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'''Tom Ferry''' (born Thomas Andrew Ferry) is an American [[Business coaching|business coach]], [[motivational speaker]], [[self-help]] author, [[investor]], and [[Organizational founder|founder]] of a real estate coaching<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rismedia.com/2015/11/05/tom-ferrys-top-tactics-for-a-more-profitable-2016/|title=Tom Ferry's Top Tactics for a More Profitable 2016|date=2015-11-05|website=RISMedia|access-date=2016-07-21}}</ref> and events company, Tom Ferry International.
==Authorship==
Ferry’s first book “Life! By Design” was released in 2010 by [[Ballantine Books]] and became a New York Times bestseller in March 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A00E5DF173EF930A15756C0A9669D8B63|title=BEST SELLERS: ADVICE, HOW TO AND MISCELLANEOUS: Sunday, May 23rd 2010|last=|first=|date=2010-05-23|work=|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-06-03|via=}}</ref> The book was co-authored by Laura Morton and is about four [[Addiction|addictions]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-ferry/the-4-addictions-that-des_b_582556.html|title=The 4 Addictions That Destroy Your Dreams (They're Not What You Think)|date=2010-05-24|website=The Huffington Post|access-date=2016-06-03}}</ref> Ferry's second book "Mindset, Model and Marketing!" was released in 2017 and became an Amazon bestseller in August 2017. The book complied information from Tom Ferry's popular YouTube series, the #TomFerryShow, into a definitive guidebook for real estate professionals.
==Career==
Tom Ferry got his start by working for his father, real estate entrepreneur Mike Ferry. He then decided to start his own competitive coaching company in 2005. Ferry’s coaching company Tom Ferry International was created in 2005 and is located in [[Irvine, California|Irvine]], CA. The company hosts events and conferences and offers coaching services<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-coaches-for-real-estate-agents-1412265709|title=Top Coaches for Real-Estate Agents|last=McLaughlin|first=Katy|date=2014-10-02|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|issn=0099-9660|access-date=2016-06-03}}</ref> and [[mentorship]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://boomtownroi.com/blog/beat-the-competition-winning-listings-using-tom-ferrys-coaching/|title=Beat the Competition: Winning Listings Using Tom Ferry's Coaching|date=2016-06-08|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-22}}</ref> for [[real estate]] agents.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://realtormag.realtor.org/for-brokers/network/article/2016/05/teams-are-gaining-popularity|title=Teams Are Gaining Popularity|last=Christoffer|first=Erica|website=Realtor Magazine|access-date=2016-07-21}}</ref> Additionally, Ferry also coaches<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://abovemag.remax.com/tom-ferry-how-to-build-a-team-instead-of-lead-it/|title=Tom Ferry: How to Build a Team Instead of Lead It — ABOVE|date=2015-10-30|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-21}}</ref> real estate agents<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.realtor.com/advice/buy/become-a-real-estate-agent/|title=How to Become a Real Estate Agent in 5 Steps|date=2016-06-21|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-22}}</ref> and trains other coaches. He is also ranked on the Swanepoel Power 200 list,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swanepoel.com/power200/2016|title=The Power 200 List of 2016|website=www.swanepoel.com|access-date=2016-07-22}}</ref> which is for the 200 most powerful people in residential real estate.
==Investing==
Ferry is an investor in numerous companies including Acorn, Arx Pax, BoomtownROI, Contactually,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.inman.com/2015/11/10/crm-gets-8m-and-backing-from-celebrity-coach-tom-ferry/|title=CRM gets $8M and backing from celebrity coach Tom Ferry {{!}} Inman|access-date=2016-07-22}}</ref> geographicfarm, HomDna, Local.id, MILLIE, Porch, rentLEVER, ridscout, Aimtell and YouMail<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/youmail-teams-up-with-remax-and-famed-real-estate-coach-tom-ferry-as-its-real-estate-call-volume-tops-25-million-calls-per-year-300116186.html|title=YouMail Teams Up with RE/MAX and Famed Real Estate Coach Tom Ferry as its Real Estate Call Volume Tops 25 Million Calls per Year|last=Inc.|first=YouMail,|website=www.prnewswire.com|access-date=2016-07-22}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Tom Ferry is married to Kathy Ferry, and they have two sons Michael and Steven. His father is Mike Ferry, real estate agent coach and speaker. Tom started his career working for his father and rising to running the company before breaking off and starting his own firm in the same business in 2009.
