Thomas Martin has been doing voice-overs at a television station in Des Moines, Iowa, while earning a degree in radio and television production at Drake University, Martin prepared for a career that is equal parts know business and show business. Martin's résumé reads like a litany of the fads to hit organization and human resource development over the past decade and a half. His last role was as corporate director of training and brand standards at W Hotels, part of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. Having fallen somewhat accidentally into training during a stint in the front office at the Waldorf Astoria, a Hilton Hotels Corp. property, Martin found himself promoted to training manager when his mentor became ill and left the hotel.