Professional Profile
Paul is a seasoned serial entrepreneur who loves to help people use technology to develop their business. He’s known best as being the co-founder and President of CityNet, West Virginia’s first and largest commercial internet service provider.
Paul’s helped start, grow, build, buy and sell a number of high-growth technology companies as well as lead and manage a number of multi-million dollar technology and business projects.
Paul is currently the founder and CEO of Health Ventures, a management consulting firm that helps companies develop digital business strategies. Paul lives in Charleston, WV with his wife and two children.
Paul Helmick, Founder and CEO HealthVentures
Business Experience
- Spectrum Technologies
- Founder & President
- Database & Systems Development
- Healthcare, Insurance & Government clients
- CityNet Corporation
- Co-Founder & President
- First & Largest ISP in WV
- Backed by 4 different venture capital funds
- Conducted acquisitions for growth
- CityNet is now a successful 4th generation company
- DataCorp Communications
- Managing Partner
- IT Security & Data Communications
- Top-Producing Sales Agent for Bell Atlantic
- Nationwide Sales Agent for AT&T
- Major enterprise nationwide network provisioning
- CornerStone Technology Group
- President, and formerly VP Marketing
- Regional Network & Systems Integrator
- Revenue growth to approach $10M annually
- Project scopes ranged from $50k to $3M
- Central City Online dba EZNET
- EVP & COO
- Data & Wireless ISP Holding Company
- Mergers & acquisitions
- Managed ~ 100 employees
- Managed growth/decline during .com bust
- Premier Strategies
- Managing Member
- Sales & Marketing Advisory Firm
- Management Consulting, Business Brokerage
- Chat Cable
- Designer, Inventor, Founder
- VoIP Headset Manufacturing in China
- StateNewslines | StateNewswire
- Founder & CEO, Investor Led Startup
- Statewide & Local News Aggregation
- Hyperlocal Mobile iPhone News Apps
- 50 State, Nationwide Network of Media Properties
- Statewide Local Press Release Services
- HME Recovery
- Partnership in startup company
- Developed cloud-based software solution
- Self service tool notifies HME/DME providers when their patients pass away
- Results in timely recovery of high-value medical equipment
- Produced $2k-$10k weekly recovery for clients
Community Contribution
- U.S. Army – National Guard
- Tactical Communications Chief 31V/31G
- 107th Armored Calvary Regiment
- Distinguished Honor Graduate, AIT/PLDC
- Young Presidents Organization
- Network of 8000 leaders in 75 nations
- Served on State Board for West Virginia
- WV Entrepreneur (WVEF)
- Entrepreneurial Education & Networking
- Initiative of US Senator Hon. John D. Rockefeller, IV
- Charleston Chamber, Charleston Rotary
- MATRIC Federal/Commercial R&D
- Executive Director of Commercialization
- Mid-Atlantic Holdings Board
- Develop and structure funding for commercial spin-off companies
- WV Vision Shared, YMCA Board Member
- WV Venture Connection (WVVC)
- Acting Executive Director, State of WV
- Initiative of US Senator Honorable John D. Rockefeller, IV
Awards, Honors & Recognition
- ‘Who’s Who in WV Business’, WV State Journal
- WV Executive Magazine ‘Young Gun’
- Distinguished Honor Graduate, USARNG, PLDC
- Distinguished Honor Graduate, USARNG, AIT
- Army Achievement & Commendation Medal, USARNG
- Microsoft Certified Professional
- International Business Brokers of America
Education
- Recognized by University of Charleston, Executive MBA Program – Highest ranked guest speaker for 3 years in a row
- Microsoft Certified Professional
- Citrix Certified Engineer
- QuickBase Certified Developer/Admin
- Graduate, WVSC, Computer Science
- Graduate, WVSC, Electronic Engineering
- Studies, WVSC, Marketing & Communications
- HBR/Stanford Podcasts (over 500)
- Franklin/Covey 7 Habits Leadership
- Gitomer Sales Training
- GTD: Getting Things Done w/David Allen
- Read 50+ books/year on Business, AI, Marketing, Finance, Technology, Strategy and Leadership
My current projects include:
Health Ventures
— Management Consulting
— Digital Business Strategies
Health Ventures is professional services firm that provides selected clients advice on their digital business strategies. We help clients develop innovative technological solutions to seize opportunities and solve their most pressing problems.
We also help clients successfully use a variety of Internet marketing services to reach their goals. Our company’s mission is to help owners and executives take advantage of technology to grow their business and provide exceptional value to their customers, employees and owners.
Clients Served
