Thomas Ma

Performance marketing

Thomas Ma

Storyteller

A decade of receipts taught him which lever actually moves. Now he pulls it on stage and for other operators.

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$100M+ TikTok ad revenue across 250+ brands

StagesVidConSXSWEcom NorthYPO Global Summits
$100Mplus

TikTok ad revenue

250plus

Brands scaled

1exit

Sold, March 2026

SFSignal

Ownership group

AmazonWalmartNikeAdidasFableticsDr. SquatchCoinbaseand many more
01Capabilities

What he covers. Operator lessons, not theory.

None of this is reported. He ran the accounts, built the stack, and sat through his own diligence.

01

Exiting your company

He sold Sapphire Studios in March 2026. This is the part nobody writes down for you.

  • 01Preparing to hire your investment banker
  • 02What to have ready before the data room opens
  • 03How to make the right hire
  • 04Cleaning up the company before diligence
  • 05What the process actually feels like
  • 06Things I wish I would have known
02

Performance creative

250+ brands launched on TikTok. Some scaled past seven figures in spend on the platform.

  • 01Building the creative tech stack, with AI on the busyworkDesignLanding page creativeEditingWispr Flow
  • 02Reading creative KPIs and the framework that scales them
  • 03Launching on TikTok, first asset to first winner
  • 04Scaling spend past seven figures without losing the hook
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02Hire him

Performance marketing storyteller. Pick your path.

01

Speaking

The lessons that scaled. The mistakes that didn't.

  • 01Keynote, 30 to 45 minutes
  • 02Fireside or panel
  • 03Team workshop
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02

Advisory

Coaching structure: come prepared, leave with assignments and KPIs for the next session.

  • 01Come prepared, numbers ready
  • 02Leave with next-session assignments
  • 03KPI check-ins every call
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03On stage

Rooms he has already worked.

Thomas Ma at the TikTok Leadership Summit with Whaler CEO and JT Barnett
TikTok Leadership Summitft. Whaler CEO, and JT Barnett
Thomas Ma on the TikTok stage at SXSW with CreativeIQ leadership
SXSW, for TikTokft. Influential CEO and COO of CreativeIQ
Thomas Ma keynoting at Ecom North
Ecom NorthKeynote
Thomas Ma featured for TikTok for Business
TikTok for BusinessBrand feature
Thomas Ma at the YPO Global Marketing Summit
Fireside Chat HostMarketing leaders
and many
more
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04The work

Built, owned, running.

01Exited

Sapphire Studios

Founder

The UGC engine behind $100M+ for 250+ brands. Sold it in March 2026.

02Current

San Francisco Signal

Part of the ownership group

Pro women's volleyball. Bay Area team launching January '27. Fill the room from day one.

03Current

Tom Talks

Founder

Live events about the part that nearly ended it. Not the raise, not the exit.

05Tom Talks

Deep connections. Real stories.

Tom Talks finds builders and puts them in a room. Not to pitch, to share what actually happened. Come for the story. Leave with people who get it.

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Tom Talks x Palette live performances night with the full room seated
The room
Builders meeting and shaking hands at a Tom Talks night
Connections
Guests sharing a meal and conversation around a Tom Talks dinner table
The table
Friends laughing and capturing the moment at Tom Talks
The night
Operators talking over drinks at a Tom Talks gathering
Builders
06Inquire

Get in touch.

Tell him the number that will not move. Speaking date, advisory scope, or something that does not fit a box.