Tom Gegax

Originally from the Midwest, entrepreneur/author Tom Gegax spent decades as a successful business owner of Tires Plus, a retail tire business, where he served as CEO (Head Coach) to grow the company to 150 stores and $200M in sales. In 2000, as the company's majority shareholder, Gegax facilitated the sale of Tires Plus to Bridgestone/Firestone and serves as Chairman Emeritus. Gegax is a best-selling author with books published by HarperCollins and Random House; his management methods have been featured in multiple national newspapers and magazines. In 2001, Gegax founded Gegax Advisors to provide consulting and coaching to business owners and high-level executives; he maintains offices in Minneapolis and San Diego. Gegax serves as Chairman of The Gramercy Fund, LLP, an angel investment portfolio of early stage companies, as well as his philanthropic venture, Gegax Family Foundation.