Le Nouveau
Paino served as President of Truman State University from May 2010 to June 2016. While at Truman, he created several humorous videos including a holiday feature called "T-Pain Misses You" that gained national attention from forums like Good Morning America, Right This Minute, and The Huffington Post. During his inaugural year at UMW, he was featured in a 2017 YouTube series called “The New Guy”, where he explored the university and surrounding area as a newcomer.