Tom Burden
Login to view DISC.Tom Burden is the CEO and founder of Grypmat, a company he launched based on his experience as an F-16 mechanic in the U.S. Air Force. An inventor and entrepreneur with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, he successfully pitched his product on "Shark Tank," earning accolades such as Forbes 30 Under 30 and an INC 5000 ranking.
Tom is passionate about personal philosophy, particularly the concepts of emotional abundance and using intuition to guide success. He frequently shares his journey on podcasts, discussing how to overcome fear and the challenges entrepreneurs face, aiming to inspire others to pursue their passions and turn crises into opportunities.
He invented the Grypmat after becoming frustrated with his tools constantly sliding off the curved surfaces of the fighter jets he was servicing.
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