About
Meet Nikki
Culture Expert, Facilitator, Executive Coach
Transformation has been a theme in my life since I was age 8 years old. My mother went back to school and then graduated from university. A single mum, she was an exceptional role model who demonstrated the power of identifying what you want and then driving change to get there. The lesson of Mum’s achievement—that transformation is the one constant in life—is the golden thread running through my own career. For decades, as a leader and mentor of people, I’ve reshaped the structures and environments around me to make my goals and the goals of others possible.
​
I got my first job in a supermarket in high school, and by age 20, I managed a team of 60 people who looked to me even then for counsel. Being brought into head office kickstarted my HR career. For almost 20 years, in no particular order, I met goals, met the love of my life, graduated from university five weeks after my first of three sons was born, took a big role at the Sydney head office of Dick Smith (then owned by Woolworths, Australia’s largest employer) and set up an advisory team for the whole group, work which impacted 200,000 people.
Every role, every meeting, is about listening, learning, and pivoting.
It's about transforming.
Experience
My mission now is to share what I know about opportunities the new workplace can and can’t present as you navigate your career and life.
I studied coaching at multiple places, including Sydney University, moved home to the Gold Coast and led Virgin Australia’s people team through crises, including the pandemic in 2020.
​
Over my career, I’ve applied for only a couple of jobs. Instead, I’ve been scouted. That speaks to how I support others and to my reputation for connecting the dots between multiple perspectives and realities. Navigating through complexities to get to the heart of the action that needs to be taken to inspire change.
Since 2021, I’ve coached, mentored, and supported many leaders and entrepreneurs in varied industries to reach their highest potential, not only in their personal lives but also in how they lead teams, run businesses, and ultimately reshaped work systems and environments.
Away from work, I swear by connecting with and listening to my own desires. That means I love being with family, getting out on the water, prawns with friends and keeping life moving. If you’re ready to do the same, it would be my privilege to support you.