==References==
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[[Category:American motivational speakers]]
[[Category:American investors]]
[[Category:American self-help writers]]
[[Category:American company founders]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Living people]]
==Authorship==
Ferry’s first book “Life! By Design” was released in 2010 by [[Ballantine Books]] and became a New York Times bestseller in March 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A00E5DF173EF930A15756C0A9669D8B63|title=BEST SELLERS: ADVICE, HOW TO AND MISCELLANEOUS: Sunday, May 23rd 2010|last=|first=|date=2010-05-23|work=|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-06-03|via=}}</ref> The book was co-authored by Laura Morton and is about four [[Addiction|addictions]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-ferry/the-4-addictions-that-des_b_582556.html|title=The 4 Addictions That Destroy Your Dreams (They're Not What You Think)|date=2010-05-24|website=The Huffington Post|access-date=2016-06-03}}</ref> Ferry's second book "Mindset, Model and Marketing!" was released in 2017 and became an Amazon bestseller in August 2017. The book complied information from Tom Ferry's popular YouTube series, the #TomFerryShow, into a definitive guidebook for real estate professionals.
==Career==
Tom Ferry got his start by working for his father, real estate entrepreneur Mike Ferry. He then decided to start his own competitive coaching company in 2005. Ferry’s coaching company Tom Ferry International was created in 2005 and is located in [[Irvine, California|Irvine]], CA. The company hosts events and conferences and offers coaching services<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-coaches-for-real-estate-agents-1412265709|title=Top Coaches for Real-Estate Agents|last=McLaughlin|first=Katy|date=2014-10-02|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|issn=0099-9660|access-date=2016-06-03}}</ref> and [[mentorship]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://boomtownroi.com/blog/beat-the-competition-winning-listings-using-tom-ferrys-coaching/|title=Beat the Competition: Winning Listings Using Tom Ferry's Coaching|date=2016-06-08|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-22}}</ref> for [[real estate]] agents.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://realtormag.realtor.org/for-brokers/network/article/2016/05/teams-are-gaining-popularity|title=Teams Are Gaining Popularity|last=Christoffer|first=Erica|website=Realtor Magazine|access-date=2016-07-21}}</ref> Additionally, Ferry also coaches<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://abovemag.remax.com/tom-ferry-how-to-build-a-team-instead-of-lead-it/|title=Tom Ferry: How to Build a Team Instead of Lead It — ABOVE|date=2015-10-30|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-21}}</ref> real estate agents<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.realtor.com/advice/buy/become-a-real-estate-agent/|title=How to Become a Real Estate Agent in 5 Steps|date=2016-06-21|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-22}}</ref> and trains other coaches. He is also ranked on the Swanepoel Power 200 list,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swanepoel.com/power200/2016|title=The Power 200 List of 2016|website=www.swanepoel.com|access-date=2016-07-22}}</ref> which is for the 200 most powerful people in residential real estate.
==Investing==
Ferry is an investor in numerous companies including Acorn, Arx Pax, BoomtownROI, Contactually,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.inman.com/2015/11/10/crm-gets-8m-and-backing-from-celebrity-coach-tom-ferry/|title=CRM gets $8M and backing from celebrity coach Tom Ferry {{!}} Inman|access-date=2016-07-22}}</ref> geographicfarm, HomDna, Local.id, MILLIE, Porch, rentLEVER, ridscout, Aimtell and YouMail<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/youmail-teams-up-with-remax-and-famed-real-estate-coach-tom-ferry-as-its-real-estate-call-volume-tops-25-million-calls-per-year-300116186.html|title=YouMail Teams Up with RE/MAX and Famed Real Estate Coach Tom Ferry as its Real Estate Call Volume Tops 25 Million Calls per Year|last=Inc.|first=YouMail,|website=www.prnewswire.com|access-date=2016-07-22}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Tom Ferry is married to Kathy Ferry, and they have two sons Michael and Steven. His father is Mike Ferry, real estate agent coach and speaker. Tom started his career working for his father and rising to running the company before breaking off and starting his own firm in the same business in 2009.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferry, Tom}}
[[Category:American motivational speakers]]
[[Category:American investors]]
[[Category:American self-help writers]]
[[Category:American company founders]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Living people]]
