Tom Cummins

Built from nothing.

Know, desire, and go after what you want.

Founder & Chairman of American Power & Gas, of Cummins Worldwide, and over 20 other companies.

Everything he learned, given away in plain English.

The story · Chapter one · The Floor

He started below zero.

His own arithmetic for it: “like minus 30.” He came out of a Las Vegas childhood barely able to read, built an Inc. 500 company, and lost it all. What he rebuilt first wasn’t the fortune — it was a written financial plan, every week, never missed since.

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The companies

The companies are the proof.

More than $3 billion in sales so far across his companies.

Founder, co-founder, partner, or board member — energy on two continents, financial services, hospitality, and more.

All the companies

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Tom Cummins embracing an employee holding a trophy at a company awards celebration
Awards night

Tom’s policies

The rulebook, given away.

Every company Tom touches runs on written policy. He gives the actual documents away — the same policies his teams use, in plain English.

Tom Cummins at his executive desk during an on-camera interview
At the desk, on camera

Speaking

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More than 180 lectures, seminars, and workshops in the past ten years — as of 2024. Tom accepts a select number of speaking engagements per year.

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The rooms

Tom Cummins walking the center aisle of a packed seminar room as attendees stand and applaud
Walking in, 2025
A standing audience raising phones toward a stage screen reading Tom Cummins
A national event, 2025
Tom Cummins at a rooftop infinity pool overlooking the sea at sunset
Viareggio, 2024
Tom Cummins greeting his pilot on the tarmac outside a hangar
Between flights, 2024
An outdoor evening event under string lights, the crowd on its feet at dusk
An evening event, 2025
Tom Cummins embracing an attendee in the aisle after a seminar session
After the session, 2025
A helicopter resting on a grass field before departure
En route to Verona, 2024
Tom Cummins in conversation on a rooftop terrace above the coastline at dusk
The Tuscan coast, 2024

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