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Tom and Ali talk about music and mathematics and connections.
About the Guest:
Born and raised in Toronto, Tom has a Master’s Degree in Mathematics and is an MBA graduate of York University. Tom moved to Vancouver in 1984 and began working in the film and entertainment industry. His timing was impeccable in that he had the opportunity to work alongside like-minded individuals who played an integral role in creating a billion-dollar+ industry for British Columbia.
In 1995, Tom co-founded Rainmaker Digital Pictures Corporation ("Rainmaker"). Prior to this he was President and CEO of Gastown Post & Transfer, Western Canada's largest independent post-production facility. Gastown, which evolved into Rainmaker, provided a complete range of digital post-production services for national and international film, television, and video producers.
Some of the TV projects Tom and his team post-produced include 21 Jump Street, The X-Files and Millennium. On the feature film side of the business, Tom had the pleasure of providing services for Legends Of The Fall (Brad Pitt) which won an Academy Award for best cinematography (John Toll) in 1995.
In January 1996, Tom started his career/business coaching practice, which was focused on human capital development, strategic planning and executive training within the sports, entertainment, and communication industries. He also created and instructed a course on "Creating Your Competitive Edge" for the University of British Columbia’s award-winning Entertainment Administration certificate program.
In addition to speaking at various functions and conferences, Tom has sat on a number of provincial, national and international boards covering a wide range of interests.
Throughout his career he has supported the concept of community investment and has given much of his time to charitable and not-for-profit endeavors.
A lifelong follower and participator in sports, Tom is a firm believer in the role sport plays in the developing of values and leadership, He spent twenty years on the board of the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame & Museum supporting its quest of “honoring the past ... inspiring the future.” During his tenure there, Tom produced a fundraising limited edition signed print for the 1994 Commonwealth Games (Victoria, BC), commemorating the 40th anniversary of the legendary 1954 Miracle Mile (Vancouver, BC), a race that resulted in England's Sir Roger Bannister and Australia's John Landy, both breaking the four minute barrier.
Over the past 25 years, Tom has also studied and consulted on the impact of digital technology in business. During that period of time, he introduced the online world to his music creation, “Moments In Time," a curated walk down memory lane. Since August 2000, this five-minute feature, written in a style similar to that of the legendary Paul Harvey's “The Rest of the Story,” continues to air weekly on the web via Treasure Island Oldies and came out in book and e-book formats in the fall of 2021 - "Moments
In Time: Stories About Artists And Songs Of The 50s, 60s, & 70s. For Fans Of Music ... From A Music Fan."
The book is unique in that it is interactive, marrying the "old" with the "new," as each two page story concludes with the title of the featured song and a QR code that allows you to listen to it via your smartphone camera. To date, the book has won 5 awards and now resides in the gift shop and the Library & Archives of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum in Cleveland.
Tom's eclectic background, "larger than life" stories, and energy has made him a favorite of podcasters, reporters, and TV/radio hosts who have previously interviewed him. He is committed and excited to do more.
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