Hi, I’m Nikki.
Let’s start with the fun stuff:
I’m a business and performance strategist in the Triangle area of North Carolina; a personal development junkie; a mama to the sweetest boy; and a book dragon (yes, dragon not worm).
Speaking of books, I’m a published author, and I get as much joy from writing as I do from reading. My first book, Lies I Told Myself, and Other Truths, tells the uncensored story of how I got my act together, tripled my income, fast-tracked my career, and created a life I freaking love.
I’m obsessed with improvement - always on the hunt for the next book or gadget that will help me get better results, and when I find something that works, I can’t help but share it.
As a messy perfectionist, “fun” looks like making lists, organizing, checking things off my to-do list, and reading. If I’m not face first in a book or being productive, I’m probably taking a nap or out for a run.
Work that doesn’t (always) feel like work:
I graduated in 2009 from Sweet Briar College with a degree in Economics. I thought I was “supposed” to become an analyst and so I spent the first part of my career doing just that. I hated it. Not like “Oh, boo I have the sunday scaries”, more like panic attacks, migraines, weight gain that shocked even my physician, and serious mental health challenges. I desperately jumped from analyst position to analyst position for almost a decade, hoping this time would be different. Shock of all shocks, it never was.
I ended up taking a role at MetLife in Strategy & Planning, and that’s when things started to turn around. I still managed data, but I learned how to do strategy, planning, and program management. In my first 12 months in that role, I single-handedly saved the company over $750,000 by doing little “improvement” tasks that no one asked for.
I’d hit the proverbial jackpot professionally - I was doing work that I liked, was good at, and that people would pay me for.
It’s now 2024 and here’s what’s happened since then:
Executive MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business (2019)
Got a double promotion (2020)
Wrote and published my first book (2020)
Got another promotion (2021)
Started working with Dale Carnegie (2022)
Got another promotion (2022)
Gave a TEDx Talk (2023)
Became a certified Dale Carnegie Instructor (2023)
I live for my clients’ breakthrough moments.
Whether in a group setting or one-on-one, when that light goes off and you “get it”, that’s my favorite thing.
How Can I Help You?
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Smash Limiting Beliefs
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Keynote Speaker + Workshop Facilitator
Ignite your organization's potential and create lasting change.
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Executive Coaching
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