40 under 40 – 2017 winners

Tom Skara

Tom Skara
Stratford, Connecticut.
Co-Owner and Director of Operations, Macron Sports Store.

Family from Skabrnja near Zadar and Bugojno in BiH. Tom is proud to state his life long love affair for soccer and Croatia. He has found multiple ways to honor both these passions by his hobbies, sports commitment via a college scholarship and now as a business career. Tom’s Macron global brand store provides high-end team-wear and athleisure wear to youth clubs, schools, colleges and pro clubs throughout the USA. Macron is Italy’s premier technical sportswear brand and the official supplier to English Football League. His store provides a full range of direct team-wear products for football, rugby, volleyball, handball, basketball and baseball. Tom’s Macron store offers a one-stop shop and first class personal service for so many types of sports team-wear.

Tom has been successful in blending soccer with a Croatian connection. Tom founded the Connecticut Croatia, amateur soccer club and the team is a recognized member of Croatia North American Savez. He even played for the Melbourne Knights in Australia where Josip Simunic and Mark Viduka played for and after his successful college soccer career at Fairfield University. Tom was on a full scholarship and was conference player of the year one year in college. He played soccer for New York Croatia as a young child and attended school at Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius in New York City. He met his wife at a Mate Bulic concert in Canada and actually submitted his “40 Under 40” information while he was still on his honeymoon.

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