Who is Tommy O ?
- Background
- Experience
- Qualifications
* 20+ years in Recovery *
My Life Experiences
Thus Far…
- All State H.S. Athlete
- Full Scholarship Collegiate Athlete – SEC
- Ole Miss – Business Mgmt. / Psychology
- H.S. Baseball Coach (1yr)
- Substance Use Disorder Counselor @ Major Rehab Treatment Center
- Supervisor of Operations @ Major Rehab – 152 Residents – 20 Health Care Professionals
- NYU – Graduate Work – Psychotherapy / Business Mgmt.
- Corporate Professional – Fortune 100 Company – NYC, San Francisco / Silicon Valley
- Corporate Executive – High Tech – Start-up – San Diego
- Entrepreneur – Small Local Business – Start-up – 20 Employees
- Executive Life Coach – Professionals & Young Adults
- Private Recovery Consultant & Addiction Specialist
- Certified Recovery Life Coach
- Certified Recovery Companion & Safe Transport
- Certified IntroSpective Hypnosis Practitioner
* Personally Trained, Mentored & Certified by World Renowned Hypnotherapists
Alba Weinman & Antonio Sangio *
Tommy’s Story…
The Beginning of the End … at age 18 … Tommy seems to have a bright future ahead of him..
* All-State High School Athlete – Captain – Ranked in “Top 100 H.S. Baseball Recruits in America.” Collegiate Full Scholarship Athlete – S.E.C. – Louisiana then Ole Miss – career ends with elbow injury – Substance Abuse takes over – full time – eventually fails out of college.
* Entrepreneur – Small Business Start-up – Substance Abuse eventually over powers Tommy. All is lost… 1st “Spirit” then “Self” then “Business”.
* Tommy enters 1st Detox & then Re-Hab. Treatment works 100% but Tommy doesn’t follow Recovery Plan. He tries to do it on his own. Goes back to work. Then Relapses within 80 days & gets fired.
* Tommy enters 2nd Re-Hab. It works…. But This time he listens: seeks a Private Recovery Coach & Mentor, follows His suggestions & begins a “Recovery Lifestyle” building self-esteem, self-trust, self-worth, confidence & positive character traits. His “Spirit” is re-ignited & alive once again.
1st Year of a New “Recovery LifeStyle”
Tommy continues Practicing His Mentors Principles & Disciplines in all His affairs
Playing Basketball & Baseball again, becoming a Substitute Teacher & Coach while going back to school at night to finish College.
* Undergraduate Degree – Business Mgmt./Psychology- Completed
* Coach – High School Baseball – 1st season, winningest record in the school’s history. Tommy naturally begins to Privately Mentor several teenagers on His team who are abusing Drugs & Alcohol. Unbeknownst to Tommy, their parents begin to write letters to the schools Board of Education to tell them “how their Sons’ lives have turned around…”. At the end of the season, they give copies of the letters to Tommy. He is shocked. Realizing it must be His calling, He pursues the best Training & Employment opportunity available to build a Professional career in “The Recovery Field.”
2nd – 5th Years of “The Recovery Lifestyle”
Professional Career in The Recovery Field
* Substance Use Disorder Counselor – Residential Addictions Treatment Center – Tommy gets lucky & lands his 1st Professional Training Experience with a Recovery Co. that is introducing a New Model to the state & the country. It is the first of its kind & has a huge contract with the Government. The Company has recruited the most respected Recovery & Correctional Professionals in the nation as its Staff.
* Graduate Work – NYU – Pursues Master’s Degree at night in NYC – Psychotherapy/ Business Mgmt
* Shift Supervisor – Promoted after 10 months to Mgmt. Personally Mentored by 5 Masters of Recovery
* Supervisor of Operations – Promoted to Head Supervisor, Trainer & Disciplinarian to 20 Staff & 152 Residents.
Tommy coaches several hundred Clients on How to Create, Live, Enjoy…then Maintain…a successful Life in Recovery.
Then, after 4 years, Tommy realizes there is no more growth at the company nor in the Recovery Field. He has topped out both in mgmt. & compensation levels. He realizes this experience has created great value for Him but He is not maximizing His true Income potential. He pursues a new corporate career on Wall St. in Business & Finance but instead is lead to the 1st “Internet Service Provider” (ISP) just before the “dotcom” era emerges. Tommy’s Corporate Business career is about to take off.
6th – 10th Years of “The Recovery Lifestyle”
Corporate Professional Career
Tommy is Mentored by some of the Top Corporate Business leaders in the most competive Markets in the country. He begins working & traveling with his CEO & VP Executive Level Clients.
* Major Accounts Mgr. I – Fortune 500 Co. Madison Ave., NYC
* Major Accounts Mgr. II – Fortune 100 Co. Wall St., NYC
* Global Accounts Mgr. – Fortune 100 Co. Spear St., San Francisco, CA. He begins to Mentor other Professionals, in and out of the workplace.
* Director of Sales – High Tech “Start-up” Co. San Diego, CA.
The “Dotcom” bubble bursts… Tommy’s Professional Life takes a downward turn.
11th – 20th Years of “The Recovery Lifestyle”
Private Businessman – Entrepreneur – Private Investor
* CEO – Small Biz “Start-up” San Diego, CA.
Tommy notices a need in His marketplace, identifies a niche, secures the best location, creates a theme, finds financing & opens a New Business Model in Pacific Beach, California. He then builds a staff of Young Adults to drive this “Start-up” Concept. They are made up of College Students, Athletes & Professionals ranging from ages 18-30 years old. He Interviews, Hires, Trains, Manages and Coaches them with all He has learned from his past successes in both Personal & Professional Life.
Unintentionally, He begins using this Business Model as a Mentoring platform to personally encourage & influence these Young Adults to reach their highest potential & succeed on their own Life path. Teaching, Developing, then Incorporating their Highest Character traits while in this Business Models environment.
The Business takes off like wildfire. The years fly by as many Young Adults grow Professionally & expand out into the world taking a leap in creating their own career path.
20th – 25th years of “The Recovery Lifestyle” – Current
* Private Recovery Consultant – Tommy serves as a Trusted Advisor, Recovery Coach, Sober Companion… to Individuals, Families & Corporations
* Serving Private Clientele – Professionals & Young Adults – Smoothly incorporating His Clients Personal & Business Lives successfully into a productive “Recovery Lifestyle”.
* Speaker – Tommy O has been the main Speaker at 100s’ of Recovery type Facilities, Meetings, Panels, & Functions.
* Executive Life Coach – Personal Life Management Support – For Professionals & Young Adults
* IntroSpective Hypnosis Practitioner
For the last 20+ years…
Tommy has successfully lived “The Recovery Lifestyle” Both in Personal & Professional Life.
- He has been Mentored by some of the Top Corporate Business & Recovery leaders in the country.
- He has worked & traveled with his Executive Level Clients throughout His Corporate Professional Life.
- He has had the privilege to Mentor many Young Adults…Students, Athletes & Professionals alike.