Tom Chappell is the author of two books The Soul of a Business and Managing Upside Down, each focused on leading with values and on letting your own deepest beliefs drive your business. Tom Chappell and his wife Kate created a uniquely successful socially-responsible American company, Tom’s of Maine, in 1970 and sold to Colgate Palmolive in 2006, where it continues to grow in its leadership position in natural personal care under Colgate’s stewardship.

Tom then ventured into the apparel business to create the first “certified organic” wool clothing company in America, Ramblers Way, using his same values-centered approach to business.

Tom honed this values–centered business model while pursuing a Masters in Theological Studies at Harvard Divinity School, where the seeds of creating a practicum for business leaders called the Seven Intentions of Values-Centered Leadership Course were sown. 

Gleaning important insights from his founding and building of two American brands, from his graduate studies, and from his spiritual journey in addiction recovery, Tom now focuses on the importance of our spiritual realm to guide and sustain personal joy in business and life through his newest venture Tom Helps.