Paul J. Dickerson is the founder and CEO of Credo, a trusted strategic consulting firm and family business advisory headquartered in Dallas Fort Worth, Texas. Paul is the architect and chief implementor of Xponential (XBS), a business operating system that transforms leaders and culture.Leveraging Paul’s decades growing companies and strategic consulting, XBS is designed specifically for small to medium-sized, closely held businesses (entrepreneurial, family-owned, private equity or family office operated) who want to optimize performance while accelerating growth and innovation.XBS aligns the organization around a clear 3-year strategic vision and roadmap, while our system gurus work side-by-side with C-suite leadership to fully implement new system tools, processes, KPI’s and reporting. A key XBS differentiator is combining vision, strategy, execution and teamwork with coached leadership modules that further develop management team skills and make them more effective and successful.Paul has a 25-year track record of achieving sustained growth across world markets by aligning organizations around a shared purpose and vision while driving innovation. Paul specializes in building high trust, high growth teams who love to serve.Paul served as Managing Director for SWEPCO, an 85-year-old global manufacturer of high-performance specialty products with plants in the US, Canada and Europe and was the catalyst for the company’s dramatic transformation. During his tenure, the company realized 10 consecutive years of record growth and profits making SWEPCO a world leader in the $25 billion industry. The company revolutionized the industry by launching Energy Saving Synthetic Products and Services and becoming the 1st Energy Star Partner manufacturer, pioneered key Construction, Mining, Marine, Food Grade and Biodegradable markets, added custom blending and private-labeling, smoothly integrated several acquisitions while hiring and training more than 1,000 new field service reps to expand worldwide distribution to more than 110 countries.Early in his career, Paul served as Vice President and General Manager of the company’s European subsidiary optimizing the manufacturing operations, writing and implementing a total Quality Management System (QMS) and attaining ISO Certification. Prior to SWEPCO, Paul was a senior manager for DHRG, a publicly traded group of recruiting agencies and began his career in New York with Lebenthal & Co, a Wall Street Investment Firm.