Author

Tom ... First Place Nonfiction author Tom Grooms Astrospace and Geopolitical Strategist and Forecaster is The Father of Market Intelligence.

Tom Grooms was born 23rd December 1947 in Shelbyville Tennessee, and began his business career at the age of five. He made money cutting yards and sold clove salve, Gazette Newspapers and Christmas cards door-to-door.

His father, Sonny, taught him how to trade by buying and selling ponies, goats and beagle hounds. Born into a family of entrepreneurs, at the age of 12 he began working June 1, 1959 seven days a week in the family grocery store. Instead of paying Tom, his father made a deal with him that after working all year in the grocery store, he would take him to Nashville to eat all the 5 cent Krystal hamburgers he could eat which was 12.

During his high school junior year, he was honored to be selected and served as a US Congress House Page for Joe L. Evans who was as a Tennessee Congressman for 35-years. Tom worked after high school classes except when playing baseball (9-years), football (7-years), basketball (7-years), running track (4-years).

His mother, Ercie, had a high-end designer dress shop. His brother, Jimmy, was a New York fashion designer, in the early 1960s with pieces exhibited in the Museum of the City of New York. Tom also has two younger sisters, Janet a public tax and mortgage accountant, and Debra a commercial property appraiser.

The young Tom grew up with a passion for learning. A voracious reader, “I was always reading books, never a comic book, and wore glasses to boot”.

Though a college professor for many years, Tom lived and worked in the real-world. He made his real money and wealth outside the academic environment and classroom.

Life had other plans than teaching, when Tom rediscovered his first peered reviewed academic work on his creation Market Intelligence, and at that moment, knew he wanted to be a full-time author. Every day, every week, every waking hour is dedicated to his writing.

During his career, drawing on his experience as one of the foremost statesmen, Grooms’ experience from travel and work in China, Russia, Europe, Latin America, and other countries gives greater meaning to all of what he writes.

Now, Tom continues to spend his days in research, crafting entertaining words, positive messages, and stories which are enlightening and profound. His own personal brand of encouraging self-improvement to motivational to the inspirational, at the same time makes the reader better informed, inspiring that better person inside, and influencing a future life of richer fulfillment.

Tom enjoys reading everything, world travel, long walks, and a comfortable rocking chair. He can’t wait to rise early to start writing, knowing there is nothing like your first cup of coffee in the morning and your last drink at night.

Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. Tom Grooms
Full-Professor of Marketing, International Business, and Economics for 50-years.
Law Professor for 40-years specialty teaching Insurance Law, Real Estate Law, CPA Law, Business Law, and International Law, 1991 author of the book International Business Law for The 21st Century Executive.

Speaker
Walking in the Footsteps of Seniors
This entertaining talk is for anyone of ages 12 to 100. It's a delighful story about how seniors shaped lives and changed history.

Past Audiences: Chamber of Commerce's, Civic Clubs, Retired Teacher Organizations, Foreign Affairs Groups and World Trade Clubs, Veteran Organizations.

Our Man in Russia
1998 December

 

He tells his Texas wife he is a pre-native Texan since his relative Davy Crockett died at the Alamo for the independence of Texas.  My family fought in the American Revolution, Civil War and WWII.

I am and always have been a Methodist.  My grandfather was a Methodist Minister at a small country church in Chapel Hill Tennessee in the early 1900s.

Tom was the first in his family to go to college.  His dad drove him to the college campus, gave him $5 and wished him luck.

In college Tom was on the collegiate debate team for four years. He was a college athlete in the martial arts.

After graduation from Tennessee Technological University in 1970 he took a job as a federal grant specialist. Later, Tom was hired as an independent consultant to a 2-division wholesale and retail electronics distributorship in Chapter 11.  Taking full charge, he was successful in its turnaround within nine months.

Tom worked several years as a manufacturer sales rep before taking a job as the marketing manager responsible for national accounts and all international business at a mechanical and electromechanical custom manufacturing plant with full inhouse capacity.

In 1998, he was selected for the 5-person team sent to Russia to support creation of small business and revival of industry. Tom's main mission was helping in the restart of the Russian economy. His work on how to turn a national economy around and prevent it from ever recurring was implemented and it worked.

Tom was teaching Russian government officials for their Oblasts entrepreneurship programs. His lectures on small business and aspects of the American incubator program were part of his mission.  Tom took his program to six Closed Cities in Russia ... Orekhovo Zuyevo, Reutov, Solnechnogorsk, Serpukhov, Yubileyny, and Balashikha.

