About
For over 27 years, Tom has focused on identifying what makes companies great and how they can achieve their potential through practical, real-world tools and processes. He began his career as a CPA at Deloitte’s Chicago office in audit, followed by 3 years performing financial due diligence for strategic and private equity acquirers at Ernst & Young.

Tom spent 13 years in leadership at two innovative entrepreneurial mission-driven organizations, where he implemented tools from various systems and books such as Good to Great, Blue Ocean Strategy and classic strategic planning tools to help grow both organizations. However, he came to realize that a patchwork approach of cobbling together bits-and-pieces of tools from various systems wasn’t optimal. He was then introduced to the book Traction®, and began to see the benefits of the EOS® methodology including the use of a holistic & unified system to help execute the vision, strategy & plan.

In 2015, Tom and his wife Traci founded Navigate the Journey, a firm that uses proven processes to help fast growing companies in the areas of strategic planning, team health, leadership development, human resources and life planning. Tom focuses on strategic planning and execution coaching at the company level. He was a Certified EOS Implementer™ from 2018 to 2021, facilitating over 300 EOS® full day sessions in that time and spoke at the EOS Conference in 2021. During this period, Tom customized the right and best approach for each client using his knowledge and experience with various tools and constructs, and then used EOS® as the execution methodology to make his client's vision, plan and strategy become real.

In 2021, Tom became a Certified Scaling Up Coach™ as the Scaling Up methodology more closely aligns with his lived experience and belief that while companies need a proven & holistic system, it should not be a “one-size-fits-all” rigid & closed system, but instead allows for the ability to customize and add on to that system as appropriate. Tom’s journey of discovering both what works and doesn’t work makes him a better coach. He is able to share his experiences of what produces desired results while also helping his clients avoid what he has experienced does not work.

As a coach, Tom believes in continually growing and learning by being coached himself. In addition to the ongoing and deep learning opportunities afforded by being a Certified Scaling Up Coach™, he is also a member of the highly collaborative Pinnacle Business Guides community, a Certified Value Builder™, and a member of Strategic Coach®.

Tom specializes in working with creative services firms including digital agencies, marketing & branding firms, web development and SaaS companies, though he has clients in a wide range of industries. His ideal client is one that recognizes that all top performers are better with a coach, enabling them to go further and faster over the long run.

Professional Highlights
-Co-founder of Navigate the Journey, a business consultancy focused on scaling entrepreneurial companies

- Certified EOS Implementer™ from 2018 to 2021 - Voracious learner, pragmatic teacher, curious facilitator, and results-oriented coach

- Best at & most passionate about facilitating full-day leadership team planning & execution sessions, and “roping in” with clients over the long run to help them scale their business mountain

Personal Highlights
-Born & raised in Ireland
- Lived in Chicago from 1994 to 2017
- Moved to Nashville, TN in 2017
- Married to an amazing woman for 22 years, who also happens to be one of the founders of HGTV
- Father to two wonderful teenage daughters
- Enjoy traveling with my family, particularly to Europe

Coaching Regions
US - Midwest
US - Northeast
US - Southeast

Industry of Expertise
Accounting/Finance
Coaching/Business Consulting
Computer/IT/Software Development
Creative/Design
Human Resources/Training/Dev.
Marketing
Medical/Health