Laurie Smith MSN, RN, NEA-BC, PCC

Elevating Healthcare Leadership Impact® (EHLI) exists to champion healthcare leaders, enabling them to lead with greater strength, vision and influence in environments that demand both excellence and endurance. We serve leaders who are ready to move beyond simply managing daily pressure and begin leading in a way that energizes teams, strengthens culture and creates meaningful, measurable results.

Our work is built on the belief that extraordinary leadership does not happen by chance. It is developed through intentional growth, honest reflection, strategic action and the right support. Drawing from extensive healthcare leadership experience, advanced study in organizational psychology and a neuroscience-informed coaching approach, we help leaders expand their capacity, sharpen their decision-making and lead with greater confidence.

At EHLI, we partner with executives and leaders who want to make a deeper impact, not only in outcomes, but in how people experience their leadership. We help clients navigate complexity, build trust, strengthen team dynamics and respond to challenge with adaptability and purpose. The result is leadership that is more focused, more effective and more sustainable.

Having served as a System Chief Nursing Officer, I know firsthand the intensity, responsibility and constant demands healthcare leaders carry. EHLI was created to be a trusted space for leadership growth, strategic partnership and transformation.

This is where leaders come to reconnect with their purpose, expand their influence and lead in ways that leave people, teams and organizations stronger than before.