One-to-one coaching
For owners, executives, and rising leaders ready to question their assumptions and do the work between conversations.
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Former CEO. Executive coach.
Change the story,
change the leader.
I’m Thomas Dunn, a former CEO and operator. I coach owners, executives, and rising leaders across South Louisiana through one-to-one coaching, peer groups, and strategic planning. Our beliefs shape our behaviors. You don’t have to do this alone.
Grab a coffeeBaton Rouge, Louisiana.
Serving leaders across South Louisiana.
Serving leaders across South Louisiana.
Better decisions. Less weight.
A room where you can be honest.
A room where you can be honest.
Successful on paper.
Still carrying it all alone?
Meet Thomas
Experience on both sides of the table.
I became a CEO at 35 and ran a Louisiana healthcare practice. I was good at getting results, but I did it alone and it cost me real connection with my teams.
Today I’m a Vistage Chair and executive coach. I help leaders see the stories running their behavior, make better decisions, and stop carrying the weight alone.
More about ThomasWays to work
A better conversation.
A clearer next step.
Peer groups
A room of curious, generous peers who help you work through real decisions and hold you to what you said you would do.
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Strategic planning
For owners and leadership teams who feel busy but not aligned. Leave with clear priorities, owners, and a way to keep score.
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Change how you see it.
A new answer often starts with a better question. These are the conversations that make room for different choices.
Our beliefs shape our behaviors
The stories we tell ourselves shape how we lead. When we become aware of them, we can choose a different way to act.
Be curious and stop making assumptions
Ask the next best question instead of filling in the blank. Curiosity uncovers blind spots and makes room for trust.
You don’t have to do this alone
Leadership can feel isolating. A room of peers and an honest coaching conversation help you carry less.
Do what you say you will do
Bring the real issue, not the safe one. End with a clear commitment and return to it next time.
Better Together
It is in giving that we receive. Show up generous with your time, your experience, and the lessons you learned the hard way.
How we work
From the question to the next step.
The conversation is grounded in your real decisions, not a one-size-fits-all formula.
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Start with the real question
What decision is taking up space? We begin with the challenge you actually need to work through.
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Examine the assumptions
Explore the beliefs, habits, and expectations shaping how you see the situation.
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Consider another perspective
Make room for honest feedback, different experiences, and possibilities you haven’t considered.
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Choose your next step
Translate the conversation into a practical decision you can take back to your business.
A question worth sitting with
Change the story, change the leader.
Become aware of the stories running your behavior and the thing you do better than anyone else. From there, choose how you want to lead.
Thomas Dunn · Executive coach & Vistage ChairThe reading room
Ideas worth making space for.
Books open a door. Reflection helps you decide what to take through it.
Perspective · Reading room
Reading to see things differently
A few useful questions to bring to the next book you pick up.
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Decision making · Reading room
From reading to reflection
Turn a compelling idea into a more thoughtful decision.
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Leadership · Reading room
Build a reading practice
Make room for ideas beyond the demands of the day.
Read the reflection ↗Conversations & perspective
Make room for a different view.
Conversation prompts
What changes when you ask a better question?
A practical reflection on the assumptions behind a decision.
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Behind the conversation
Give the important conversation your full attention.
Create the conditions for a thoughtful exchange.
Read the reflection ↗Ideas for leaders
Step back.
Look again.
Move forward.
Short reflections to help you examine how you lead, listen, and decide.
All ideasBetter questions. Better conversations.
A starting point for the conversation you need to have.
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Community
Better Together,
beyond the business.
It is in giving that we receive. From volunteer days to working sessions and conversations with Louisiana entrepreneurs, this work reaches beyond the coaching room.
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