OUR STORY

Our Story: Veteran-Led Coaching in Lenoir, NC

You don’t need another guru. You need someone who’s been through the fire and can help you walk through yours.

Tiger Tamers was built on the belief that the greatest transformations begin when you finally face the thing you’ve been running from.

The Tiger is inside you. Let's wake it up.

COACHING IN LENOIR, NC

From Military Service to Coaching Transformation

Tiger Tamers was founded in 2023 by Dennis Narlock, a U.S. Navy veteran who spent decades leading in high-stakes environments and helping people break through fear, doubt, and burnout. After overcoming personal struggles with PTSD, purpose, and reinvention, Dennis realized his calling: coaching others to confront what’s holding them back and shape the life they truly want.

What started as leadership coaching for teams has now evolved into a bold, deeply personal coaching practice—one designed to help individuals in transition reignite clarity, identity, and momentum.

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Dennis Narlock of Tiger Tamers speaking on the Lifting Love Podcast about mindset, discipline, and personal growth.

Discipline, Drive & Building Strength from the Inside Out

In this episode, I join Lenny Love on the Lifting Love Podcast for a powerful conversation with Dennis Narlock of Tiger Tamers about what real strength looks like mentally, emotionally, and physically.
Dennis shares his journey, the mindset behind Tiger Tamers, and why discipline, consistency, and self-awareness are essential for lasting growth. It’s an honest conversation about resilience, overcoming internal barriers, and learning to tame the “tiger” within.

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Our Mission: Know Yourself – Know Your Team – Excel

SHAPING PASSION INTO HIGH PERFORMANCE

Tiger Tamers helps people who feel stuck take bold steps forward. Whether you're navigating a career change, recovering from burnout, or just asking, “What’s next?”—our mission is to give you the clarity, tools, and courage to answer that question with confidence.
We don’t create dependency. We create transformation.

Certifications & Professional Training

When you choose Tiger Tamers, you’re not just getting a coach—you’re working with someone who’s invested years in mastering techniques that deliver measurable results in mindset, resilience, and performance.

Certified Neuroscience Coach

Harnessing brain-based strategies to create lasting behavioral change, improve focus, and enhance decision-making.

Certified Firewalking Instructor

Trained to guide individuals and teams through safe, transformative firewalking experiences—unlocking courage, commitment, and mental strength.

Certified Breathwork Facilitator
(F.I.R.E. Method)

Skilled in guiding structured breathwork sessions to reduce stress, boost energy, and create a powerful state of clarity.

Certified Havening Techniques® Practitioner

Accredited in using Havening—a neuroscience-informed approach that uses gentle touch and specific protocols to promote calm and anchor positive states.

Meet Your Coach

Coach
Dennis Narlock

Dennis Narlock is a high-performance and human transformation coach known for helping leaders unlock resilience, purpose, and peak capability.

A decorated U.S. Navy veteran and former executive overseeing U.S. and UK pharmaceutical operations, Dennis brings more than 35 years of leading high-performing teams in complex, high-stakes environments.
He is a certified Neuroscience Coach, Havening Practitioner, Hypnotist, Master Firewalking Instructor, and DISC Flow® Coach. His methodology integrates science, psychology, and experiential breakthrough work to deliver rapid, measurable, and sustainable transformation.

As Founder of Tiger Tamers and creator of the H.E.A.R.T. coaching model, Dennis equips leaders and professionals with the clarity, mindset, and inner strength required to perform—and live—at their best. His clients describe him as bold, trustworthy, and deeply committed to helping people rise into their full capability.

"Fear is natural. Danger is real. But fear doesn’t define you — what you do with it does."

Most importantly, he’s someone who’s walked the path himself—from surviving crisis to leading others through it.

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close-up of bare feet stepping onto hot embers in a firewalking challenge

Heart of the Tiger
We Coach from Experience—Not Theory

The Heart of the Tiger is a transformational coaching experience designed to help individuals confront their inner limitations, break through self-doubt, and ignite the courage to pursue a life aligned with passion, purpose, and power.

Grounded in our H.E.A.R.T. Framework™, this guides you from clarity to action—helping you build the mindset, habits, and confidence to lead yourself forward.

What You’ll Gain:

Clarity of purpose
Tools to overcome fear & procrastination
A 90-day action plan
Real, lasting momentum

The tiger is already inside you. Let’s awaken it.

Shape the Passion Within

Tiger Tamers was built on the belief that every individual and every team has extraordinary potential waiting to be unlocked.

Through powerful experiences, leadership development, and transformational coaching, we help people break through fear, challenge limiting beliefs, and step into what is truly possible.

If you are ready to grow, lead, and discover what lies beyond your comfort zone, the journey starts here.

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