Executive coaching for mission-driven leaders to align who they are and how they lead

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Thirty years as a nonprofit leader and CEO – through startup, growth, crisis, and the times that asked for everything. I've sat with leaders when decisions are coming faster than the clarity and leading well is starting to feel harder than it should.

This is where we start.

Let’s find your next move

Who I Work With & How We Work Together

I work one-on-one with mission-driven executives, alongside their teams, and in the rooms where something important needs to shift.

WHO ARE YOU?

  • Nonprofit Executive Director or CEO knowing something more is possible

  • Mission-driven leader navigating complexity and growth

  • Senior leader with a team who carries the mission every day

  • Board members ready to lead with greater alignment and intention

Get to know me

What can we do?

Values
Alignment

Strategic
Reflection

Intentional
Action

Gratitude
and growth

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Coaching Services

How I can show up for you

  • For the leader who’s just getting started, not done yet, or knows the best is yet to come.

  • Ideas that move people – and give them somewhere to go.

  • When the team needs to get back in the same room and go in the same direction.

  • Small, intentional cohorts for leaders who want the depth of coaching and the power of community.

See What We Can Do Together

Credentials

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  • “It was a challenging and exciting time but a lot of new considerations for me to navigate as an Executive Director - including board dynamics. Our sessions and quick phone calls helped me move through that time and continued beyond.”

    Sarah Lenkay, South Side Thrive Collaborative

  • “I’ve often felt like I’m “failing” because I’m not pursuing a “passion”. The exercises we did made me realize I’m on a purpose path, and it just looks different than I expected. ”

    Kendra Gussler, Nationwide Insurance

  • “Nichole's talk on Building Your Brand shifted my mindset on imposter syndrome in a way that made me less cautious to jump in. Her perspective was genuinely useful - the kind that sticks."

    Deirdre B., attendee at The Ohio State University Center for Organizational Excellence Keynote

  • “My interactions with Nichole gave me so many “aha moments” especially when we take time to acknowledge what’s going on personally - and career wise. One significant one is around: who you need to leave behind to be who you want to be… and who is/was with you to get you where you are?”

    Deepa Kellar, Women for Economic and Leadership Development

  • "Nichole helped me reframe how I approach challenges at work. Her perspective on the difference between patience and tolerance was the kind of insight that takes a minute to land — and then you can't unsee it. I've already started applying it, and seeing a positive difference in how people respond to me."

    Ladun Kral, The Ohio State University

What is possible

You are leading something you believe in. The question is whether the way you're leading it still feels like you.

Let’s get started

This is the moment we get honest – and everything changes.