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Tom Short

Calgary, AB

Also known as: wtshort

Tom started his career with Canadian Hunter Exploration after earning his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary in 1986. In 1991, Tom started his first company, Bright Ideas, a direct mail operation that developed a low voltage technology for neon transformers and produced neon products for both home & business use throughout North America. The exposure & recognition gained from the innovative marketing and high quality design for Bright Ideas lead to the initiation of Idea Machine in 1993. Idea Machine offered marketing strategy, branding, design, direct marketing & web development services to a variety of emerging and established organizations. By 1999, Idea Machine was recognized as one of the top 10 interactive agencies in Canada and was working with fortune 500 companies such as Coca-Cola and Kellogg’s as well as international marketing organizations such as Ogilvy & Mather. In 2003, Tom merged Idea Machine with Rare Method to create the largest independent interactive agency in Western Canada. Rare Method offered an integrated approach to marketing & advertising with a specific focus on leveraging technology to make marketing more effective & accountable. Rare Method at its height in 2008 had over 100 employees with offices in Calgary, Alberta and Salt Lake City, Utah. Tom served as both Vice President & President of Rare Method. During his tenure, Rare Method won numerous marketing & advertising awards for their clients as well as achieving a compounded average growth rate (CAGR) of 27% from 2003 to 2008. Rare Method was recognized for it's business success and was highlighted as one of Alberta Venture’s Fast 50 and Profit Magazine’s Profit 100 for several years running. Tom is currently developing Software as a Service products and offering strategic consulting and marketing services to entrepreneurial ventures.

Tom Short

Calgary, AB

Tom Short lives in Calgary, Alberta. Companies in which he has a work history include V.p. Marketing, Rare Method Interactive Corp. and Raremethod Capital Corp..