Paul D. Sparkes is an entrepreneur and businessperson who founded Difference Capital Financial, Inc., Smiling Land Foundation and Difference Capital, Inc. and who has been at the head of 7 different companies. Currently, he occupies the position of Chairman & Member at Smiling Land Foundation, Chairman of Von Republic Holdings, Inc., Co-Chairman for Mogul Productions, Inc., President & Director at Otterbury Holdings, Inc. and Director & Managing Partner at Norris Point Capital. Mr. Sparkes is also on the board of BPLI Holdings, Inc., Antler Gold, Inc., The Good Flour Corp. and Denarius Metals Corp. and Managing Partner at Wade & Co. LLP.

In the past he was Non-Executive Chairman of HighCom Global Security, Inc., Chairman at Invictus MD Strategies Corp., President for Chum Charitable Foundation, Operations Director of The Prime Minister's Office of Canada, Partner at Galileo Global Equity Advisors, Inc., Group Vice President-Public Affairs at CTVglobemedia, Inc., Executive Vice Chairman at Difference Capital Financial, Inc. and Executive Vice Chairman at Difference Capital, Inc.

Paul D. Sparkes received an undergraduate degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland.