Thomas Berkley is an entrepreneur and business builder based in Cleveland, Ohio. His path did not start in a boardroom. It started in uniform, with ten years of service in the United States Air Force. That decade shaped the discipline and structure behind everything he has built since, including the platform now known as Thomas Berkley Nexus Acquisition Group.
Most businesses obsess over acquisition costs and ignore churn completely. Thomas believes the business that keeps its clients longest wins, not the one that signs the most new ones.
Ten years in the Air Force taught Thomas that systems and consistency beat motivation every time. The businesses that last are not the most excited. They are the most disciplined.
Thomas started with discipline, curiosity, and a willingness to figure things out. He believes that with the right opportunity and practical skills, anyone can build a business that creates real income and lasting value.
Thomas Berkley grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and joined the Air Force at 18. Over the next ten years, he served his country while quietly developing an entrepreneurial mindset most of his peers did not share. The military taught him the difference between people who execute consistently and people who only execute when it is convenient.
He did not wait until leaving the service to start building. While still on active duty, Thomas studied business, sales, and marketing, learning what worked and what did not. By the time he left the military, he had a framework in his head and the discipline to put it to work.
From 2018 onward, Thomas built and scaled multiple companies, generating over ten million dollars in verified sales. Along the way, he had the chance to work directly with Kevin Harrington, the original Shark from ABC's Shark Tank and one of the pioneers of the infomercial. Thomas managed marketing campaigns for Harrington's clients in the home services space, and that experience shaped how he thinks about business at a fundamental level.
"The military showed me what it looks like when a team operates at its best, with clear roles, accountability, and a genuine commitment to the outcome. That's exactly what I try to build in every company I touch."
After years of building his own companies and consulting with others, Thomas kept noticing the same gap. Businesses spent enormous amounts of money acquiring clients and almost nothing keeping them. That gap became the foundation for Thomas Berkley Nexus Acquisition, and for the platform behind Nexus Acquisition Group today.
Experience matters, but results tell the bigger story. These milestones offer a snapshot of what Thomas Berkley has built and accomplished over the years.
Thomas earned the ClickFunnels 10X Award for surpassing ten million dollars in total sales across multiple companies since 2018.
Through Thomas Berkley's prior venture, CSM Collective, over one hundred Client Success Managers were trained and placed into real companies.
Thomas has been building and scaling companies since 2018, starting while still in the military and going full time from there.
A decade of military service built the accountability and systems thinking that still guide how Thomas operates every business today.
Building successful companies is one thing. Earning recognition for the results is another. Thomas’s work has done both.
Awarded to entrepreneurs who generate over one million dollars through a single ClickFunnels funnel. Thomas earned this recognition for building a high converting sales system from the ground up.
This award recognizes entrepreneurs who surpass ten million dollars in total lifetime sales. It remains one of the highest distinctions available through ClickFunnels, and one Thomas holds today.