About
Paul Jan Zdunek is the Chief Operating Officer at Miller Kaplan, a top-100 U.S. accounting and business advisory firm, and a Partner at Tipping Point Strategists, guiding organizations through transformative change rooted in Purpose, People, and Place. A former orchestra conductor turned C-suite leader, Paul brings 20+ years of executive experience helping companies and nonprofits navigate financial turnarounds, leadership crises, and strategic reinvention.
A PROSCI® Certified Change Management Professional, Paul is a trusted advisor on organizational development, conflict resolution, and stakeholder alignment. He serves as a mentor at The Johns Hopkins University and has taught leadership courses at USC, UCLA, and Goucher College in Maryland. A two-time TEDx speaker and an award-winning co-author of Cowboys & Conductors: Conversations in Horseman-Humanship, Paul is currently an instructor in the Odyssey Program at The Johns Hopkins University. His most recent book, Conduct the Room: How Brilliant People Become a High-Performing Organization, is set for publication by Business Expert Press in 2027.
He holds an Executive MBA from Claremont Graduate University’s Drucker School of Management and degrees in Music Composition and Orchestral Conducting from The Johns Hopkins University Peabody Institute and The Cleveland Institute of Music.
Featured Work
Cowboys & Conductors: Conversations on Horseman-Humanship
Cowboys & Conductors: Conversations on Horseman-Humanship has been described as a business book about life and a life book about business for both CEOs in the workplace and young children in the schoolyard trying to figure out relationships. Hailed by Readers' Favorite as "...one of the most inspiring books on leadership...for anyone who needs...guidance in their day-to-day lives," this book that has been helping people understand how to communicate with others through simple, yet impactful philosophies of Meeting People Where They Are, allowing people to Move Their Feet, and empowering them to work through this post black-and-white world by providing them with a foundational framework called GREY LEADERSHIP®. As the author of the Foreword, Beyonce's dad and executive producer, Mathew Knowles, says that after reading Cowboys & Conductors, "You'll want to be a better person and team player not only for yourself, but for your colleagues and loved ones too."
