Tom Elliott | Chief Executive Officer of CKMG

Tom Elliott, Co-Founder & CEO of Content Kings, Inc. (CKMG) launched the company in January of 2006 out of a loft in "South Beach" Miami, Florida. Born in Washington DC to a collegiate athlete and Olympian father, Tom acquired a love for competitive sports (and anything else competitive for that matter) at an early age. Excelling in sports and social activities... Tom was very difficult to pin down while growing up in Fremont, CA and finishing up HS in Prescott, AZ - eager to experience all aspects of life to the absolute fullest.

Grandson to two entrepreneurs; Thomas Elliott (founder of the L.A.C.D and a successful Beverly Hills based printing business) and Leo Gomez (Korean Wartime Paratrooper & 30 year plus business owner of Buena Park Tool); leadership and entrepreneurship have always been in his blood. After graduating high school Tom followed his Grandfather Leo's footsteps and volunteered for the Airborne - where he spent 3 years serving America as a Fire Support Specialist (Forward Observer) Paratrooper stationed at Fort Bragg, NC from 1997 - 1999.

After a great experience and journey as a Paratrooper in the Army Tom chose to attend College in San Diego, CA where he quickly began his adventure into Entreprenuership... Taking classes full time and working multiple jobs to stay busy Tom quickly found his way into hooking up with a small group of young entreprenuers who went by the name: AB25 or "Arrive By 25" where their focus was to "Retire" or at least have complete time freedom by the age of 25 years old. A lofty goal for a 22 year old but no obstacle too big for a Paratrooper right? :)

(Quick Note of Recognition: After Tom's 3 year stint running with the AB25'rs his friends and AB25 founder made it: AB25 Site - just at 30... Congrats Sarnicola & Mallen!)

Tom took a brief hiatis from the "Race for Retirement" hustle and found himself in the South Bay where he worked at Gold's Gym Redondo Beach as a Sales Person and Trainer... After 9 months of working out twice a day and selling people on the obvious Tom responded to a compelling advertisement from a company located in Marina Del Rey. A budding start up called Traffic Logic where the ingenious concept of building websites with relevant content to rank in Google & sell traffic was being sold... :)

Tom worked his way up from entry level sales rep to sales manager and trainer assisting Traffic Logic with it's natural evolution into InfoSearch Media where the focus was switched to helping clients by providing them with relevant content to hopefully rank within the organic search results. Seeing many areas for improvement within the InfoSearch organization Tom embraced his inner Paratrooper and took the leap back into Entrepreneurship founding CKMG w/ Steven Patton (funny enough - an un-happy client of ISM) and here we are...

Fast forward 3 and a half years going on year 4 this upcoming January CKMG has become a Full Service Web Agency focusing on helping clients succeed amidst this temulteous yet opportunis economic environment.

Airborne "All The Way!"

Favorite Quote: "Success is a peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable." - John Wooden

Hobbies: I need to get more hobbies... right now I'm elated if i can break away from work to get a workout in. (Time for an exec assistant...)

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