As a writer, consultant and community builder, Tom Emrich uses his passion for new technologies to act as a catalyst to bring on the future. He founded We Are Wearables, an organization that rallies the tech community together to discover, discuss, and demo wearable tech in order to foster adoption and facilitate innovation. We Are Wearables is the largest wearable tech community of its kind in the world with chapters in Toronto, Ottawa, and Chicago.

Tom writes regularly about wearables and other emerging technologies for MobileSyrup, BetaKit, Design News, and Designers of Things. He also works with startups and large organizations as an advisor and consultant in offering assistance on product development, marketing, and organizational strategy.