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.

Get online business & content creation tips for free every Friday: https://www.coffeeshopnation.com/the-laptop-lifestyle

U.S. Financial Services, LLC

Your time is much to valuable to be reading through a list of services and what I've done so let's get right to it.

What you want to know is if I can help you live the way you want and retire into a life on your terms.

Clients I work with have savings and investments.

Have created a lot of success in their life.

But they still worry:
-Do I have enough?
-Will it last?
-Can I go on that extra trip?
-Can I leave that job/business behind?

Sound familiar?

The first step in creating an ideal life is understanding where you are today.

That starts with asking and answering some questions
-Where are you today? What do you have and what do you want.
-Where do you want to be?  What do you need to do that will allow you to have that life you want.
-Figure out how to get there - Outline the steps needed today and tomorrow to take you from where you are to where you want to be.

Once you know
-What you have
-The problems you have
-The solutions you need

Then you will have the guidelines for how to build the life you want.


Securities offered through Kestra Investment Services, LLC (Kestra IS), member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advisory services offered through Kestra Advisory Services, LLC (Kestra AS), an affiliate of Kestra IS. U.S. Financial Services, LLC is not affiliated with Kestra IS or Kestra AS.

This profile is published for residents of the United States only. Registered Representatives of Kestra IS and Investment Advisor Representatives of Kestra AS may only conduct business with residents of the states and jurisdictions in which they are properly registered. For additional information, please contact Kestra IS Compliance Department at 844-553-7872. www.finra.org and www.sipc.org

Financial Advisor

Merrill Lynch

The next step I made was joining a financial advisors team. I took any available next step towards becoming a financial advisor.

I worked with clients in the same capacity as the advisors on the team:

Reviewed portfolios and recommended investments.

Built financial plans and help bring on new clients.

Then made sure that current clients felt that their plans were updated with their lives and that they received the service they needed to keep their lives on track with their goals.

Registered Client Associate

Starting out on the path to becoming a financial advisor 

I thought it wouldn't make sense going straight into the role as I had just graduated college 

And I wanted to become the go to person any client could rely on to care for their retirement as well as get them to the point they wished to be.

In this role I was able to work with financial advisors and their clients to trade many different

Stocks, bonds and options to help them grow and protect their portfolios

I learned from the ground up in many aspects of the business.

Since I was working with financial advisors and clients everyday I was able to become part of the training team for new financial advisors and employees in general.

Helped the management team oversee 60+ client associates which in turn provided me an understanding of what it took to run a business with employees

Market trade corrections and fixing margin calls were part of my everyday activities to ensure clients were getting what they expected.

While completing all of these daily I had three straight years of flawless bi-annual audit results and achieved the highest possible annual review rating

Operations Representative

Financial Advisor - Virtual or In-Person - Financial Planning - Guiding you through a simple three step process to prepare for the future while enjoying today.

The About You Section: Questions to start:
● What do you want?
● Where are you today?
● Where do you want to be in the future?
● How are you going to get there?
● What does your ideal life look like?

Answering these questions is a challenging task.

But you don't have to do it alone.

I help busy professionals create their work free life

Quit the rat race

And plan your victory lap

Retirement means something different to everyone - Run your race your way

It all starts with a plan
● Your plan is based on what you want and where you want to go.
● Investments are a piece but not the whole picture
● Know your cash flow to see your life today and how your situation works in the future
● Protect yourself and your family from the unknown

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐓𝐨 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐞
● Office Number - 973-882-3600 
● Email - EDrury@usfsc.com

A little bit about me:
● Travel Enthusiast
● Husband and Father
● Avid Reader
● Financial Advisor With A Passion For Helping People Live Life Today and Be Confident About Tomorrow

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭
● My Weekly Newsletter Designed To Have Some Fun With Tech, Books, Food Items, Or Anything Else I've 
   Found Interesting That Week
● You'll Receive Market Updates As Well
● Email me at EDrury@usfsc.com and I'll be sure to include you on the next one!

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐌𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐦
Our Mission at US Financial Services is to Help Our Clients Live Life Today and Be Confident About Tomorrow.

Founded in 1989, US Financial Services is an independent family owned financial planning office that is dedicated to serving individuals and businesses by tailoring solutions to your unique needs that reflects your personal philosophies.

Full list of services
Financial planning, financial advice, wealth management, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, exchange traded funds, annuities, REIT's, BDC's, life insurance, disability insurance, health insurance, long term care insurance, 401(k)'s, corporate benefits, stock option planning, coordinate tax planning with your accountant, budgeting, and more.

Securities offered through Kestra Investment Services, LLC (Kestra IS), member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advisory services offered through Kestra Advisory Services, LLC (Kestra AS), an affiliate of Kestra IS. U.S. Financial Services, LLC is not affiliated with Kestra IS or Kestra AS.

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