Rod Thomson is an award-winning journalist of more than 25 years who has worked for several daily and newspapers and weekly magazines as a reporter and editor. He has been published in national media such as The New York Times, National Review, Citizen Magazine, People Magazine and more, and he has two books published. Rod is a graduate of Michigan State University with a degree in journalism and minor in economics. He is married to Kim Thomson and they have eight children and three grandchildren.

Rod runs The Thomson Group, a PR and communications firm based in Sarasota, Fla., that focuses on companies effectively getting their message to their audience. You can get more information at The Thomson                                                                                              Group website and follow Rod on                                                                                                  Twitter.