Veterinary Leadership shouldn’t feel this heavy.
You don’t need another training.
You need systems that stop burning out your best people.
VetMed doesn’t have a “toxic people” problem. It has a leadership systems problem.
In fact, 92% of aspiring veterinary leaders rate their leadership knowledge as "basic."
This is because most leaders:
Were never trained to lead
Are overfunctioning
Carry emotional labor no on sees
Feel like the only answer is to “fix” everything
Avoiding conflict
Are quietly considering leaving
And quietly assuming this is just “how VetMed is.”
You know this because you’ve lived it.
I know you’re tired. I can help!
WHAT I BELIEVE
Most veterinary professionals are not difficult. They’re unsupported
Culture doesn’t change through vibes. It changes through behavior.
Psychological safety and accountability are not opposites.
Leadership is a skillset, not a personality trait.
You don’t fix people. You fix the system.
And when leadership works, everything else gets lighter.
I help veterinary organizations build leadership systems that:
Reduce leader burnout
Increase team stability
Improve retention
Clarity accountability
Strengthen communication across hospital locations
Not through motivation.
Through operational clarity.
WHAT I DO
WHO I WORK WITH
Growing multi-site veterinary groups
Independent owners overwhelmed by leadership strain
Management teams stuck in reactivity
Organizations that are clinically strong but culturally fragile
Pathways Into The Work
SPEAKING
For conferences, organizations, and leadership teams ready for clarity.
Keynotes and workshops that challenge outdated leadership norms and give people tools they can actually use.
CLARITY
A 12-week Cohort based leadership program for veterinary professionals who lead people and want to do it well.
This is not management training.
This is leadership re-training.
CONSULTING & FACILITATION
For Practices and organizations ready for deeper structural change.
Mission, operating principles, leadership alignment, and culture implementation that sticks.
About Suzanne
I’m Suzanne Thomas, a credentialed veterinary technologist (New York and New Jersey) with over 15 years in clinical, operational, and multi-site leadership roles in veterinary medicine.
I’ve worked in hospitals. I’ve led teams. I’ve burned out. I’ve rebuilt.
I created Leading Veterinary Teams because veterinary medicine deserves leadership that reflects reality, not corporate templates or “feel-good,” theoretical advice.
I’ve seen where the system breaks and have created frameworks to bring you out of that tired, reactive state to the well oiled machine of a team that actually enjoys the work you all do together.
Vet Med deserves leaders that give a damn about their teams (and themselves) while also being able to protect the business. You CAN do both and you CAN do both well.
When Training Isn’t Enough
Some leadership challenges can’t be solved with a workshop or a keynote.
I work with veterinary organizations that need structural clarity, not more motivation. This includes leadership alignment, operating principles, accountability systems, and culture implementation that actually sticks.
This work is for organizations ready to stop carrying leadership on individual shoulders and start building systems that support people instead of draining them.
What People Are Saying
Veterinary Professionals across roles trust this work because it respects their reality. From veterinary technicians to doctors to executives, the feedback is consistent:
“This finally put words and structure to what I’ve been feeling for years” - Practice Manager, Corporate Practice in New Jersey