By: AK Infinite

Every leader has a story, but few have lived one as multidimensional, raw, and inspiring as Tom LeNoble. In his forthcoming book, My Life in Business Suits, Hospital Gowns, and High Heels (available November 4, 2025), LeNoble delivers a striking blend of memoir and manifesto, which serves as a testament to surviving storms, defying expectations, and leading with purpose through every chapter of life.

His journey weaves through Fortune 500 boardrooms, Silicon Valley startups, hospital corridors, and personal rebirths. Through each transformation, LeNoble reveals that resilience isn’t merely a choice—it’s often seen as a currency. And it’s one he’s learned to spend wisely.

Turning Adversity into a Pathway of Purpose

The book’s central metaphor, business suits, hospital gowns, and high heels, captures the contrasting worlds LeNoble has navigated with intention and courage. The suits represent power and leadership; the hospital gowns, vulnerability and healing; and the high heels, a bold symbol of identity and authenticity.

“I’ve sat in boardrooms with executives, coached leaders across industries, and found myself in hospital beds I never expected to see,” LeNoble shares. “But through each scene, each wardrobe change, one truth emerged: resilience can be the greatest asset we have.”

My Life in Business Suits, Hospital Gowns, and High Heels is an insightful playbook for transformation. LeNoble draws from his acclaimed frameworks, including the RiskAbility Factor™ and the ResiLeader™ mindset, to teach readers how to transform uncertainty into opportunity. He invites professionals, changemakers, and everyday readers to see their setbacks not as detours, but as potential launchpads toward their next version.

For Leaders, Dreamers, and Rebuilders

The book speaks to a wide audience with tailored impact:

• For leaders, it’s a strategic guide to navigating volatility while staying grounded in authenticity.
• For the GLBT+ community, it’s an empowering celebration of identity, courage, and belonging.
• For anyone rebuilding after illness, loss, or personal reinvention, it’s a roadmap to renewal.

LeNoble introduces practical tools for the reader. Each page feels like a conversation with a trusted coach. A voice saying, “yes, you can,” precisely when readers need to hear it most.

The Resilience Behind the Résumé

Before becoming a voice in leadership and resilience, LeNoble built a career at the intersection of innovation and humanity. His executive experience spans companies like Facebook (META), Walmart.com, Palm (HP), and MCI (VZ). He’s also been instrumental in the growth of high-impact startups.

Today, as a Coach, Professional Speaker, Author, and CEO, LeNoble equips leaders and organizations to thrive through transformation. Yet behind the polished résumé is a deeply human story. LeNoble has weathered illness, loss, and reinvention. Those experiences now infuse his message: that leadership isn’t defined by title, but by truth, and that purpose often follows pain.

A Voice for Authenticity and the GLBT+ Community

LeNoble’s message resonates particularly with the GLBT+ community, for whom authenticity can often come at a personal cost. In his book, he writes candidly about inclusion, identity, and the courage to stand in one’s truth. “Your journey matters. Your wounds teach. Your voice shapes eras,” he affirms.

By blending vulnerability with visionary insight, LeNoble redefines what leadership looks like in a world that’s demanding more humanity and less perfection. His writing is not detached or clinical but raw, relatable, and relentless, echoing the lived experiences of readers who’ve felt both seen and unseen in their own lives.

A Movement of ResiLeaders™

More than a memoir, My Life in Business Suits, Hospital Gowns, and High Heels is also a movement rallying call for leaders, dreamers, and survivors to rise above circumstance and lead from authenticity.

Readers will find clarity in chaos, confidence in uncertainty, and community in shared experience. By joining the growing circle of ResiLeaders™, they align themselves with a philosophy that turns adversity into advantage.

As LeNoble writes, “If I can turn the storm into strength, you might also be able to.”

Begin Your Next Chapter

My Life in Business Suits, Hospital Gowns, and High Heels by Tom LeNoble will be available on November 4, 2025. Order now to join a community of resilient professionals, authentic leaders, and unapologetic truth-speakers who believe that every storm runs out of rain—and every challenge carries the seed of reinvention.

Preorder your copy today and take the first step toward your own pathway of purpose.