All of this led to an interest in teaching and accepting an appointment at a small college. Tom was the original pioneer of international business studies in Texas and one of the first in the US.  He taught the first international business course in Texas.  Helped the first college acquire accreditation of the first international business degree in Texas.  Tom created the first international business card in the world.

Tom got his start as a teacher at the University of Tennessee and continued later on at the University of Maryland teaching high ranking military officers, Southern Methodist Cox School of Business, Texas Woman’s University and several other colleges. His teaching subject areas at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral level were Marketing, International Business, Economics, Manufacturing & Quality, Logistics, World Geography, History, Political Science and Law.

Tom continued later in life his studies to earn beyond his two PhD degrees, additional MBA and MS degrees for teaching business undergraduate, graduate and doctoral courses for over fifty years and a JD degree for teaching law for over forty years.  Eventually he received full-professor rank in the teaching fields of marketing and international business.

He was honored as being the first, last, and only recipient of the Ethics Award for many consecutive years.  Tom was honored on more than one occasion the Favorite Teacher Award voted on by the entire student body.  This honor recognized his exceptional teaching and dedication to his students.

Tom has traveled to over 24 foreign countries while teaching as an international Visiting Professor in China (Southern Yangtse University in Wuxi), Hungary (Sopron), and England (Henley).  He has taught on military bases at Davis Monthan AFB in Tucson Arizona, Fort Carson in Colorado Springs Colorado, Holloman AFB in Alamogordo New Mexico, and Malmstrom AFB in Malmstrom Montana until 9/11.

 

Work

Physical Labor in Several Jobs as Straw Boss, Industrial Rubber, Cow Hide Tannery - Manufacturing Marketing Manager - Manufacturers Sales Rep - Wholesale Electronics - Retail Grocery Store - Consultant to Individuals - Chapter 7 Successful Turnaround ... wanted you to know I have worked in hard and demanding jobs and my experience in industry is substantial.

 

Tom's Family Business

Grooms Global (G2) for international business and Intercede Enterprises (IE) for national business.

 

Memberships 

Sigma Chi Fraternity (EX) Eta Delta Chapter Charter Member and Life Member

Life Loyal Sig 50+ years

Constantine Memorial Chapter Shrine in Atlanta Georgia of Sigma Chi Fraternity (EX)

United Methodist Church

Mason 50+ years and 32-degree Scottish Rite

United States Capitol Page Alumni Association Life Member

Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International (PAD) Life Member

Academy of Political Science (APS) Life Member

HealthLink Initiative (HLI) Charity Board Member since 1 June 2013

 

Medical Research
Dr. Grooms taught at the Texas Medical Center in Houston Texas and Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas Texas.
His research and writing in medicine and on health produced a series of articles on Health and Longevity.

 

Academic Writings

Data Analysis for Managers (2016) This book explores topics on business intelligence, analytics, data decisions, descriptive statistics, data analysis, data mining, forecasting, text and web analytics, building and using decision models, big data analytics, uncertainty and risk, emerging trends and future impacts. 614 pages, Pearson: 978-1-323-33939-8.

Business Plan Outline … A Step-by-Step Way to Immediate Profits (1995 First Edition) The business plan concepts are an integral part of the entrepreneur, executive and CEO strategy for the business to be profitable and compete more effectively in increasingly competitive markets. These guidelines provide the understanding to make better judgments about business risk in the world marketplace. This is a total system for success. 195 pages, 4-editions McGraw Hill: 0-07-240367-5.

International Business Law for the 21st Century Executive (1991) This treatise is designed to be a working document and a technical survey of the most significant legal principles to aid the twenty-first century executive. The two laws that make civilization possible are (1) do what you have agreed to do which is the basis of contract law, and (2) do not violate persons or their property which is the basis of tort law and criminal law. A working understanding of legal principles in operating a business in foreign markets and international law, makes the entrepreneur, executive and the CEO more effective to compete in increasingly competitive markets and to make judgments about the political and business risk of doing business in countries around the world. 118 pages, 3-editions AMI Publications.

 

Peer Reviewed Research and Study Papers

Cold Fusion New Science Leading to New Energy (March 2016) New revolution in a new science leading to Cold Fusion energy that might produce enough heat to provide the energy necessary to generate power for transportation and electricity. Research article published in Energy at AMI.

The Differences Between Scientific and Artistic Cross-Cultural Communication Understanding of Forks (Russia) … Chopsticks (China) … Hands (Iran) (March 2010) This study identifies the dimensions in which the artistic and scientific approaches of Russia, China and Iran within their cross-cultural understanding as a communication system differ. The paper explores how social power is embedded in manners, etiquette and social graces, tone of voice and speech or language exchanged in everyday life between Russians, Chinese and Iranians. 12 pages, Moscow State Region Institute for the Humanities – Peer Reviewed Conference Paper Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Moscow Region, Russia.

