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{{Short description|American marketing executive}}
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'''Tom Hayes''' is an American [[marketing]] executive, and is the founder of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley, a public-private economic consultancy and think tank. Hayes formerly worked as an executive at [[Applied Materials, Inc.]] He is the author of severaltwo bookbooks on digital business and culture including ''Jump Point: How Network Culture is Revolutionizing Business'' and ''[[No Size Fits All: From Mass Marketing to Mass Handselling]]''. HeHayes is a frequent contributor to the [[Wall Street Journal]] and the [[Huffington Post]].<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-hayes|title=Blog Entries by Tom Hayes|work=The Huffington Post|accessdate=2012-02-16}}</ref>
 
==Biography==
==Early life and education==▼
Hayes was born at [[Fort Benning]] near [[Columbus, Georgia]], but grew up in [[Lowell, Massachusetts]]. He attended [[Lowell High School (Lowell, Massachusetts)|Lowell High School]] where, as a student in 1978, he led a campaign to construct a new building for the school.<ref name=fastcompany>{{cite news|last=Malone|first=Michael|title=He's a Model Citizen for the 21st Century |newspaper=[[Fast Company]]|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/11/modelcitizen.html|date=1997-10-31|accessdate=2012-02-16}}</ref> Hayes attended and graduated from [[Boston University]].
 
▲===Early life and education===
==Career==▼
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▲===Career===
In 1992, Hayes founded and served as chairman and CEO of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley, a public-private effort tasked with rebuilding Silicon Valley's struggling regional economy.<ref name=fastcompany/> The organization's work was the subject of the book, ''Grassroots Leaders for a New Economy''. In 1996, Hayes pioneered what is widely considered to be the first online entertainment event - WEBSTOCK '96 - as "a combination TV show, rock concert and theme park." He joined forces with ''[[Melrose Place]]'' actor [[Andrew Shue]], to combine the creative talents of [[MTV]], [[Disney]], [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]], and [[Nickelodeon]] for a 96-hour marathon event in conjunction with [[Rock the Vote]] and to benefit the charity, [[Do Something]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Walters|first=Barry|title=Webstock '96 to be on-line extravaganza|url=https://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Webstock-96-to-be-on-line-extravaganza-3135880.php|date=1996-06-26|accessdate=2018-06-22}}</ref> Hayes also served as an executive at [[Applied Materials Inc.]] throughout most of the 1990s.<ref name=fastcompany/><ref>{{cite news|last=Markoff|first=John|title=Silicon Valley May Have Lost Its Way|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/28/business/silicon-valley-may-have-lost-its-way.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|date=1992-09-28|accessdate=2012-02-16}}</ref>
 
In October 2014, Hayes launched Techmanity, Silicon Valley's inaugural technology and lifestyle event. Individuals and companies whose products and services are revolutionizing the world were celebrated during the two-day event. Featured speakers and attendees included actor, musician and tech entrepreneur, [[Jared Leto]]; Venture Capitalist, [[Tim Draper]]; Hollywood producer, [[Scooter Braun]]; Actor and humanitarian, [[Kellan Lutz]]; and California Lieutenant Governor, [[Gavin Newsom]].
 
The conference also highlighted the hottest and most disruptive startups around the country in its Startlandia exhibit and honored next-generation innovators and rule-breakers during its Techmanitarian Awards. First year recipients included [[Nicholas Negroponte]], founder of One Laptop per Child; [[Participant Media]], founded by former [[eBay]] president [[Jeff Skoll]]; and a posthumous award to internet prodigy and activist, [[Aaron Swartz]].
 
After hours entertainment was produced by [[Live Nation]] and featured musical performances by Grammy Award winners [[Weezer]], [[Thievery Corporation]], Kongos, Young Rising Sons. DJ [[Dash Berlin]] was presented by sponsor [[T-Mobile US|T-Mobile]] in a special show.
 
In September 2015, Hayes was named Senior Vice President/Head of New Media at [[Paramount Pictures]] where he is responsible for new technology, new distribution, new content and new media talent.<ref name=Forbes>{{cite news|last=Malone|first=Michael|title=Hollywood and Silicon Valley: ReKindling a Failed Romance? |newspaper=[[Forbes]]|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikemalone/2015/11/18/hollywood-and-silicon-valley-rekindling-a-failed-romance/|accessdate=2015-11-18}}</ref><ref name=Deadline>{{cite news|last=Cieply|first=Michael|title=Paramount Flirts With Kino's Interactive Film 'Late Shift'; Gives A Lesson In Movie Logic|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/paramount-kino-industries-ctrlmovie-late-shift-movie-logic-tom-hayes-tobias-weber-joe-sowerbutts-1202188829/|accessdate=2017-10-17}}</ref><ref name=ESPN>{{cite news|last=Khan|first=Imad|title=Former WME/IMG executive Tobias Sherman creates game studio Foundry IV |url=http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/21341084/former-wme%7Cimg-executive-tobias-sherman-creates-game-studio-foundry-iv|accessdate=2017-11-08}}</ref>
 
==Publications==
* ''Jump Point: How Network Culture is Revolutionizing Business'', McGraw-Hill, 2008, {{ISBN |978-0-07-154562-4}}
* ''No Size Fits All: From Mass Marketing to Mass Handselling'', Penguin/[[Portfolio Hardcover]], 2009, {{ISBN |978-1-59184-267-5}}
 
==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.tombomb.com Personal website] Tombomb.com
* [http://www.techmanity.com Techmanity]
 
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