Partner and Lead Strategist at Rootstock, Tom asks good questions, listens well, then helps you refine your thinking and the story your brand will tell. For more than a decade, reflective leaders of innovative companies have turned to him for thought leadership consultations and strategic brand growth advice. A lifelong lover of language and stories in all their forms, Tom is a 25-year veteran journalist in the arts and co-founder of the AJC Decatur Book Festival, one of the nation’s premier literary events. He earned his BA in English and Education from Carleton College and his MA in Florida State University’s Interdisciplinary Program in the Humanities. He lives in the heart of Atlanta, Georgia.