About SUMMIT
SUMMIT supports the showroom, designer and architect community by educating industry professionals about brands and products that help kitchens and baths become spaces of personal luxury.
Education, sales support and effective displays are the keys to healthy sales and happy clients. To be successful in this endeavor, SUMMIT relies on years of personal industry experience and long-term partnerships.
About Ryan Paul
Ryan Paul has 27 years of sales experience in the kitchen and bath industry. Ryan started as a showroom sales person and eventually assumed regional, national and V.P. sales management roles for national decorative plumbing brands. In these roles, his responsibilities included developing and executing annual sales strategies and presenting brand, product and lifestyle training in hundreds of showrooms. Ryan has an extensive knowledge of the U.S. decorative plumbing market and consumer trends.
In 2017, Ryan established SUMMIT Architectural Resource to help develop decorative plumbing and hardware brands in Colorado and New Mexico. In 2022, Ryan was recognized by showrooms, manufacturers and representatives across the U.S. as the Decorative Plumbing and Hardware Association’s Representative Professional of the Year.
Ryan is also proud of his involvement with the Decorative Plumbing & Hardware Association. He has co-chaired several committees, served as Secretary, President from 2019 to 2021 and currently serves on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee.