Thomas Buchte

“Hard-working, ambitious, progressive thinker in the area of social analytics and attribution. Accomplished some fantastic results in the time he worked at Initiative and really pushed the agency forward in some key areas.”

“As a leader in the entertainment industry for nearly 13 years, we have provided many successful opportunities to various consumers, celebrities, and production crews throughout Television, Feature Film, and through various Celebrity Events. Mr. Tom Buchte has been one of our key players contributing to this success with his pro-active attitude, hard working spirit, and prompt assistance. His great teamwork with us has allowed us to effectively build relationships with businesses throughout the industry. Tom has been great in providing assistance with recreating our client brochure and marketing brochure for our celebrity sponsored events, and has provided creative input into the various studio projects we’ve had. Whenever there’s been a need to get a job done around the office, he has always been there to assist us and lead in accomplishing the task. He’s been phenomenal in providing assistance with feature film and television production. The valuable experience attained was focused on but not limited to creating synopsis for TV and Film, breaking down scripts for product placement opportunities, developing marketing list, building relationships with productions, assisting in the celebrity events that we orchestrate, and updating our website. Tom has worked and maintained a great working relationship with our existing 100+ clients and has helped to solicit and create new business opportunities with 400 other potential clients.”

“Tom Buchte is unique. I have been lucky to have him as an intern for my media and software development company for the past several years. He is smart, positive, hard-working, talented, and fun. I am always surprised at the speed and detail of his work when I assign him a task. Tom's tenacity is possibly best illustrated with the example of the school newspaper he started, The Eagle Flyer. As he entered high school, Tom realized that a sorely missing element at Mount Everett Regional was a student newspaper. There was a newsletter published and written by a teacher but nothing from the student body for the student body. Tom got to work. He knew that this was going to be a difficult road so he began with what he thought would be the most challenging aspect—raising money. He wrote a grant proposal and just four months later the Berkshire Taconic Foundation awarded him $1,000. Now to navigate the classic political structure at his school. While some teachers were uncomfortable with a student pioneering a newspaper, others were supportive but could not build the bridges that Tom needed to succeed. So he did it himself, turning skeptics and barriers into allies, cooperating with him and even helping to fund some of his purchases. Tom purchased a computer, scanner, and the software needed to produce a newspaper and an accompanying website. As momentum picked up, Tom gathered contributing writers and photographers. He filled the pages with interesting content. To raise additional funds he collected ad revenue from local businesses. The Eagle Flyer has now delivered 4 editions and Tom is cultivating a group of editors to take the reigns when he leaves. They will be aided by the second grant award of $2,500 Tom has secured for 2005. In just two years, Tom's project has become a source of pride for the school and its students. Underneath his polite and sometimes quiet exterior is a passionate, highly intelligent, thoughtful, and talented dreamer who has the unusual ability to turn these raw materials into action and reality.”

“Tom worked part-time at The Orion Society, an environmental education organization, for several years. Tom's duties included office management and customer service. Tom is trustworthy, personable, and dedicated to his work. Tom is very organized and worked well with a minimum of supervision. I have high hopes for Tom in his future career and recommend him highly.”