface
- One Door Studios — Co-Founder & CEO
- Developing and producing global film and TV properties
- Veritas Communications / YOU! Magazine / Youth Beat — Founder, CEO, Publisher
- Published multiple magazines and books, in multiple languages, with millions distributed
- webBASIS — SVP
- One of the first web-app tech companies
- World Youth Day Music Festival — Producer
- Global music festival featuring 15 bands and 100,000 attendees
Current Board Roles
- Redeeming Love Foundation (Nonprofit; Anti-Trafficking Advocacy)
- One Door Studios (Entertainment & Finance)
- MyStreme (Streaming / Tech)
- Elevate Global (Social Impact)
Education & Public Presence
- BA in English, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
- Producing & Writing Certificates, American Film Institute
- Named “Top 50 Marketer of the Year” by Ad Age
- Speaker: UCLA, USC, Variety, AFM, TIFF, major trade shows, conferences and events
- Media: CNN, FOX, MSNBC, NY Times, LA Times, Wall Street Journal
- Guest host: National radio and television programs
Philanthropy & Community
- Habitat for Humanity
- Meals on Wheels
- Mexico Missions
- Church food kitchen and community outreach volunteer
- Anti-trafficking advocacy through Redeeming Love Foundation
