Keynotes for the people who hold everyone else up
Helping high-pressure teams think differently, respond with intention, and build cultures people want to show up for.
Keynotes for the people who hold everyone else up
Helping high-pressure teams think differently, respond with intention, and build cultures people want to show up for.
As seen on...
Host of the Kindness Podcast, named a top happiness podcast by O, The Oprah Magazine.
As seen on...
Host of the Kindness Podcast, named a top happiness podcast by O, The Oprah Magazine.
FOR EVENT PLANNERS
You know exactly who is going to be in those seats.
The nurse running on four hours of sleep and yesterday's granola bar. The teacher who loves her students and is quietly counting the days until summer. The team lead replaying one snippy email at 2 a.m.
They don't need another speaker telling them to stay positive. They've heard that one.
They need someone who knows what hard actually feels like, and who hands them tools they'll still be using next Tuesday.
That's the room Nicole builds for.
FOR EVENT PLANNERS
You know exactly who is going to be in those seats.
The nurse running on four hours of sleep and yesterday's granola bar. The teacher who loves her students and is quietly counting the days until summer. The team lead replaying one snippy email at 2 a.m.
They don't need another speaker telling them to stay positive. They've heard that one.
They need someone who knows what hard actually feels like, and who hands them tools they'll still be using next Tuesday.
That's the room Nicole builds for.
THE SIGNATURE KEYNOTE
Shift the Script
In one funny, story-driven hour, Nicole hands your people practical moves for interrupting negative thinking right where it starts: mid-shift, mid-inbox, mid-hallway-conversation.
What you look for
is what you see
Our situation does not determine our state of mind
Use someday as
fuel for today
Catch the thought before it catches you
You can feel the pain without feeding the panic
Change your "have tos"
to "get tos
No fluff. No posters for the break room. Just tools that keep working while life is still hard.
THE SIGNATURE KEYNOTE
Shift the Script
In one funny, story-driven hour, Nicole hands your people practical moves for interrupting negative thinking right where it starts: mid-shift, mid-inbox, mid-hallway-conversation.
What you look for
is what you see
Our situation does not determine our state of mind
Use someday as
fuel for today
Catch the thought before it catches you
You can feel the pain without feeding the panic
Change your "have tos"
to "get tos
No fluff. No posters for the break room.
Just tools that keep working while life is still hard.
30,000+
PEOPLE
200+
EVENTS
5
BOOKS
1
IDEA THAT STICKS
30,000+
PEOPLE
200+
EVENTS
5
BOOKS
1
IDEA THAT STICKS
SHIFT THE SCRIPT
Built for your room
· Healthcare and Nursing
For the people who take care of everyone else, on shifts that never seem to end.
→ For Healthcare Teams
· Educators & School Teams
For the teachers holding classrooms together with patience, heart, and sheer will.
→ For School Teams
· Corporate & Tech
For smart, skeptical teams that would rather have tools than pep talks.
→ For Corporate Teams
· Women's gROUPS & Conferences
For rooms of women doing it all, and quietly running on empty.
→ For Women's Events
· Cancer Communities & Survivorship
Nicole is a breast cancer survivor, and she speaks gently and honestly with cancer communities and survivorship groups.
→ For Cancer Communities
SHIFT THE SCRIPT
Built for your room
· Healthcare and Nursing ·
For the people who take care of everyone else, on shifts that never seem to end.
→ For Healthcare Teams
· Educators & School Teams ·
For the teachers holding classrooms together with patience, heart, and sheer will.
→ For School Teams
· Corporate & Tech ·
For smart, skeptical teams that would rather have tools than pep talks.
→ For Corporate Teams
· Women's gROUPS & Conferences ·
For rooms of women doing it all, and quietly running on empty.
→ For Women's Events
· Cancer Communities & Survivorship ·
Nicole is a breast cancer survivor, and she speaks gently and honestly with cancer communities and survivorship groups.
