Tom Popomaronis — CEO
Most executives are producing content. Very few are building authority. There's a difference — and it compounds. For over a decade, I've studied what makes a leader's voice actually land. That turned into 1,000+ published articles across Entrepreneur, CNBC, Forbes, Inc., HBR, and others. It also showed me something most content strategies miss: presence without infrastructure is just noise. That's what Phantom IQ is built around. We are an AI-native executive thought leadership firm. We help senior leaders systematize their voice — building the narrative infrastructure behind their public presence, publication strategy, and long-term authority. That means ghostwriting (and placing) bylined articles for tier-1 publications. It means engineering LinkedIn content that compounds. And increasingly, it means Answer Engine Optimization — ensuring executive insight surfaces where discovery now happens: AI search environments, summaries, and citations. We run more than 30 production-grade workflow agents to do it. Every recorded conversation becomes structured memory. Every cycle sharpens the output. Our internal benchmark is Time-to-Edit (TTE) — the closer to zero, the better our systems work. We are AI-native — but human in *and* over the loop. Every system we build is designed to sharpen human judgment, not replace it. We've helped leaders from Google, Intel, Archer, GE, PepsiCo, IBM, and others build the kind of presence that outlasts any single article or campaign. The leaders we work with stop thinking about content. They start thinking about legacy. – If you're a senior executive who wants to be featured on TomTalks🎤 — my executive Q&A series — send me a message. I'd love to hear what you're working on!
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS thought leader specializing in AI-driven content strategies.
Location: Frederick, Maryland, United States
Experience: 17 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Thought Leadership
- Content Development
- Generative Ai
Career Highlights
- Over 1,000 published articles across major publications.
- Expert in AI-native thought leadership systems.
- Helps executives build lasting authority and legacy.
Work Experience
CIO Online
GenAI Contributor (5 mos)
OpenAI
Member: OpenAI Forum (1 yr 2 mos)
Techstars
Mentor (1 yr 6 mos)
Harvard Business Review
GenAI Contributor (1 yr 11 mos)
Advisory Council Member (4 yrs 1 mo)
Intro
GenAI & Thought Leadership Expert (2 yrs)
Pavilion
Executive Member (9 mos)
GDX Development
GenAI Advisor (6 mos)
Phantom IQ
CEO (2 yrs 3 mos)
Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center
Startup Mentor (3 yrs 1 mo)
Massive Alliance
Co-Founder of Emissary AI & President of Innovation (1 yr 1 mo)
EVP, Innovation (2 yrs 3 mos)
Vice President, Innovation (10 mos)
Fathom
Advisor (4 yrs)
TNW
Contributor (1 yr)
Entrepreneur Media
VIP Contributor (5 yrs 10 mos)
Contributor (6 yrs 11 mos)
CNBC
Contributor (2 yrs 7 mos)
Hawkins Group
Sr. Director, Product Innovation & Business Development (1 yr 7 mos)
Gadget Flow
Advisor (1 yr 7 mos)
Telebrands Corp.
Director, Special Projects (7 mos)
Product Manager (9 mos)
Forbes
Columnist - Surviving Retail in a Digital Era (1 yr 6 mos)
RateMyProfessors.com, RateMyTeachers.com
President (Interim) (5 mos)
Inc. Magazine
Columnist - Innovating Disruption (2 yrs 11 mos)
TechCrunch
Contributor (1 yr)
Betamore
Mentor (3 yrs 11 mos)
OpiaTalk
Founder & CEO (3 yrs 4 mos)
GEICO
Claims (9 mos)
Auctionopia
Founder & CEO (4 yrs 6 mos)
Portrait Innovations
Photographer (1 yr 2 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Arts at Virginia Wesleyan University
Business Administration and Management at The Boys' Latin School of Maryland
