Marine, Musician and Entrepreneur

I’m Paul. I run Cassus Media, a veteran-owned marketing company, and I’ve played the trumpet since I was nine. This is where both sides of my life live.

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U.S. Marine Corps Veteran“The Commandant’s Own,” 2013 to 2015
25 YearsPlaying the trumpet, starting in third grade
2013Joined “The Commandant’s Own” U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps
2017Founded Cassus Media, a veteran-owned marketing company
2019Graduated from Berklee College of Music

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Yes, the two rarely have anything to do with each other. That’s kind of the point.

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Business

I help small businesses get found, look sharp and grow. Real people do the work, and AI does the busywork.

  • Cassus Media marketing
  • AI customer service
  • Software I’ve built
  • Free business advice
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Music

Trumpet player, LoFi producer, former Marine bugler, and an instrument maker who has built his own horns by hand.

  • LoFi Trumpet Guy on YouTube
  • Original music on SoundCloud
  • The Commandant’s Own
  • Handmade trumpets
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The Short Version

I grew up in Altoona, PA with a trumpet in my hands. Music took me to Penn State, then to Washington, D.C. as a bugler in “The Commandant’s Own” U.S. Marine Drum & Bugle Corps.

Getting out of the Marines was harder than getting in. I bounced around for a while, finished my degree at Berklee, and found out I was pretty good at building websites. In 2017 I started Cassus Media, and I haven’t stopped building since.

Today I live in Devon, PA with my wife Suellen, run a growing marketing company, and still play every chance I get.

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“I was the guy who made things happen, not just look good.”

Paul, on the early days of Cassus Media

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Stories Worth Sharing

From Marine bugler to business owner, and from doing everything myself to running a team of AI agents. I’m open to speaking with business groups, veteran organizations, schools and podcasts.

  • Human first, AI second
  • From the Marines to Main Street
  • Treat life like a game
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Let’s Talk

Business question, speaking request or just want to say hi? I read every message myself.

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