Growing up "boomer", Strom had always liked classic rock.  More importantly, he always liked listening to KISS with his older brother.  Early on he was astonished at the idea that Gene Simmons had made it so that KISS, in any contracts they had, retained the rights to their own music.  In a sense, they acted as their own agent.

When it came time to sign his own contract when he was drafted to Anaheim and subsequently to Winnipeg in Season 52, Strom retained that sort of mentality.  "If a rocker can do it, why can't a hockey player?"  So his moral compass, which so far hadn't lead him astray, was his main consul when it came to all things hockey.  He did at times what was best for the teams he was on.  It's not like he was going without.  The bankrolls, the bonuses, even getting accommodations written into his contracts were all nice bonuses that he was always shocked he could get away with.  It was decent enough, that there were several times when he had thought about what he would be doing after hockey he considered opening up his own player agency and representing those like him.