1. Tom holds 2 first class passes on United. They are good for life, or so I understand, that he purchased several years ago for a very large 6 figure sum. Two tickets, anywhere United flies, first class.

2. He does earn miles for his flights. On occasion he will go on mileage runs. I have known him to shoot off to Europe for lunch and miles.

3. Tom really does get treatment above and beyond the normal first class flier, it’s always a blast to fly with Tom. He has never met a stranger.

4. Tom is the Lord and High Master of frequent flyer, hotel points, and travel promotions. Several years ago he flew to 50 states in 50 days. He has stays in hotels in order to win very special prizes, like a guest appearance on Seinfeld.

5. Toms a great guy, good trainer, I have learned a lot from him. Being on an airplane as much as he is takes it’s toll. No need to use your imagination to figure that out.

I hope my post offers some clarity.

As for being the best trainer in the business, that is true. He has been in the business for 30 years and has seen a lot of success consulting auto dealers, managers and salespeople.

He really has flown all of those miles as well. I was with him for over 400,000 of them myself. We love to travel and see as much of the places we go to when we visit.

I agree with the carbon footprint stuff. We are on planes with between 75 and 300 other people so our carbon footprint is the same as everyone else’s.

He does use Skype religiously to call our clients in Australia to save money, but eventually we do have to go meet with them so that is why he flies all of the miles he does.

I appreciate all of the comments. By the way, Bacardi isn’t that bad and when you own your own company you can pretty much do whatever you want as long as it doesn’t upset your employees or your customers.

@Simon- In googling, it appears that the Stuker is a guy who teaches people how to sell cars, and appears to be the best such teacher in the world. The market for cars hasn’t been very good, and every edge helps. If Stuker’s customers want him running seminars in person, then that’s what he does. As @Paul alluded, there are airline pilots and FAs who fly as much as Stuker. The difference is that Stuker doesn’t have FAA mandated down time; he can use that time to earn money that apparently more than covers his premium travel.

I assume they mean his company pays? And I wonder why biz class is not sufficient; I mean, wouldn’t he almost be a sure thing for an upgrade (using miles if need be)?

In my mind, I simply cannot reconcile this type of work/travel schedule; these people need to take a bit more (fiscal) responsibility and pursue more creative ways to reduce their carbon footprint……..Skype, WebEx, etc.?

I wonder what Tom’s doing for Christmas??