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Award-Winning Memoir by Tom LeNoble Relaunched Following International Acclaim and Powerful Reader Response
My Life in Business Suits, Hospital Gowns, and High Heels Returns in New Release After Becoming an Amazon International Bestseller and Receiving Seven Major Literary Honors
22 June 2026 – SAN FRANCISCO, CA: Following an extraordinary season of international recognition and deeply personal responses from readers, San Francisco author and former Silicon Valley executive Tom LeNoble has announced the relaunch of his acclaimed memoir, My Life in Business Suits, Hospital Gowns, and High Heels: In Control, Being Controlled, Out of Control!
The newly released edition arrives after the memoir became an Amazon International Bestseller and Number One New Release and earned seven major literary distinctions recognizing its candid exploration of resilience, identity, leadership, illness, love and reinvention.
“This relaunch represents far more than another edition of the book,” said LeNoble. “It reflects the remarkable journey the memoir has taken since it first appeared and, most importantly, the conversations it has inspired. Readers have recognized parts of their own lives in these pages—not only in moments of strength, but in the uncertainty, questioning and rebuilding that so often define us.”
That message extends beyond the pages of the memoir through LeNoble’s speaking appearances, interviews and podcast conversations. Audiences have responded to his rare combination of executive leadership experience, personal vulnerability and practical wisdom, leaving not only inspired but equipped to view their own challenges and possibilities differently. “Tom’s story is extraordinary, but what makes him memorable is his ability to help others see the extraordinary possibilities within their own lives,” said one interviewer. An audience member echoed that impact: “I came to hear a speaker. I left with a new perspective on my life.” Whether addressing leadership, resilience, identity or reinvention, LeNoble reminds audiences that their greatest challenges need not define them—and may instead become the experiences that reveal their purpose.
LeNoble’s memoir recounts his journey from a modest Florida childhood to leadership positions at some of the most influential companies in Silicon Valley and beyond, including MCI, Palm, Walmart.com and Facebook. Along the way, he confronted the devastation of the AIDS epidemic, profound personal loss, prostate cancer and other life-threatening illnesses, having been told three separate times that he had only six months to live.
Rather than offering a conventional account of professional success, LeNoble examines what happens when the identities and external structures upon which people build their lives begin to change—or disappear altogether. With honesty, insight and humor, he explores the difficult process of reclaiming control, accepting vulnerability and discovering that reinvention remains possible at every stage of life.
Awards and Recognition:
• Amazon International Bestseller and Number One New Release
• PenCraft Book Awards Gold Winner in Nonfiction Memoir
• Feathered Quill Book Awards Finalist in Memoir and Biography
• Nonfiction Book Awards Silver Award
• Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite in Inspiration
• Literary Global Book Awards Finalist in Nonfiction Inspirational
• International Impact Book Award Winner
The memoir was also selected for Lee Woodruff’s Winter End 2025 Book Marks reading list. Woodruff described the book as “a memoir about resilience, love and taking risks” and “a reminder for all of us to make bold choices.”
“The awards carry tremendous meaning, and I am deeply grateful for every one of them,” LeNoble continued. “But what has stayed with me most are the messages from readers who found language or perspective for something they were experiencing in their own lives. This memoir was written from a place of truth and reflection. If it helps someone recognize that change is possible and that reinvention is always within reach, then it has served its purpose.”
The relaunch introduces the memoir to a wider audience at a moment when many people are reconsidering traditional definitions of achievement, control and personal success. LeNoble’s experiences offer an invitation to examine the forces that shape our choices and to consider how a life can be rebuilt with greater intention, awareness and authenticity.
Readers may purchase the newly released edition at https://www.amazon.com/Business-Suits-Hospital-Gowns-Heels/dp/B0FVTTY175. Those who have read the memoir are also encouraged to leave an honest Amazon review, helping the book reach others who may benefit from its message of resilience and possibility.
About Tom LeNoble:
Tom LeNoble is a confidential advisor to founders, executives, nonprofit leaders, business owners, and professionals navigating meaningful leadership moments. An international speaker, coach, and philanthropist, his career spans Fortune 500 companies including MCI (VZ), Walmart.com (WMT), Palm (HP), and Facebook (META), as well as multiple high-growth startups where he helped organizations scale through periods of transformation and growth.
Today, Tom serves as CEO of the Academy for Coaching Excellence, one of the world’s leading coach training organizations. He is also a Leadership Coach with the Miller Center at Santa Clara University, where he mentors social impact leaders, entrepreneurs, and CEOs working to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges.
Tom is the #1 bestselling author of the award-winning memoir My Life in Business Suits, Hospital Gowns, and High Heels. His newest book, Morning Ground, launched in June and expands on the daily reflections that have inspired a growing community seeking greater clarity, resilience, and purpose in their lives and leadership.
He is also the creator and host of the Opening Pathways podcast, where he explores the stories behind successful leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers, focusing on resilience, reinvention, and the moments that shape who we become.
Having survived multiple life-threatening diagnoses, including three separate times being told he had six months to live, Tom brings a perspective forged through lived experience rather than theory alone. His work centers on helping people navigate uncertainty, embrace meaningful risk, strengthen resilience, and create lives and careers aligned with their deepest values.
Whether speaking to audiences, advising leaders, coaching executives, or serving communities through philanthropy, Tom’s message remains consistent: our greatest challenges often become the pathways to our greatest growth. His conviction is simple, powerful, and life-affirming: “I’m Still Here!” — Tom LeNoble
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