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

I build decks (sales & pitches, not patios) | professional magician | out here makin' friends

I used to help founders raise/sell millions with beautiful decks.
Now, I’m using AI to help humans heal their inner world.

Same storytelling skills. Different stakes.

I’m Head of Product & Ops at a stealth mental wellness AI startup, building games that help humans heal their relationship with self (the ‘what happened to you’ pieces).

On here, I talk about:
- Mental health & dopamine: the games our brains play, how tech makes it worse/better
- Storytelling: whether it’s a deck, a product, or a habit… story drives behavior
- Ops & product in the wild: what’s working (and not) as we build
- Books: I read 100+ a year and steal the best ideas shamelessly

For you? Well, you tell me…

Founder? Need a deck or website → DM and I’ll intro you to my partner. 
Ops/prod person? Follow for ops + AI wisdom from the trenches. 
Interesting human? Send me your favorite book rec.

Now we’re friends!

John Linford

My girlfriend's reaction to cancer? 
She started a non-profit.

Carrie was diagnosed with Stage 3 melanoma almost exactly a year ago. I, like most of us, would have considered this a time to turn inward, focus on myself and my healing.

Carrie is not like most of us.

When she got her diagnosis, she also received news that because of the terrible things about to be done to her body, it was in her best interest to undergo fertility preservation.

Problem: she’d only graduated a few months prior.
And fertility preservation is usually ~$10K.

Obviously, didn’t have that kind of money.

Thankfully, her parents were able to help.

But most women aren’t so blessed. 
Most will forgo preservation entirely.
Focus on their cancer treatment starting soon.

And hope they can still have kids.

Carrie started Future Blooms to fill in this huge financial gap, one that is covered by almost zero health insurances, and comes in a critical (and fast!) whirlwind of emotions as you get a diagnosis, need to start treatment immediately, and somehow need to come up with funds to cover fertility ASAP. 

Why am I sharing all of this?

Carrie’s launched two months ago.
She’s already had a half dozen applicants.
Just finished helping out two different gals.
While juggling full-time work & marathon training.

And right now she’s out of funds.
And had two that applied yesterday.

Because of a sweet partnership with Utah Fertility Centers, fertility preservation for cancer patients is only $3K apiece. 

So I’m looking to help her raise $6K today.

I want to help these women have peace of mind as they are already grappling with the terror of a cancer diagnosis, and the impending unknowns of treatment and recovery.

So, calling on my network.
Any generous individuals or businesses.
I’m committing $1K to donate myself, 
Looking for the other $5K.

Who’s with me? 

You can donate here! https://lnkd.in/d3rqw4c2 

Utah (and everyone else) LFG!

Helping humans heal | talking ops, AI, & books | professional magician | out here makin’ friends

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