GenX Renaissance Man |
Michael Goodenow Weber is the author of the
2003 book Leading America, 1630-2030 and the
2007 book Visionary Behavior. Primarily as a speech writer, Mike has worked with more than 700 of America’s elected leaders on policy or communications. |
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Today, Tom Ross is the Creative Director for one of America's leading broadcast companies: Entercom.
He has developed identities for dozens of radio stations around America and has written, produced and edited over 100 television commercials and sales videos for this company's broadcast properties. Before that, as senior designer for a high-tech marketing firm in Southern California, Tom produced campaigns for Microsoft, IBM, Q-Logic and the rock band Styx. And prior to that, Tom earned the 1997 Lycos Editors' Choice Award for Original Website. While Director of Marketing for a national internet company, Tom's principled decision not to utilize spam techniques for lead generation—but instead to employ strict Permission Marketing practices —drew the attention of the National Foundation for Women Legislators. In chambers at the U.S. Capitol in May 2001, Tom testified* to women lawmakers from across the U.S. in support of House Resolution 718 to limit unsolicited commercial e-mail, or "spam." |
Always engaged in public service in general and issues relating to Generation X in particular, Tom became one of the youngest gubernatorial appointees to California's Consumer Affairs Department's Board for Geologists and Geophysicists where he focused on environmental issues and public safety. Born in the Black Forest region of then West Germany, Tom Ross, son of a U.S. military man, lived in six different cities before settling in the high desert of New Mexico at age nine. He now lives, symmetrically, in the Black Forest region of central Colorado with his wife and sons. His first memories of art didn't portend his success. Tom's kindergarten teacher effectively failed him in coloring for not staying inside the lines. By age 17, Tom was flourishing as both artist and musician and was a published cartoonist. Along with art and music, Tom found another passion in secondary school, in his New Mexico State Science project on dominant cognitive hemispherical brain function and |
group problem-solving. Tom then produced and hosted 33 hours of newscast format programming about the |
network called EarthPlexus Television (EPTV) in
Los Angeles and participating university radio and TV stations.
Tom later produced and hosted a wide-ranging interview show Unearthed. Tom interviewed Robert Anton Wilson on the "illuminati" and had conversations with everyone from Marilyn Ferguson to Charlton Heston. All along, while producing television, staying active in state and federal public service, and managing an international network of GenXers, Tom developed his artistic talent. His kindergarten teacher was unavailable for comment. But as Tom continues his work, there's really no guessing where this artist, producer, activist and networker (who still colors outside the lies) is headed next. * Click Here to Read the Transcript |
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