Meet Your Coach

Tom works with small business owners, mid-level managers, and executive leaders to increase their effectiveness, improve teamwork and efficiencies by increasing relevance, confidence, communication styles, and problem-solving skills. The bottom line results are less stress, greater confidence, less wasted hours at work and more time with family and friends.

Tom specializes in transforming the professional narratives of managers, like Amanda. Initially deemed irrelevant by company leadership and slated for possible termination, Amanda faced a pivotal moment in her career. Rather than opting for termination, the leadership team engaged Tom to assess the situation and work with and coach Amanda. Together, Tom and Amanda identified challenges, clarified desired outcomes, and crafted strategies to achieve success. With leadership's approval, Amanda was assigned new opportunities within larger teams, was given the opportunity to lead new projects, and was assigned a junior team member to manage, allowing her to hone her leadership, delegation, mentorship, and management skills. In just six weeks, Amanda's remarkable transformation shifted her earlier negative perception, earning her recognition as a highly valuable team member with increased visibility with the greater team and with company leadership.

Tom has held leadership positions in advertising, marketing and sales across many industries. In addition, Tom has played a critical role with Leadership Roanoke Valley, the area's premier leadership development program. Over the span of 10 years volunteering with the program, he has advised numerous participant teams and advisors. In this role, he works with challenging dynamics, conflict resolution, coaching, mentoring and guiding high functioning individuals and teams.