About
Hello and thanks for visiting the “The Tommy Gun Blog”.
This site is my personal blog and an out pouring of my thoughts on sales, marketing and anything of interest to me. Please note that these are my personal views and in no way the thoughts or views of any of my employers and/or of the companies I advise and/or reside on the board of.
If you have any comments or questions please feel free to contact me at tom@thetommygun
Thank you
About Me
Employment
Devout Property
Wellington Chamber of Commerce
New Zealand Software Assosiation
I have worked in a wide variety of organisations, from larger corporate to start up enterprises.
Currently I am the Director of Market Development with Catalyst90;
Catalyst90 is a subsidiary of the CatalystDNA group, which specializes in Sales and Market development.
Catalyst90 assists companies in developing sustainable sales protocols for the growth of their business.
Other points of interest
Along with my involvement with Catalyst90 I also have other interests in the following:
CatalystDNA Group - Director
The CatalystDNA Group is a collaborative group of like minded companies or subsidiaries of the CatalystDNA brand.
Each company values ethical business practices and customer solutions to the highest level with a focus on serving and adding companies in their field to achieve their goals.
Devout Property Ltd - Managing Director
Devout Property Ltd is a boutique property management business specialising in residential property care.
Unlimited Potential - Chair Person
Unlimited Potential is the network that connects ICT professionals in New Zealand.
Wellington Chamber of Commerce – Director, membership and events committee and currently chair the infrastructure and services committee.
The Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce has been in the business of encouraging regional development and representing the region’s businesses since 1856.
Spikefin Ltd – Advisory board member
Spikefin was established in New Zealand in 2002, works with firms in the food service industry, providing them with tailored POS systems, Enterprise Management and an integrated website. Designed for franchise and chain store operations, the award winning Spikefin Gobius is making a real difference for everyone they work with.
New Zealand Software Association – Director
Software New Zealand is New Zealand’s national software association with affiliations to and relationships with regional clusters and other ICT sector groups, organizations and associations. We also have cooperative relationships with NZ government and other country agencies responsible for software sector growth, development and investment.
Awards
From Calcium Gael de Kerdanet (CEO) and I found ourselves amongst the finalists, where unbelievably I walked away with the Sales Professional of the year award! I’d like to pass on my thanks on to the team at Calcium as behind every successful sales person there is a great company supporting them and assisting to delivering on promises.
I’d also like to thank the Sales and Marketing Institute and the sponsors.
Recommendations
NZ Sales Manager at Calcium Software
“I worked with Tom for 2.5 years at Calcium Software, while I was leading the softare development and Tom was our leading sales person. Tom has proven himself over and over and his promotion to NZ sales manager reflects his consistent results. Tom is able to develop profitable long-term relationships with almost everyone he meets and doesn’t know the meaning of ‘hard sell’ or ‘no’. I have a lot of respect for Tom’s abilities and values when it comes to sales, marketing and business development.”
July 20, 2007
Andrew Butel
Chief Technical Officer
Calcium Software Ltd
Andrew worked directly with me at Calcium Software
“Tom is fantastic to work with - he sets very high standards and follows them through, very relible and is naturally excellent in his relationship marketing skills with his clients - I’m always first to recommend this man - he is a committed and passionate representative for Calcium.” July 5, 2007
Gillian Beresford
Marketing Manager
Direct Broking Ltd
hired me for Electronic Communication at Direct Broking Ltd
“Tom is a sales manager with a good technological knowledge, and always interested in knowing new technologies and trends. And is also good in handling concurrent projects and sales giving them the right priorities without overloading the technical department: a skill that is very difficult to find in most sales managers.”
June 29, 2007
Simone Chiaretta
Chief Software Architect
Calcium Software Limited
Simone worked directly with me at Calcium Software