Tom Roush is a Texas-based writer, technologist, salesperson, and media professional whose career has crossed the worlds of journalism, film, broadcasting, emerging technology, and the energy industry. His work has appeared in newspapers, trade publications, specialty magazines, and a variety of digital ventures. His writing has covered subjects ranging from the emergence of online film distribution to Houston’s underground fight culture.
Tom was a co-writer of the feature film Purpose, starring Jeffrey Donovan, John Light, Mia Farrow, and Paul Reiser. In addition to his numerous journalism credits, he is the author of three books. Loners, his first collection of short stories, examines the lives of men searching for identity, connection, and purpose in a changing world. The Educated Citizen’s Guide to Essential American History presents a concise and accessible account of the American experience from the colonial period through the early twenty-first century. His first novel, Once Upon a Time in Texas, is a family drama set in Houston in 1986 against the backdrop of the Challenger disaster.
Tom began his media career at Cinesite, Kodak’s digital-imaging division, where he worked on films including Waterworld and Space Jam. He later joined Columbia TriStar Home Video as a member of its acquisitions team. He also served for many years as the film commissioner for Northwest Florida, helping promote the region to filmmakers and supporting film and television productions.
His career in advertising and media sales included positions with Cox Media, Sinclair Broadcast Group, and Graham Media, formerly Post-Newsweek Stations. In 2018, he left traditional media sales to enter the emerging blockchain industry. He became the first salesperson at Data Gumbo, which was named one of the 50 hottest technology startups of 2019. He later served as an enterprise account executive for BlockApps, one of the early leaders in enterprise blockchain technology.
Tom subsequently moved into the oil and gas services industry and currently serves as Business Development Manager for SJ Environmental, where he works with industrial customers on gas-treatment and environmental solutions. Throughout his career, he has remained particularly interested in the intersection of technology, communication, business development, and the changing American economy.
Tom holds six college degrees—three undergraduate and three graduate—from the California Institute of the Arts, Florida State University, and the University of West Florida. His academic interests have included film, writing, history, business, and communications.
When he is not writing, selling, studying emerging technologies, or taking photographs, Tom pursues his other great passion: physical fitness. A lifelong gym rat and former bodybuilding competitor, he has also trained in Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Above all, Tom is the proud father of three sons who continue to amaze him.
Here is a nice article about his journey that was published in Ageist: https://www.weareageist.com/profile/tom-roush-55-unpredictable-life/
