Tom Nardone is a mischievous man who keeps busy as an entrepreneur, volunteer, father, and humorist. In 1998 he left a career as a business plan writer at Ford to create PriveCo Inc., the world’s most private company. PriveCo allows you acquire the most unmentionable items imaginable in total privacy. In 15 years over 800,000 people have trusted Tom with their strangest secrets.

Mr. Nardone recently founded a successful bulletproof vest company, BulletSafe. BulletSafe offers a great bulletproof vest at an unbelievable price. His company is upsetting the status quo in the body armor business and is quickly becoming a sensation with customers.

Tom is no dummy. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Boston University in just 3 years, and he has done graduate study at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Oakland University, University of Michigan, and College for Creative Studies.

His favorite quote is “To get 1 great idea you need 100 ideas and a system to determine which one is the best.” By Gurminder Bedi. This principle was used to launch PriveCo Inc. and has guided its success ever since. His favorite quote about himself was made by his ex-girlfriend “Tom Nardone has the self confidence of three gorgeous men.” Which he admits is sadly true.

Tom’s creative energies have also allowed him to become a best-selling how-to book author and possibly the world’s most famous pumpkin carver. His Extreme Pumpkins brand of pumpkin carving has made him a seasonal celebrity.

In his free time Tom is the leader of a volunteer group that mows the abandoned parks and playgrounds of Detroit. The Mower Gang hosts events that are fun and unusual. Part cleanup and part biker rally, the Mower Gang is a gritty group of gearheads that use their skill to give kids safe places to play.

Mr. Nardone is on the board of directors of Healthy Detroit, has sat on the board of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization and frequently guest lectures at Entrepreneurship classes.

Mr. Nardone lives with his wife and three young children. He enjoys being a dad, humor, cars, motorcycles, and inventing.