Paris Thomas

Paris is a passionate communicator and serial entrepreneur. He holds a BA in Communication Science, an MBA in Strategic Management, is an Executive Advisor for corporate innovation and a contributor in the best-selling book “Value Proposition Design”. Paris is the co-founder of Talent Hacks, a Learning & Development consultancy that is in the business of reinventing corporate training. 

He has facilitated workshops in a variety of industries such as Pharmaceuticals, Financial, R&D, High-Tech, FMCG, and Cleantech with SMEs and Fortune 500 companies on all continents. 

Paris also applies his strategic thinking in the four startups he has co-founded and trains cleantech startups from around the world as part of a major climate change initiative funded by the European Union and delivered through Chrysalis LEAP, an accelerator he has co-founded. 

Prior to launching his own ventures, Paris served major Canadian organisations at senior management levels as a government lobbyist, crisis management expert, and media spokesperson. 

With a sleeves-rolled-up approach, and a mission to always stay relevant, Paris tries to leave his mark in the world of business by inspiring others to “just try it out”. He applies his tech-savviness to solve everyday problems in creative ways, including how professionals approach their own development needs.