Thomas Strider

Business & Corporate Financial Consultant (FP&A)

RightMessage

RightMessage helps pro creators and online businesses segment their audience and personalize their website, opt-ins, and email marketing. No code required.

Angel Investor

Entrepreneur Media

Contributing articles on the future of entrepreneurship.

Contributing Writer

Brainz Magazine

Contributing writer on the topics of entrepreneurship, marketing, and personal development.

Executive Contributor | Global 500 Award Winner

Helping solopreneurs close ideal clients | Learn to craft offers, develop sales systems & write authoritative content in my newsletter, the Laptop Lifestyle | Currently working in the nearest coffee shop ☕️

Short version: 

I help solopreneurs sell and scale with improved offers and system building frameworks.

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Long version:

In 2015, I worked in a hospital as a pharmacy tech. I was underpaid, overworked, and barely scrapping by... even with a 4 year college degree.

At the end of 2015, I told myself "enough is enough."

I quit. Which was risky, given I had 0 savings and 0 plan. I started freelancing, beginning with photography, then content writing. 

From 2016 to summer 2018 I worked for myself, before burning out and returning to corporate. I need a reset, and to determine better systems for entrepreneurship moving forward.

So between the years of 2018 and 2021 I was promoted 3 different times, from advisor → senior banker → sales trainer → wealth and small business consulting.

I quit my consulting job in the banking industry in 2021 to pursue a job in financial analytics for the healthcare startup, MainStreet Family Care. During this time I also began an accelerated MBA program (graduating in August 2022).

At the time I began my career in financial analytics, I launched my consulting practice, where I help service-based businesses with financial reporting, operations, budgeting, and forecasting.

To recap, In 2021 I made some massive moves:

- Shifted to a 9-5 in financial analytics
- Launched my operations & consulting firm
- Started my MBA program (graduating in August 2022)

I still operate my consulting business helping service-based companies with financial reporting and analysis.

But I also have taken all of my skills and knowledge from entrpreneurship... and launched my latest company in 2024: Coffee Shop Nation (CSN)

CSN is an educational platform for internet business owners, helping them start and grow their online business + personal brand.

We provide tools, resources, community and courses with the goal of helping people maximize their income while designing their business around their ideal lifestyle.

If you're interested in starting or growing your internet business, check out everything we offer at CoffeeShopNation.com, including our free weekly newsletter The Laptop Lifestyle.

If you'd llike to explore working together 1:1, my profile is open to receive messages from everyone. Shoot me a message and let's chat. 

Rooting for you.

Founder

The best online education platform for solopreneurs and micro-business owners.

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Proofreader and Copyeditor

Havok Publishing, LLC

Volunteer Proofreader

DISTRIBUTED PROOFREADERS FOUNDATION

Volunteering as a proofreader to assist in the conversion of public domain books into e-books for Project Gutenberg by comparing single scanned page images to corresponding OCR texts for typos.

EIHAB Human Services, Inc.

Supervising and caring for developmentally disabled adults in group homes and supported apartments.

Assisting with daily living skills (feeding, showering, dressing, etc.) as needed.

Administering medication as per the clients’ Medical Administrations Records.

Taking clients to medical appointments and ensuring scripts and medication are up to date.

Taking clients on outings into the community and providing activities within the home.

Assisting clients with their IHP (Individual Habilitation Plan) goals and objectives.

Completing documentation including daily goals, critical log reports, and incident reports as needed.

Direct Care Counselor

Spectrum for Living

Cared for adults with severe developmental disabilities in a medical group home.

Addressed clients' personal needs (feeding, showering, dressing, etc.).

Took clients to medical appointments.

Provided clients with multisensory and socialization activities within the home and community. 

Completed daily reports at the end of each shift.

The Arc of Middlesex County

Provided respite by caring for a young man with developmental disabilities in his home.

Took him on outings within the community.

Supervised his activities of choice within his home.

Family Support Specialist

The Learning Center for Exceptional Children Inc.

Taught students from preschool to age twenty-one who had multiple disabilities.

Wrote grade-appropriate goals and objectives for Individualized Educational Plans (IEPs), adapting them to each student's academic level.

Created and adapted lessons and activities to help students develop and improve in the areas of reading, math, science, and social studies.

Taught life skills within the school and in community settings 

Assessed student development and wrote progress reports.

Coordinated the Alternate Proficiency Assessments for the school.

Special Education Teacher

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✅ I closely examine your manuscript to find and mark errors in grammar, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, formatting, and consistency. 

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✅ I query and make suggestions as needed. I answer questions and provide explanations. I respect your final decisions.

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