Tom Patterson, Founder of Tommy John | Being Successful Doing What You Love

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Jon Gordon

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🗓️ 8 January 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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On this episode of Positive University, Jon is joined by co founder of Tommy John, Tom Patterson. Tommy John has grown into a wildly successful company and Tom shares many great tips and stories that helped him to build the brand. Over the course of the episode Jon and Tom also discuss how to build a winning culture while loving what you do.

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0:00.0	Hey, this is John Gordon with Positive You, and today my guest is Tom Patterson.
0:13.3	Tom, how are you doing?
0:14.6	I'm doing great.
0:15.6	John, thanks for having me.
0:17.4	Great to see you.
0:18.4	Great to talk with you.
0:19.8	You are the founder and CEO of Tommy John, which is just amazing.
0:24.3	When I met you, it was a huge honor.
0:25.9	I'm a huge fan of Tommy John.
0:28.8	Let's get right into it.
0:31.0	What made you decide or want to start this company?
0:35.0	Where did the idea come from initially way back when?
0:38.6	Yeah, great question.
0:40.5	I'm actually co-founder of Tommy John.
0:43.0	My wife Aaron has been there since day one.
0:45.0	She's been equally involved with the business.
0:47.5	But if you've seen the movie, pursued happiness with Will Smith, selling bone scanners, doctors,
0:53.3	my background, I was selling medical devices, selling pulsac symmetry sensors.
0:57.1	It just looks like a little red dot ET for your ear, nose, forehead, and you see them
1:01.8	in ICUs and ORs and ERs.
1:04.4	And I wore a suit and tie every day, and I was getting my dress shirts fitted and tailored.
1:08.9	And I always wore an undershirt, so I wouldn't sweat through.
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