About Me

Yo! I'm Paul Jun. A creative director, writer, brand strategist, community builder, and photographer based in Brooklyn.

I love building things, whether it's evolving brands, products, stories, and communities.

I co-created The Observers, a publication on photographers and photobooks. In the past, I launched a new editorial project called IDEAS at COLLINS, served as Head of Content for the global CreativeMornings community, and helped build Seth Godin's The altMBA program from the ground up. I also published a book called Connect the Dots: Strategies and Meditations on Self-education. Currently, I'm the Principal Brand Strategist at Mixpanel.

I've been writing since 2009, connecting the dots between my interests: history, psychology, creativity, strategy, philosophy, leadership, art, design, and storytelling. Outside of work, I snowboard, play basketball, and take photographs. I am a first-generation Korean American, born and raised in New Jersey. Currently living in Brooklyn.

Reach out at hello [at] pauljun dot me.

Recognitions

AdAge Design Agency of the Year 2019, 2020, 2021
D&AD Design Agency of the Year 2021
D&AD Wood Pencil, Crane
D&AD Wood Pencil, Match
D&AD Yellow Pencil, San Francisco Symphony
D&AD Yellow Pencil, Robinhood
ADC101 Bronze Cube, Clubhouse

Select Essays

Self-education
Writing is thinking
Brands and philosophy
Build your own garden
To be creative, practice
No artist is pleased
Stoicism and creativity
Post-burnout clarity

Featured on

99u
AIGA
Fast Company
Lifehacker
Insider
AdAge
The Next Web
Entrepreneur