Debra Paul
Founder, CEO
Debra J. Paul has been an entrepreneur since high school, continually exploring innovative opportunities that combine creativity, business development, and strategic growth. Her diverse professional background includes sign painting, custom automotive pin striping and design, real estate sales, and product development—experiences that have shaped her entrepreneurial vision and business leadership.
As the Founder and CEO of EuroAmerican IP, LLC, Debra has successfully built and led the company for more than sixteen years. Her ability to identify emerging market opportunities, develop innovative products, and cultivate meaningful business relationships has been instrumental in the company’s continued growth and success.
Prior to founding EuroAmerican IP, Debra enjoyed a successful career as a Broker-Associate Realtor, where she honed her expertise in sales, strategic prospecting, active listening, attention to detail, and customer relationship management. Following the real estate market downturn, she demonstrated remarkable resilience by reinventing her career and pursuing new entrepreneurial ventures.
Committed to lifelong learning and personal growth, Debra embraced a new challenge at the age of 52 by returning to college to earn a degree she had long aspired to achieve. In 2013, she graduated with honors, earning a Bachelor of Science in Health Administration.
Today, Debra’s primary focus centers on branding, product development, and business expansion. She approaches every project with thorough research, creative thinking, and collaboration, working closely with her dedicated team members, Cathy and Tami, to bring innovative ideas to life.
Passionate about both business and personal success, Debra believes that strong relationships are the foundation of lasting achievement. She is known for her attentive, personal approach, positive energy, and ability to create genuine connections with customers, vendors, and colleagues alike. Her philosophy is simple: when you authentically demonstrate what you do, how you do it, and why it matters, you naturally attract people who share your passion and are inspired by your experience.
Debra firmly believes that success should be accompanied by enjoyment, laughter, and a positive outlook. Her charismatic leadership style fosters comfortable rapport, productive partnerships, and an environment where both business and personal growth can thrive.
Tami
Sales Director
Tami was born in Florida and spent her childhood throughout various regions of the South. After graduating from Cocoa Beach High School, she attended community college, where she studied Medical Administration. This education laid the foundation for a career in the medical field that began at just eighteen years old.
In 2007, Tami relocated to Fort Lauderdale and met Debra Paul, who had recently founded EuroAmerican IP, LLC (EAIP). Seeking an administrative and sales assistant to help grow her new business, Debra hired Tami. What began as a professional partnership quickly evolved into a highly successful team.
Their determination, work ethic, and complementary strengths made them a formidable force in the medical sales industry. Together, they expanded EAIP’s product portfolio year after year, introducing innovative solutions to the healthcare market. In 2009, after significant effort and perseverance, they secured their first Federal Supply Schedule contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs (FSS/VA) for pharmaceuticals. Tami played a key role in managing daily operations, shipping logistics, and government contract administration while also contributing to sales growth.
As the company continued to expand, Tami’s leadership, loyalty, and dedication helped drive EAIP’s ongoing success. The team later secured an additional FSS/VA contract for medical supplies and continued building strong relationships throughout the healthcare industry.
Tami served as a Co-Owner of the company for several years before relocating to Mississippi to be closer to family. Today, she is happily married and enjoys working from home, where she manages EAIP’s two Federal Supply Government Contracts and continues to pursue new sales opportunities. Her decades of experience, commitment to excellence, and passion for serving customers remain integral to the company’s success.
Tami’s journey reflects resilience, perseverance, and an unwavering dedication to both her family and her profession.
Cathy Zaldivar
Office Manager
Before moving to Florida from Chicago Illinois in 2000 to escape the long cold winters, I spent 8 years as a dental assistant with responsibilities ranging from patient care, surgical and procedural, operatory and instrument sterilization, to administrative duties.
My previous administrative position with an aerospace hardware distributor introduced and enabled me to fully appreciate quality management systems. I assisted in the creation and implementation of our first ISO process AS 9001:2000 in 2014, with subsequent revisions in 2016 to AS 9001:2015, and the upgrade in 2018 to the Aerospace AS9130B process. This experience broadened the scope of my approach to the application of risk management in the work environment.
As an ardent team player, Cathy views her with EuroAmerican with a wide lens that encompasses positive cooperation, education, open mindedness and an emphasis on customer service. She takes great pride in EuroAmericans products and contribution to the medical profession.
Being a mother of two children, I have volunteered for over 20 years in the private and public school system, from Pre-K year end celebrations to chairing events like Fort Lauderdale High School’s annual debate tournaments that were populated by over 1000 debaters and judges. I also taught religious education at our church. Being an avid reader, I am never without a book in progress and more in queue. Floral arranging was learned at my mother’s knee, evolving into a part time career with an event company that produced million-dollar weddings and remains a creative outlet for me to this day.
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