His career is built on bringing creativity and strategy together. He’s led high-stakes rebrands, developed direct response campaigns that shattered expectations, and built large-scale creative projects that engaged audiences at unprecedented levels. Some of his career highlights include:

• National Association of REALTORS® – Designed a wildly successful organic digital campaign that convinced over 20,000 REALTORS® to submit photos for a massive, searchable mosaic mural, celebrating the organization’s 100th anniversary.
• Fortune 100 Credit Card Company – Developed a direct mail campaign that exceeded projections, generating a 354% lift in net response rate in the premium card market.
• Liquid Paper – Led the rebranding and repackaging of this iconic product, restoring its relevance on millions of desks worldwide.
• Healthcare Leadership & Brand Development – Guided a fast-growing healthcare company through three major rebrands, positioning its in-house marketing team to lead the merger and acquisition process, emerging as the dominant marketing force within the new organization.
• Project22Nine.org — During the shelter in place period of 2020, Tom cofounded a 501(c)3 designed to aid the food-insecure. The organization now rescues and delivers 20-30k freshly prepared meals weekly across Chicagoland, with a running total nearing 4 million meals delivered.

Now, as Vice President of Marketing & Creative at Filla Life Media, Tom is bringing his expertise to a new mission—helping commercial businesses and nonprofits alike create marketing that doesn’t just perform, but enriches lives. 

With Tom on board, Filla Life Media is expanding its capabilities, adding world-class creative strategy to our data-driven ad placement services. This means we can now offer a complete, results-focused marketing solution that elevates ad performance, boosts engagement, and strengthens brand relationships in ways that last.

Ready to level up? Let’s talk about how these expanded services can help grow your business.