Thomas is a single father of two teen daughters, a business executive in the technology field, a competitive martial artist and mountain climber as well as a writer and teacher. Thomas has been meditating and studying Buddhist and eastern philosophy for over 25 years. In 2008, Thomas lost everything financially, yet he found himself as he began to follow a path to write and teach the way of looking within. Thomas is out to create an army of Zen Warriors who fight this ultimate battle within and who fight for those who cannot for themselves. Thomas has two books currently published, A Cup of Buddha, and Is that so? A Modern Fable of Awakening. He plans to release his third book, Conquer Thyself: Change Yourself, Change the world sometime in 2018.