Paul Stonick

Paul is the Chief Creative Officer (CCO) of SportsBiz Group, Inc.
As CCO, Paul uses design strategically to lead brand identity and expression across multiple channels and focuses on creating meaningful engagements and experiences between SportsBiz and a rapidly-growing community of partners. As he continues to recruit top talent, Paul cultivates, inspires, guides, and develops an engaging atmosphere for new thinking, collaboration, innovation and creativity.
A veteran in the digital space and visionary, Paul brings over two decades of brand creative, visual and user experience design leadership to SportsBiz. He has delivered award-winning and compelling experiences for major brands like Barclays, Viacom, Avon and Bloomingdale’s. His work has been featured in multiple news outlets, research organizations like Forrester and L2 Gartner, national television spots and in multiple Apple WWDC Keynotes.
Prior to joining SportsBiz, Paul served as the Director of Online User Experience at The Home Depot where he was responsible for delivering best in class experiences for the 5th largest e-commerce site, homedepot.com, and for the #1 rated mobile app in retail by Forrester for functionality and usability. Through his leadership, his team directly contributed to the growth of Home Depot's e-commerce business from $7B to $10B through game-changing omnichannel experiences.
Equal parts design leader, strategist, creative maverick, and business mind, Paul is also an advisor and mentor to the next generation of designers through adplist.org. He is frequently consulted and invited to speak by the greater design community on the topics of leadership, design at scale, careers, creativity and Design Thinking. 
Paul holds a degree in Art History from Drew University. Originally from New Jersey, he currently resides in Atlanta, GA with his wife and children.