“The mission of this Think Tank Team is to create conversations among us that will lead to positive actions in our business lives — and more importantly be a source of motivation to the team and those around us to strive to become better overall individuals.”
-Tom Farrell | CEO
taniya nayak
Taniya Nayak is one of the nation’s foremost interior designers. She became a household name as a design expert member on HGTV and Food Network. Taniya owns a successful, Boston-based interior design firm, Taniya Nayak Design, Inc. where she adds a fresh, clean look to both commercial and residential spaces.
dr. george james
Dr. George is the Chief Innovation Officer at Council For Relationships and Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. He works extensively with professional athletes, entertainers, adult men and women, executives, couples and young adult men on various issues, including adulting, career, anxiety, work-life balance, love life, leadership, parenting, depression and sex/intimacy concerns. He’s a regularly featured guest on Today, Hoda & Jenna, CNBC, Nickelodeon and Good Day Philadelphia. Author of an Amazon Best Seller and published writer in The Undefeated, and Ebony Magazine. Dr. George is also the CEO of George Talks, LLC and is a known speaker and corporate & media consultant.
allison stokke fowler
Allison is a former All-American pole vaulter at the University of California, Berkeley. The pole vaulter would then turn pro and competed at the national level. She spent time as a fitness model for Nike and Athleta, among other major athletic brands. She now runs Main Event Media, a production company she and her husband, Rickie Fowler, started in 2018. Main Event’s first co-production, Basketball or Nothing, is streaming on Netflix and has been nominated for a National Sports Emmy.
elina rogakous
Elina studied in Athens, Greece and Monterey, California before receiving her Masters from the London School of Economics in International Relations and European Studies. She runs a non-profit initiative that organizes school basketball games on the island of Crete and a storytelling website where great basketball players and coaches promote the English language to Greek children.
Tom Farrell
Tom is the CEO and Executive Producer here at The WorkShop. He’s worked with some of the biggest names in entertainment and has developed strong, meaningful relationships that last long after the cameras are turned off. He’s an Executive Producer on Netflix’s Basketball or Nothing, which has been nominated for a National Sports Emmy. He’s been an EP on over 700 hours of television programming, including every season of Trading Spaces on TLC and the Haney Project on Golf Channel.