Taking Control Of Your Mindset

WHAT I LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT

Lessons about applying healthy perspective:
I am always amazed at how an experience is never really about the experience... it is about the mindset that you bring to your experience. I use this story about a family trip consisting of 7 people crammed into in a passenger van to talk about how we all individually control our life experiences from the inside out. We can make the good times bad, but more importantly we can make the bad times good!

My cool experiences and what I have learned along the way:
I like relaying my life experiences and adventures into relate-able stories to help the audience learn about something they would not have otherwise experienced on their own. I have translated my experiences at Burning Man into a 45 minute presentation on being a better person in life and at work.

Stories and lessons form great people I've met:
I love getting to know people and getting to know what makes them tick. I use my exchanges with people from my life and work to help color my perspective about the world around me. In my speaking engagements, I pass along a lot of life lessons I have learned along the way from the great people I have met and interviewed.

TOM FLYNN
Public Speaking Biography

Tom uses story-telling as a vehicle for making a much larger point about the power of perspective. Stringing together insightful and amusing anecdotes from his life as an entrepreneur, a CEO, and adventurer, a writer and a father, Tom helps his audiences understand how a bad attitude can ruin an otherwise great experience and more importantly, how a great attitude can help smooth over even the worst circumstances.

Currently, Tom is teaching classes on entrepreneurship at high schools in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. (in cooperation with Junior Achievement USA) In addition, he is also making monthly presentations on anti-bullying and self-esteem in elementary school (in cooperation with Project Cornerstone) Tom is also currently the host of "TMI: Tow Minute Interviews on LinkedIn"

Tom has guest lectured at major universities and international schools on topics including: entrepreneurship; marketing to U.S. companies; mindfulness in the workplace and the power of a positive attitude. In addition, Tom has presented over 100 educational workshops, industry lectures and key notes at various industry trade shows throughout his 20 year career as an entrepreneur, CEO, CMO and investor.

Professionally, Tom currently serves as VP of Marketing at SpendMend the fastest growing fintech firm in the healthcare space - as well - Managing Director at Izaros Consulting where (since 2012) he his firm has worked with over 20 SMB B2B companies across the globe to help his clients go to market. In addition, Tom has sold two technology firms since 2015.

In 2020, Tom earned his sixth straight "Pro to Know" designation by SDCExec. In 2019, his consulting firm earned designation as a Top Global Marketing Agency by One Planet Awards. In 2018, he won the company-wide Business Development Award at PRGX Global. In 2016, he was recognized as a Top Tech CMO in California by TMT and honored as a Top Marketing Executive (11-99 employees) by SVUS. Tom was selected to the 2016 Silicon Valley 50 by ITLG and highlighted, in 2015, among the "world's top marketing pros" by IDG Connect.

TESTIMONIALS:

Tom can motivate any team to generate results that exceed any, and every expectation asked of them. Rand Owens, Principal - SpartUps Business Accelerator

Tom is one of a kind in that he has the ability to make people around him feel special and valued while at the same time urging that same individual or business owner to grow and expand their own comfort zones. Andrew Watson, Entrepreneur/Writer

Tom is, simply put, outstanding! You won't meet a more personable, professional and hard-working person who gets things done and get's them done FAST. Saif Akhtar, Technology Investor

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