→ For Cancer Communities
WHAT PLANNERS AND AUDIENCES SAY
The talk they're still quoting on Monday
Her real gift is deeper than the stage
"I invited Nicole to run a multi-hour workshop with our AI team in Toronto, and the team is still thinking about it weeks later. This was not her usual audience. We are a highly technical, analytical, and internationally diverse team of AI researchers and developers. Within an hour, people were sharing things about their lives that colleagues of years had never heard. There was laughter, there was candor, and a real sense of connection by the end. She created a space where people felt safe enough to be honest, and every single person said they had never been part of anything like it. Her real gift is deeper than the stage: she makes people feel safe, seen, and part of something shared. In a world that pulls people apart, Nicole brings them together. I can't recommend her highly enough."
— Nataraj Dasgupta, SVP, AI
I walked in thinking, "I don't want to be here"
"I literally walked in thinking, "I don't want to be here, I have so much to do," and her talk helped me focus on being thankful for all I get to accomplish and for the many people supporting me through it."
— Holly, Nurse Residency Coordinator, Sanford Health
A true partner from start to finish
"Nicole spoke at our Nursing Symposium and was a true partner from start to finish. Her message on mindset and perspective landed beautifully with our team, and she was warm and easy to work with every step of the way. I'd recommend her without hesitation."
— Jami Gage and Shannon Schwartz, Nursing Symposium Coordinators | Fargo, ND (500 nurses in attendance)
WHAT PLANNERS AND AUDIENCES SAY
The talk they're still quoting on Monday
Her real gift is deeper than the stage
"I invited Nicole to run a multi-hour workshop with our AI team in Toronto, and the team is still thinking about it weeks later. This was not her usual audience. We are a highly technical, analytical, and internationally diverse team of AI researchers and developers. Within an hour, people were sharing things about their lives that colleagues of years had never heard. There was laughter, there was candor, and a real sense of connection by the end. She created a space where people felt safe enough to be honest, and every single person said they had never been part of anything like it. Her real gift is deeper than the stage: she makes people feel safe, seen, and part of something shared. In a world that pulls people apart, Nicole brings them together. I can't recommend her highly enough."
— Nataraj Dasgupta, SVP, AI
I walked in thinking, "I don't want to be here"
"I literally walked in thinking, "I don't want to be here, I have so much to do," and her talk helped me focus on being thankful for all I get to accomplish and for the many people supporting me through it."
— Holly, Nurse Residency Coordinator, Sanford Health
A true partner from start to finish
"Nicole spoke at our Nursing Symposium and was a true partner from start to finish. Her message on mindset and perspective landed beautifully with our team, and she was warm and easy to work with every step of the way. I'd recommend her without hesitation."
— Jami Gage and Shannon Schwartz, Nursing Symposium Coordinators | Fargo, ND (500 nurses in attendance)
Trusted by...
and many more.
Trusted by...
and many more.
MEET NICOLE
Kindness researcher.
Recovering perfectionist.
Nicole has been the news anchor with the perfect smile and the secret drinking problem. The mom who got cancer on her 40th birthday. And a Wheel of Fortune winner whose bonus puzzle was, no kidding, "A Positive Viewpoint."
She's spent the last decade studying one idea: what you look for is what you see. And she's watched one caught thought change entire rooms.
Her story is better told in her own words.
MEET NICOLE
Kindness researcher.
Recovering perfectionist.
Nicole has been the news anchor with the perfect smile and the secret drinking problem. The mom who got cancer on her 40th birthday. And a Wheel of Fortune winner whose bonus puzzle was, no kidding, "A Positive Viewpoint."
She's spent the last decade studying one idea: what you look for is what you see. And she's watched one caught thought change entire rooms.
Her story is better told in her own words.
The Books
Five books on kindness, courage, and rewiring the way we think, including The Negativity Remedy.
The Podcast
The Kindness Podcast, named a top happiness podcast by O, The Oprah Magazine.
The Books
Five books on kindness, courage, and rewiring the way we think, including The Negativity Remedy.
The Podcast
The Kindness Podcast, named a top happiness podcast by O, The Oprah Magazine.
STOP THE SPIRAL
Free Guide
Your worst days don't usually start with a crisis. They start with one thought you didn't catch in time.
STOP THE SPIRAL
Free Guide
Your worst days don't usually start with a crisis. They start with one thought you didn't catch in time.