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Dawn Bloomer is a Vice President of M&A in the Western Region for Generational. She brings a unique combination of entrepreneurial leadership and transaction experience to her role, having bought into her veterinary practice early in her career before growing it and eventually leading its merger into a national acquisitions group. She continued on to support that group’s buy-side M&A efforts, helping expand its footprint until it was ultimately acquired by a large, private equity-backed aggregator. 

After navigating those transactions from the owner and operator seat, Dawn transitioned into advisory, where she helps other business owners prepare for and successfully navigate the sale of their companies. Having worked on both sides of the table, she brings practical insight and empathy to every engagement—understanding firsthand what business owners face and what buyers want. Known for her clear communication and collaborative style, she serves as a trusted partner to clients and their advisors throughout the deal lifecycle.

Dawn Bloomer MBA, DVM

At Elevating Healthcare Leadership Impact® (EHLI) our mission is simple: support healthcare leaders to rise above survival mode to lead with purpose, improve team performance, and drive meaningful, lasting results.

Through our EHLI method, we partner with executives and rising leaders who are ready to lead in a way that is different than they have in the past, even in the face of complexity and pressure.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐇𝐋𝐈
With decades of hands-on experience in healthcare leadership, doctoral studies in Organizational Psychology, and a neuroscience-based coaching approach, we don’t offer cookie-cutter programs. We co-create practical, personalized strategies that increase leadership effectiveness and drive real-world outcomes.

Our proprietary STAR Model empowers leaders to:
• Self-Transform: Build self-awareness, increase confidence, and uncover blind spots
• Transform Teams: Strengthen trust, cohesion, and high performance
• Adapt with Agility: Navigate uncertainty with strategic foresight
• Deliver Results: Achieve measurable, sustainable impact

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞
✔ Evolve from reactive to strategic, adaptive leadership
✔ Turn healthy conflict into breakthrough collaboration
✔ Boost team morale, retention, and psychological safety
✔ Align teams around a shared vision and purpose
✔ Lead with integrity even when the pressure is high

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤
As a former System Chief Nursing Officer, I understand the challenges. I’ve made hard calls, felt the weight of every decision, and led through volatility. I founded EHLI to be the coach and strategic partner to healthcare leaders as someone who brings transparency, structure, and a deep understanding of both people and performance.

Let’s turn your challenges into leadership milestones and build the kind of impact people remember.

📞 Let’s connect: https://calendly.com/laurie-lee-leadership/30-minute-meeting

Laurie MSN

Coaching used to be seen as something leaders turned to only when things went wrong. That mindset doesn’t hold up in healthcare anymore.

Today’s leaders are carrying more complexity, more emotional labor, and more pressure, often with fewer resources and little space to think.

This article breaks down why coaching is shifting from a “nice-to-have” to a core leadership support, especially as we head into 2026.

Sharing for anyone thinking about how we truly support healthcare leaders today.

#HealthcareLeadership #Coaching #LeadershipSupport #HealthcareSystems #LeadershipDevelopment #FutureOfHealthcare

Laurie Smith MSN, RN, NEA-BC, PCC

Executive Coach for Healthcare Leaders | Former System Level Executive | Transforming Teams & Preventing Burnout | 1:1 & Team Coaching | Strategy + Neuroscience for Leadership Results

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In the past, coaching was often viewed as a remedial tool, something reserved for leaders who were struggling or “underperforming.” Today, that view i

Open article: Why Coaching is No Longer a “Nice-to-Have” in Healthcare Leadership by Laurie Smith MSN, RN, NEA-BC, PCC • 3 min read

Why Coaching is No Longer a “Nice-to-Have” in Healthcare Leadership

Leadership presence is receiving increased attention in executive settings.

In healthcare organizations, leaders are operating under sustained pressure. High stakes, constant urgency, and limited margin for error are part of the environment. Many leaders are experienced, capable, and deeply committed, yet still feel internally stretched in ways they rarely articulate.

What I see consistently is that leadership effectiveness is shaped by regulation more than effort.

Here is what tends to distinguish leaders who remain steady under pressure:
1. They are aware of their internal state before it enters the room.
Tone, pacing, and emotional containment are noticed quickly by others.
2. They create space to think before responding.
Even brief pauses support clearer judgment and more intentional communication.
3. They prepare for difficult conversations.
Preparation reduces emotional load and supports steadier presence.
4. They regulate their nervous system deliberately.
This allows decisions to be made without reactivity driving the process.
5. They understand that teams mirror what leaders model.

Emotional tone travels through the system.

When leaders build this capacity, it shows up in how decisions land and how teams move forward under pressure.

I’m interested in where you see leadership presence having the greatest impact in your own work.

#ExecutiveLeadership
#HealthcareLeadership
#ExecutivePresence
#NeuroscienceOfLeadership
#OrganizationalCulture

Last week involved multi state travel for coaching engagements, moving quickly between cities, systems, and leadership teams.

Airports, early mornings, unfamiliar skylines, and conversations that matter.

What stays with me are the quiet moments in between. Looking out an airplane window as the landscape changes. Walking through a city just waking up. Sitting with a cup of coffee after a full day of coaching, letting the conversations settle.

These moments of reflection are necessary.

I am consistently struck by both the weight leaders carry and the thoughtfulness with which they carry it. The leaders I coach across the country and around the globe are deeply committed, highly capable, and navigating extraordinary complexity. What they often lack is not skill or effort, but space. Space to think. Space to integrate. Space to reconnect with purpose and presence.

Nature has a way of restoring perspective. So do honest conversations with leaders who are willing to slow down long enough to examine how they are showing up for their teams.

This is the heart of the work I do with leadership teams. The workload does not disappear. The pressure does not magically lift. What changes is how leaders relate to the work and to one another.

When leaders reclaim reflection, judgment sharpens. Presence returns. Teams move forward with greater intention rather than sheer force.

There is real leadership wisdom in knowing when to pause, observe, and recalibrate.

Those moments, whether between cities or between meetings, are where sustainable leadership is shaped.

#NursingOnLinkedIn #ExecutiveCoaching #NursingExecutives #HealthcareExecutive #HealthcareTeams

Across healthcare leadership, I’m hearing the same themes regardless of role or organization.

Leadership is being redefined, and the most important work isn’t visible on org charts or scorecards.

Much of the real work is happening internally. Emotional regulation, identity shifts, rebuilding trust, navigating conflict, and influencing in complex systems.

In this week’s newsletter, I share what I’m seeing across leadership teams and executives, and what it signals about where leadership support needs to evolve in 2026.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈’𝐦 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 👇

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#HealthcareLeadership #ExecutiveCoaching #LeadershipDevelopment #OrganizationalCulture #HealthcareExecutives #EHLI

Every week, I have the privilege of sitting with healthcare leaders, executives and teams, who are navigating some of the most complex challenges of t

Open article: What I’m Hearing in Rooms Across Healthcare Leadership Right Now by Laurie Smith MSN, RN, NEA-BC, PCC • 3 min read

What I’m Hearing in Rooms Across Healthcare Leadership Right Now

Wrapped up a speaking engagement in Sacramento and now heading into team coaching with Carlos Arce

Looking forward to the week ahead and spending time with leaders doing important work together.

#HealthcareLeadership #ExecutiveCoaching
#LeadershipDevelopment #TeamCoaching
#HealthcareExecutives

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