Tom hayes From tough inner city beginnings where, at the age of 13, he lost his leg to a rare form of bone cancer, Tom morphed into multifarious life forms: fortune 500 sales executive, comedian, inspirational speaker, sportsman, adaptive athlete, world traveler, adventurer, father, and now, author. After early retirement from corporate life, he created a children’s evergreen property, Beantown Pals. What began as a series of short animated webisodes, soon evolved into a collectible toy line, merchandise and storylines. In 2013, he partnered with talented female comedian, Tammy Pooler, to record a series of wacky adventures around Beantown Pals two lead characters, Bucky and Betty. Over a three year period, he and Tammy created over 14 hours of audio-story content. Together they have authored the series, ‘Beantown Pals, The Adventures of Bucky and Betty’.