About Thomas Michael

I am a serial entrepreneur with a relentless passion to build, scale & exit. Committed to living a life worth living.

Founder. Coach. Investor. Explorer. Bon Vivant.

I’m Thomas Michael – a builder at heart who’s spent the last 25 years launching, scaling, and exiting businesses across SaaS, EdTech, AI, and SAP.

My journey has taken me from Hamburg to Houston, San Diego, New York City – and now London – each stop a chapter in learning what it really takes to grow companies, manage wealth, and design a life worth living.

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My Story

Early Days: Born in Hamburg, Germany, I cut my teeth as a junior consultant and fell in love with SAP. By my 30s I had co-founded and grown Michael Management Corporation into the world’s #2 SAP training provider after SAP itself.
Big Exit: In 2022, I sold a controlling stake in that business at a top valuation and discovered that selling your baby is both exhilarating and terrifying. And strangely liberating at the same time.
Tomco Capital: Today I lead my boutique investment & advisory firm, Tomco Capital, where I back promising tech businesses, curate passion-project real estate restorations, and acquire contemporary fine art that tells a story (and appreciates).

What I Do Now

Founder Coaching & Strategic Advisory
I work with a handful of ambitious tech founders (4 max) to help them:

Scale: Double revenue by uncovering hidden growth levers and building predictable sales engines.
Systemize: Architect processes, build autonomous teams, and dashboards so the company runs without its founder.
Exit: Command top multiples by converting revenue into recurring streams, cleaning up governance, and crafting a bulletproof financial story.

Nano-Private Equity
Through Tomco Capital, I make select seed-to-Series-A bets in SaaS, EdTech, and AI ventures where my operational playbooks and network unlock outsized returns.

Family Office & Legacy Projects

Art Collection: I launched my first contemporary fine art fund. My focus: works that blend aesthetic beauty with market upside.
Real Estate: From small pied-à-terres in world capitals to historic countryside restorations under $500k.
Heritage Book: Crafting my family’s escape story—from post-war Leipzig in 1960 through Hamburg’s great flood.

A Day in the Life

Morning: Rise early, quick check of the morning news & emails, then a HIIT workout or functional training session; tracking progress toward sub-12% body fat.
Midday: Strategy calls with founders, family office tasks, followed by market research on emerging AI tools.
Afternoon: Curating gallery visits or reviewing listings for my next real estate project.
Evening: Dinner at a hidden-gem restaurant in Chelsea, a drumming session on my electronic kit, or a quick train ride to Paris for a weekend art fair.

Outside the Boardroom

Globe-Trotter: I travel like its my job – next to food, it’s one of life’s greatest pleasures. And always with an eye towards opportunities: probing local startups, scouting investment deals, and sampling regional cuisines.
Collector at Large: Vintage Louis Vuitton Keepalls, Breitling watches, and a ’67 AC Cobra awaiting its London garage resurrection.
Lifelong Learner: Whether it’s a drum lesson, a cooking class in Paris, or trying conversational French, I believe curiosity is the best ROI.

Want to Work with Me?

No Fluff, All Results: I don’t coach for likes; I coach for results you can measure in dollars, efficiency gains, and increased exit multiples.
Founder-First Perspective: I’ve built companies from zero to multi-million exits – I know the pitfalls and the shortcuts.
Global Outlook: Dual US/German citizen, London resident, global network. I bring a world-class lens to every engagement.

Double ARR. Build autonomous teams. Drive premium exits.