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title: "Is Tom Sharman legit? How to check the work, and which Tom Sharman"
description: "How to check Tom Sharman's work yourself from public numbers, and how to tell the content strategist apart from the other Tom Sharmans online."
canonical: https://tomsharman.com/proof/
updated: 2026-10-30
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# Is Tom Sharman legit? How to check the work, and which Tom Sharman

> Yes, and you can check it. Tom Sharman is a UK content consultant and content strategist, based in Brighton and London, and founder of The Content Operators, a content consultancy. He is not the videographer at tomsharmanvideo.com or the game designer at tom-sharman.com. Three quick checks: [Sam Stoffel's Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/samstoffel/), 519,126 followers on 25 October 2026 after going from 0 to 500,000 in 10 months with Tom; the 47,563,094 YouTube views on Niko Omilana's [I Pranked America's Most Racist Man](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umNjlp2LObM); and Secret Leaders, number 2 in the UK Business podcast charts, whose [Spotify page](https://open.spotify.com/show/2IwIk50zNhVsgK0rQRSik7) names Wise and Vanta as sponsors.

Last updated 30 October 2026.

## Is Tom Sharman legit?

Yes. Tom has 12 years behind the scenes in the creator economy, and his work has produced 2B+ views. This page has no client quotes. The proof is numbers you can open and check for yourself, and where a number rests on Tom's word alone, the page says so.

- **Sam Stoffel.** Tom was Head of Content from June 2025 to May 2026, and Sam went from 0 to 500,000 followers in 10 months. His [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/samstoffel/) showed 519,126 followers and his [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@samstoffel) 225,476 on 25 October 2026. [The case study](https://tomsharman.com/case-studies/sam-stoffel/).
- **Niko Omilana.** New Waves, Who Dis?, Tom's company at the time, was Niko's production partner from January 2022 to September 2023: 17 videos with 184,464,872 views on YouTube. The most watched is [I Pranked America's Most Racist Man](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umNjlp2LObM), at 47,563,094. [The case study](https://tomsharman.com/case-studies/niko-omilana/).
- **Secret Leaders.** Tom was Head of Content from July 2024 to May 2025 and relaunched the show as video first. It reached number 2 in the UK Business podcast charts, behind The Diary of a CEO. The charts are not archived, so that position is Tom's own record. What you can check: [the Spotify page](https://open.spotify.com/show/2IwIk50zNhVsgK0rQRSik7) names Wise and Vanta as sponsors, and 125 of [its YouTube videos](https://www.youtube.com/@SecretLeadersPodcast) are Tom's work. [The case study](https://tomsharman.com/case-studies/secret-leaders/).

## How can you check each claim?

Every number here is one the site already quotes. **Public: open the link** means a public page shows it today. **Tom's own records** means no public page shows it, so you have Tom's word for it.

| Claim | Where to check | Date read | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sam Stoffel, 519,126 Instagram followers | [instagram.com/samstoffel](https://www.instagram.com/samstoffel/) | 25 Oct 2026 | Public: open the link |
| Sam Stoffel, 225,476 TikTok followers | [tiktok.com/@samstoffel](https://www.tiktok.com/@samstoffel) | 25 Oct 2026 | Public: open the link |
| Sam Stoffel, 0 to 500,000 followers in 10 months | [The case study](https://tomsharman.com/case-studies/sam-stoffel/) | Period: Jun 2025 to May 2026 | Tom's own records |
| 17 videos through Niko Omilana, 184,464,872 views | YouTube: each video is linked from [the case study](https://tomsharman.com/case-studies/niko-omilana/) | 25 Oct 2026 | Public: open the link |
| I Pranked America's Most Racist Man, 47,563,094 views | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umNjlp2LObM) | 26 Aug 2026 | Public: open the link |
| The Biggest Menace, 78,198,860 views, seven episodes and the trailer | YouTube: each episode is linked from [the case study](https://tomsharman.com/case-studies/the-biggest-menace/) | 25 Oct 2026 | Public: open the link |
| TheBurntChip, 27 long form videos, 52,004,088 views | YouTube: each video is linked from [the case study](https://tomsharman.com/case-studies/theburntchip/) | 25 Oct 2026 | Public: open the link |
| Secret Leaders, Wise and Vanta named as sponsors | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/2IwIk50zNhVsgK0rQRSik7) | No date recorded | Public: open the link |
| Secret Leaders, 125 videos in Tom's work, 346,649 views | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@SecretLeadersPodcast) | 25 Oct 2026 | Public: open the link |
| Secret Leaders, number 2 in UK Business podcasts and number 1 in Careers | No public page: the charts are not archived | Period: Jul 2024 to May 2025 | Tom's own records |
| Ben Heath's Skool community, number one trending money community on Skool and sixth globally | No public page: Skool does not archive its trending lists | Period: May to Sep 2026 | Tom's own records |
| Ben Heath Meta Ads Academy, 1.3k members | [Skool](https://www.skool.com/benheath/about) | 25 Oct 2026 | Public: open the link |
| 2B+ views across the work | No single public page: it counts clips, reposts and impressions on every platform | Not dated | Tom's own records |

## Which Tom Sharman is this?

At least three people called Tom Sharman have a website. They are different people with their own work, and this page makes no claim about theirs. The quickest test: a profile that belongs to this Tom Sharman links to tomsharman.com or to The Content Operators.

|  | This Tom Sharman | Tom Sharman, videographer | Tom Sharman, game designer |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| What he does | Content strategy, content operations and content teams for creators, entrepreneurs and brands | Videography | Game design |
| Website | tomsharman.com | tomsharmanvideo.com | tom-sharman.com |
| Business | Founder of The Content Operators, a content consultancy | See his own site | See his own site |
| Based | Brighton and London, UK | See his own site | See his own site |
| Handles | @tomsharmanweb on YouTube, TikTok and LinkedIn, @tomsharman on Instagram, @TOMSHARMANWEB on X | See his own site | See his own site |

