Many of you who read my blog know Mike Thomas – he is an occasional guest contributor, he is a great friend, and he helped me build the initial version of michaelthanley.com
Mike made a splash in the technology world earlier this month when he made the move to AMS Imaging, one of the world’s leading providers of Document Management and Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Solutions and Services. With 11 years in the Information Management industry and as one of the founders of Shoreline Records Management, Mike has been an early innovator within the content management and document capture solutions fields.
Jim McKenney, CEO of AMS Imaging is “delighted that Mike has joined AMS to drive business development throughout New England and the New York Metro area. Our current and future clients will benefit from Mike’s wealth of experience in improving back office processes for clients in financial services, third-party administration, and telecom.”
My earliest memory of Mike dates back to August 28, 2007. I was hosting a business networking event at which we were holding a fundraiser that would allow us to offer scholarships to High School Seniors who planned on studying business in college. Mike was one of the grand prize winners that night, winning a $500 cash prize. Mike came up to me right after the event was over and said something to the effect of (I wish I could remember the line word for word), “Having or not having $500 isn’t going to change my life for better or worse, why don’t I donate it back so you can give away an extra $500 scholarship.” Now, I make it a point to always donate back any cash prizes under $100 and depending on the cause, I’ll typically donate back most cash prizes under $200. But when I was in my mid-twenties, if I had won a $500 cash prize, I don’t think I would have been selfless enough to even consider donating the entire prize back. But that’s exactly what Mike did. And that’s the reason why I made it a point to follow up with him and get to know more about him and what he did. And it’s one of the reasons why I consider Mike to be one of my closest friends inside and outside of the business world.
Best of luck in your newest endeavor!