Market Intelligence: Executive Management Perceptions of Value (2002) Study of the perceptions of marketing intelligence and market intelligence of CEOs, Presidents, & Senior Executives of Fortune 500 Companies. 353 pages, UMI: 3026210; United Kingdom & British Library: DX 217939; Europe: DXN 048545; Library of Congress: 0-493-38073-6: TX 5-453-268.

Market Intelligence: CEO Attitudes Toward Knowledge Management Systems (2001) Study about the knowledge and understanding of market intelligence of CEOs, Presidents, & Senior Executives of Pharmaceutical Companies Worldwide. 534 pages, UMI and US Library of Congress: TX U-987-180.

Chinese Industries Impact Entering WTO (29 September 1999) Economic brief for the government of China.

Market Intelligence (MKI) … A Researched Definition (13-15 December 1998) European International Business Academy (EIBA) Conference – Peer Reviewed Conference Paper. Prof. Dr. Thomas Fletcher Grooms, Henley Ph.D. and Prof. Dr. Eugene D. Jaffe, Wharton Ph.D. Professor at Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan Israel.

Establishing the Foundation for Market Intelligence (1998) Study of the worldwide usage of the term market intelligence. 416 pages, UMI: LD 03809, Volume 23, Issue 03R. US Library of Congress: TX 4-731-787.

Strategic International Marketing Plan for City View (1996) This study was written for CityView in Association with Dallas Morning News and A.H. Belo Companies. CityView is an investment management and development firm which finances complex multifamily housing in densely populated urban markets.

Market Intelligence … Global Industrial Espionage (20 April 1995) Systems University Symposium.

Fishing Industry of Japan and North Sea Impact on Newfoundland (1994) Research study of the fishing industry of particularly Japan and the North Sea of Europe as to the competitive impact on the fishing industry of Newfoundland. Economic brief for the Newfoundland government. * Got stiffed and never paid by the Government of Newfoundland. *

The Greater Dallas Area Study of Foreign Based Companies (1993) Research paper in Association with KPMG Peat Marwick.

Competitive Intelligence … A Perspective on America International Competitiveness (1 March 1993) Henley Business School, Henley-on-Thames, England, U.K.

Creating Values as Visions … The New Leadership Approach in the Global Multicultural Organization (6 July 1992) University of Stirling at Scotland, United Kingdom ... Managing Change Conference at Sopron, Hungary. Peer Reviewed Conference Paper Presented.

Conveyances of Incorporeal Interests in Land Between Landlord and Tenant (15 June 1980) This legal treatise was written to advance the concept of property law, specifically incorporeal interests of intangible real property (chattels) which are legal interests that cannot be held physically, since they are held as personal property rights. This thesis explained basic distinctions between corporeal tangible real property and incorporeal intangible real property. 32 pages, Law School Legal Thesis.

 

Travels

United States: All States

Austria: Vienna

Bahamas: Princess Cays

Belize:  Belize City

Canada: Glacier Bay - Halifax - Icy Strait Point - Juneau - Ketchikan - Kodiak - Saskatchewan - Seward - Skagway - Tracy Arm - Vancouver - Victoria

China: Wuxi - Shanghai

Cayman Islands: Grand Cayman

Costa Rica: Puntarenas

England: London - Henley-on-Themes - Oxford

France: Paris - Normandy

Germany: Munich

Greece: Athens

Guatemala: Antigua - Guatemala City - Lake Izabal - Puerto Quetzal

Hawaii: Hilo – Honolulu - Kauai (Nawiliwili) - Maui (Lahaina)

Honduras: Island of Roatan

Hungary: Sopron

Italy: Venice - Genoa - Florence - Pisa - Rome - Naples - Livorno - Civitavecchia - Valletta

Jamaica: Montego Bay

Mexico: Acapulco - Carbo San Lucas - Cozumel – Ensenada - Huatulco - Island of Cozumel - Mazatlán - Mexico City - Progreso Yucatan Peninsula - Puerto Vallarta – Roatan – Belize City

Monte Carlo: Monte Carlo

Nicaragua: San Juan Del Sur

Panama: Cristobal - Panama Canal

Russia: Moscow - Orekhovo Zuyevo - Reutov - Solnechnogorsk - Serpukhov - Yubileyny - Balashikha

Spain: Barcelona

West Indies: St. Maarten - St. Thomas - St. Kitts - Nevis - Dominican Republic