Meet Tom

[vc_row][vc_column][rev_slider slidertitle=”Meet Tom” alias=”meet-tom”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row eq_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1602442605712{padding-top: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 5% !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1602442654221{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-right-color: #1e73be !important;border-right-style: solid !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”INTRO” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:80|text_align:right|color:%231e73be” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Tom Hazzard CDO of Hazz Design Consulting has co-designed and developed 250+ products generating almost $2 Billion in revenue for clients. With a degree from Rhode Island School of Design in Industrial Design and experience building in-house design teams for other companies, Tom has had products in all major retailers, wholesale clubs, electronics boutiques and office superstores, including the best-selling mesh office chair at Costco for over 6 years straight.

Along with his partner, Tracy Hazzard, he holds over 37 utility and design patents with an unprecedented 86% commercialization rate. Tom is co-host of the 3D Printing Podcast WTFFF?! ranked #1 on iTunes with over 100,000 listeners monthly; co-host of the Feed Your Brand podcast listed as one of CIO’s Top 26 Entrepreneur Podcasts to listen to in 2018; and co-host of the top-ranked inventor and eCommerce brand resource podcast, Product Launch Hazzards.

Tom’s expertise has been featured in television spots on FX Breakfast Time and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. In June 2015, his 3D Print Twist Tie Design won Outstanding Work from the China World 3D Printing Tech Alliance.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row eq_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1602442741669{padding-bottom: 5% !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1602442664042{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-right-color: #1e73be !important;border-right-style: solid !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”BIO” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:80|text_align:right|color:%231e73be” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]An inventor with 37 patents and an unprecedented 86% success rate for consumer product designs, Tom Hazzard has been rethinking brand innovation to design in success for over 25 years. Tom Hazzard is co-host of the Forbes-featured fast growth WTFFF?! 3D Printing podcast as well as host of two new podcasts, Feed Your Brand & Product Launch Hazzards borne out of his core business, Hazz Design, where he has designed and developed over 250 products that generate $2 Billion in revenue for retail and e-commerce clients.

Tom’s podcast recently reached 500 episodes and 100,000 plays/month but was monetized within one year of launch in conjunction with his authority site 3D Start Point. By applying his proven launch process & patent-pending ad mixing system Tom achieves a 37% conversion rate on advertisements with his focused active audience. This year, he spun off the venture into its own entity, Brandcasters, to bring done-for-you services to speakers, authors, experts, major publications, sports stars, and entrepreneurial influencers so they can broadcast their original brand message quickly.

Tom has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Wired, and Fast Company, been a guest on numerous podcasts, and speaks at conferences across the country on Content Conversion, Brandcasting and 3D Print Design.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1602442790203{padding-bottom: 5% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_button title=”DOWNLOAD INTRO & BIO”][/vc_column][/vc_row]