Tom WALLMANN

What was your very first job? What does it feel like to look back at it now?

My very first job was at my fathers company when I was 14, selling sports gear for track and field athletes. From javelins to poll vaulting equipment.

Please describe, in your own words, what your current job is and what work it entails.

I am currently the marketing advisor of several re-know brands, working closely with executive boards and management on improving their brand, marketing and communication initiatives in an increasingly digital univers.

How did you discover that the creative world is right for you? Was there a time in your life that you credit to this discovery? Which train of events did bring you to where you are today?

1995 I spent a week in NY in the „office“ of Walter Schupfer and we decided that it woudl be a great idea for 2 Austrians to conquer the world. Naiv, but brilliant. The rest is history.
In your constantly growing and expanding industry, how and where do you usually find inspiration to keep your work fresh, innovative and relevant?

My 6 year old daughter is the best inspiration I can imagine. For innovation and relevance – I listen to my wife, read everything I can find and talk to a lot of exceptional people around the world.

If you had to pick one piece of work or project that you are most proud of, especially for the creative work and innovation it required rather than its recognition or industry success, what would it be?

Spending a day with Jeff Bridges and creating a „Follow your Nature“ campaign for Marc O‘Polo is hard to beat.