## Where else does Tom appear?

The Content Operators is on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/thecontentoperators/), [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/thecontentoperators/), [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@thecontentoperators) and [X, @TheContentOps](https://x.com/TheContentOps). Tom's own profiles:

- [YouTube, @tomsharmanweb](https://www.youtube.com/@tomsharmanweb)
- [Instagram, @tomsharman](https://www.instagram.com/tomsharman/)
- [LinkedIn, tomsharmanweb](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomsharmanweb/)
- [TikTok, @tomsharmanweb](https://www.tiktok.com/@tomsharmanweb)
- [X, @TOMSHARMANWEB](https://x.com/TOMSHARMANWEB)
- [Creativepool, tomsharman](https://creativepool.com/tomsharman)
- [Press](https://tomsharman.com/press/): the coverage of his work, with his part stated against each piece.

## What has Tom not been able to check independently?

These figures on the [numbers page](https://tomsharman.com/numbers/) rest on Tom's own records. No public page shows them today, often because the source was never archived or the company has closed. Read them as his account.

- 2B+ views across the work, counting clips, reposts and impressions
- Sam Stoffel, 0 to 500,000 followers in 10 months (Jun 2025 to May 2026)
- The Biggest Menace, $350,000 production budget
- TheBurntChip, top 3 most watched videos on the channel are the 24 Hour YouTuber Race, 12,790,765 views
- $200,000 raised across Combat Gaming events
- Clash of Creators, 330,000 live viewers on the debut event (25 Jul 2021)
- Secret Leaders, #2 UK Business podcast and #1 Careers (Jul 2024 to May 2025)
- Angels Management: $750,000 in year one, 23 creators, margins above 50%
- Katie Price, 1,000,000 views and 60,000 subscribers in the month after launch (Sep to Oct 2019)
- Forza Horizon 5 launch campaign, $1,000,000 (2021)
- Campus Society, 600,000 monthly active users, employee number 5
- Tyro Magazine, 350 writers, 40% of UK students
- Machinima talent scout aged 13 (2009)
- Ben Heath's Skool community, number one trending money community on Skool and sixth trending globally
- 410M+ long form views produced
- The XCAD launch took over Times Square

## What companies has Tom run before?

Three, all in the past. Tom's business now is [The Content Operators](https://tomsharman.com/the-content-operators/), a content consultancy.

| Company | Dates | Tom's role | What it was | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| New Waves, Who Dis? | Jun 2021 to Nov 2023 | Co-Founder and Head of Talent Management | A UK YouTube production company, co-founded with Sam Hilton. It was Niko Omilana's production partner and produced The Biggest Menace. | Dissolved |
| Angels Management | Nov 2021 to Apr 2023 | Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer | A management agency for creators: brand deals, content strategy and platform growth. | Tom left in April 2023 |
| Clash of Creators | Feb to Aug 2021 | Co-Founder | A creator charity football event, co-founded with Callum Glanville. Its one event, on 25 July 2021, raised £12,754 for Mind. | Ran one event |

## How do you contact Tom?

Email [contact@tomsharman.com](mailto:contact@tomsharman.com). To start, book a [Power hour session](https://tomsharman.com/book/), £600 for 60 minutes on video. The three month sprint and the fractional Head of Content role are on the [Work with Tom](https://tomsharman.com/consulting/) page.

## Questions

### Is Tom Sharman legit?

Yes, and you can check it. Sam Stoffel's Instagram showed 519,126 followers on 25 October 2026, after Tom's time as his Head of Content. I Pranked America's Most Racist Man, on Niko Omilana's channel, has 47,563,094 views on YouTube. Secret Leaders' Spotify page names Wise and Vanta as sponsors. Each claim is listed on this page with where to check it.

### Which Tom Sharman is the content strategist?

The one at tomsharman.com: a UK content consultant and content strategist, based in Brighton and London, and founder of The Content Operators. He is @tomsharmanweb on YouTube, TikTok and LinkedIn, @tomsharman on Instagram and @TOMSHARMANWEB on X.

### Is Tom Sharman the same person as the videographer Tom Sharman?

No. The videographer at tomsharmanvideo.com is a different person, and so is the game designer at tom-sharman.com. This Tom Sharman works on content strategy, content operations and content teams. He does not sell video production as a service, though he can executive produce.

### Where is Tom Sharman based?

Brighton and London, in the UK. He works with creators, entrepreneurs and brands worldwide and remote, and the Power hour session runs on video, so it works wherever you are.

### Does Tom Sharman have client reviews?

Not on this site. The proof is public numbers you can check yourself: follower counts, view counts and sponsors, each listed on this page with a link and the date it was read. Where a figure rests on Tom's own records, the page says so.

### Is New Waves, Who Dis? still trading?

No. New Waves, Who Dis? was the UK YouTube production company Tom co-founded with Sam Hilton, and he was Co-Founder and Head of Talent Management from Jun 2021 to Nov 2023. It has since been dissolved. Tom's business now is The Content Operators, a content consultancy.

### How do I contact Tom Sharman?

Email contact@tomsharman.com, or book a Power hour session, £600 for 60 minutes on video, on the booking page. The three month sprint and the fractional Head of Content role are on the Work with Tom page.

## Read next

- [Numbers](https://tomsharman.com/numbers/): Every number the site quotes, with when it happened.
- [Case studies](https://tomsharman.com/case-studies/)
- [About Tom](https://tomsharman.com/about/)
- [Press](https://tomsharman.com/press/)