Episode 504 - Interview With Paul Lambert!

Such an incredible interview with Paul Lambert! Paul Lambert is an Entertainment Executive and Producer with a strong Digital Marketing background. He has been quoted as saying, "I love to be in positions that require a consensus and team effort to move things forward. One of my greatest thrills is to find ways to bring out the best in others. Most companies and entertainment projects have a lot of moving parts and this ability is critical to their ultimate success”. Paul is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute (Theology major) and then continued his education at Wheaton College (economics). He was a Harvard Prize book Award winner, recipient of a Bank of America Scholarship in the field of fine arts. While a young marketing executive, Paul helped Bob Pitman (MTV) and Bob Geremia (ESPN) experiment and develop the appeal of their pioneering brands for traditional Ad agency business. At the time, these unique networks were unorganized, spontaneous, and enthusiastic but not always the best fit for big traditional Ad Agencies. Paul went on to be President of a NY Advertising Agency for 12 years before turning to entrepreneurial projects and full time Producing. Paul is part pioneer and part enthusiast in everything he does. He was a member of the executive team who closed the first US automotive import deal with China, he convinced both Betty White and Shirley Jones to do regional commercials (unheard of with their status) while in the advertising business, completed a deal with Sherry Lansing (Paramount Pictures) that gave him the rights to adapt the movie "The First Wives Club" as a Musical and worked with Hollywood producing “royalty” -- Suzanne de Passe —in developing a new project, "Driving While Black in Beverly Hills". Mr Lambert has produced theatrical projects in Los Angeles, NY, San Diego, Chicago, Toronto, and Melbourne, Australia. He is currently the lead producer of the NEW Four Tops Musical — "I'll Be There" - with fellow Producers, Duke Fakir (original Four Tops member), and Michael Swanson, Sr VP NBC / Universal Television. He also has attracted Eddie and Brian Holland (of the legendary Motown composing team Holland Dozier Holland) and HB Barnum (Aretha Franklin's music supervisor for 30 years) as the project's arranger and orchestrator; and, Tim Sabean as a key executive in the shows marketing, audience platform development, and IP expansion. "I'll Be There" is slated for an opening in the Fall of 2024. Paul’s full-time focus is now creating and producing "branded" entertainment that has both entertainment value and social significance.