# Paul Chapuis

> Paul Chapuis is the founder and CEO of OnQ, a retail display and technology company he started in 2004. His career includes retail channel marketing for Kodak, Gillette, Adobe and Logitech, co-founding Converge Retail in 2014, and hosting the OnQ OnAIR interview series. OnQ combines display design, engineering, production and digital management for brands and retailers.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at OnQ
- **Organizations:** OnQ, Converge Retail
- **Education:** Degree in philosophy and sociology, University of Saskatchewan, Université Laval, Université de Montpellier
- **Known for:** Founded OnQ in 2004 and co-founded Converge Retail in 2014., Led OnQ to an Inc. 5000 listing in 2019 and three San Francisco Business Times Fast 100 appearances by 2023., Named with Steven D. Penny as an inventor on U.S. patent 10448759, granted October 22, 2019, for an adjustable apparatus securing portable electronic devices to display tables.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2004** — Directed retail channel marketing for Kodak, Gillette, Adobe and Logitech; exact dates are not established.
- **2004** — Founded OnQ in a guest room of his California home.
- **2014** — Co-founded Converge Retail.
- **2019** — OnQ entered the Inc. 5000 at number 3,808.
- **2023** — OnQ made its third appearance in the San Francisco Business Times Fast 100.
- **2024** — Opened OnQ’s new Akron production facility at the former Chapel Hill Mall.
- **2026** — OnQ announced Converge integration with IBM AS/400 inventory systems, deployed across 610 U.S. Costco clubs.

## Achievements

- Founded OnQ in 2004 and co-founded Converge Retail in 2014.
- Led OnQ to an Inc. 5000 listing in 2019 and three San Francisco Business Times Fast 100 appearances by 2023.
- Named with Steven D. Penny as an inventor on U.S. patent 10448759, granted October 22, 2019, for an adjustable apparatus securing portable electronic devices to display tables.
- OnQ expanded production into Akron’s former Chapel Hill Mall in 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — IT Jungle covered OnQ’s IBM i inventory integration and its Costco deployment.
- **2026-05** — OnQ announced Converge integration with IBM AS/400 inventory management and stated deployment across 610 Costco clubs in the United States.
- **2026-02** — Western Alliance Bank’s $7.5 million asset-based line of credit for OnQ was reported by ABF Journal.
- **2025-10** — Epson announced its receipt-printer integration with OnQ’s Converge Take-a-Ticket platform, including comments from Chapuis.

## Links

- Website: https://onqsolutions.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chapuis/

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