About Nicky
Hi I'm Nicky
The problem is that most of us spend years being told, subtly or not so subtly, to tone it down, fit in, or be more like someone else. And eventually, we start to believe it.
My work is about undoing that. Helping you find your way back to who you actually are, and then helping you lead from there.
I did not set out to be a coach.
I started as a jazz singer. I trained in media and performing arts, worked as a radio journalist, moved into PR, and spent years inside the creative industries helping people shape their stories and find their voice.
What I kept noticing was the same thing everywhere I went. The most talented people in any room were rarely the ones being heard. Not because their ideas were not good enough. Because something between who they were and how they were showing up was getting lost.
That gap fascinated me. And eventually it became my life’s work.
Here is something I noticed early in my career.
People would come to coaching, have great insights and leave with new ideas they genuinely wanted to put into practice. But when they found themselves in a high-stakes or stressful moment, they would often revert to old habits.
I realised that lasting change isn’t just about thinking differently. We need to integrate change so that it becomes part of how we respond, not simply something we understand intellectually.
That led me to learn how to work with the nervous system and the body. To understand what happens when our fight-or-flight response kicks in, and how to work with the held breath, the tight chest or the voice that shrinks at exactly the moment it needs to expand.
That is why my work is somatic.
I work with the whole person. How you breathe, how you hold yourself and how your body responds under pressure. Not as an add-on to the coaching, but as part of the foundation of the work.
Real confidence isn’t simply a thought. It is a felt sense. A way of being that says: I am here. I am ready. I belong in this room.
And with practice, that becomes something you can access when you need it most.
The work
For over twenty years, I’ve worked with creatives, leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals across industries. I’ve coached TED speakers, activists, writers, senior executives and emerging leaders.
I’ve helped people overcome stage fright, find their voice, step onto global stages, move into new roles and completely change direction.
What all of them had in common was not a lack of talent. It was a gap between who they were and how they were showing up.
Closing that gap is what I do.
I work with a small number of people each year, and every coaching programme is shaped around the individual.
What this looks like in practice
Karen
The creative at a crossroads
Karen was an interior designer whose business had plateaued. She was talented and enthusiastic, but had lost sight of what had drawn her to the work in the first place.
Through our work, she reconnected with what mattered most to her: community, connection and championing other people’s creativity. She went on to create a shop featuring artisan makers she loved, building a business around those values.
She didn’t just change her business. She found a new direction that felt like her.
Aaron
The successful burnout
After fifteen years making music for advertising, Aaron was financially successful and professionally respected, but burnt out and deeply unhappy.
Our work helped him reconnect with what he actually cared about: community, collaboration and creating opportunities for other creatives. He went on to buy a building and create a co-working space for musicians and creatives.
He didn’t just change direction. He built something around what mattered to him.
Mark
The unheard visionary
Mark was a policy professional with important ideas, but he was struggling to get people behind them. His confidence was taking a hit and his frustration was growing.
We worked on embodied presence, persuasive communication and helping him communicate with greater confidence and authority. He went on to secure significant funding for major projects and is now building his own consultancy.
The ideas were already there. The work was helping him make them land.
Yvette
The returning leader
Returning from maternity leave, Yvette felt out of step with the workplace around her and her confidence had taken a significant knock.
Our work helped her reconnect with her natural strengths as a communicator and advocate for herself with greater clarity and confidence, without feeling she had to become more like the culture around her.
She found a way to lead that felt entirely her own.
My Expertise and Qualifications
Expertise
- Public speaking and presentation
- Persuasive communication and influence
- Somatic coaching and embodied presence
- Storytelling and finding your voice
- Authentic visibility and self-promotion
Qualifications
- Certified coach, Coaching Training Institute (CTI)
- Certified NLP Master Practitioner
- BA Media & Performing Arts
- LAB Profile Consultant
Press
Nicky is available for interviews, features and expert comment on communication, confidence, creativity, leadership and the realities of building a purpose-led career. She has been featured by ITV, The Guardian, BBC Radio London, Country Living and the Institute of Leadership and Management.
Selected features and interviews
Country Living Magazine
Being True To Yourself (click to view)
Artspeak
Interview on the radio programme, ‘Artspeak’ for London based station Rebel Radio. (click to view)
The Guardian
Mastering the Art of Self Promotion
APCTC
Association of Professional Coaches, Trainers and Consultants: Trainer of the Year. (click to view)
Contact
If you’re interested in having some coaching, either one-to-one or joining my group programme, I’d love to hear from you. Get in touch and let me know what you’re interested in and what you’d love to achieve. I’ll get back to you within 48 hours.
