Rooted in lived experience, Nick empowers audiences to take action around their wellbeing
Nick started his coaching business in 2018 after 22 years as a Managing Director and trader for several global investment banks including Citibank, Macquarie and Bank of America. The burnout he sustained was left unattended for years, leading to severe depression and ended his career in banking overnight.
This lived experience means that Nick brings a deeply empathetic and relatable presence, coupled with practical actions and strategies to help clients flourish in the professional corporate workspace. He has given over 1,400 coaching sessions, including with clients at Citibank, Morgan Stanley and Regal Funds Management.
His signature talk on professional wellbeing and burnout is designed to give individuals the tools needed to deal with burnout and wellbeing concerns in the workplace, to empower organisations to integrate better wellbeing into their culture, and to equip leaders with the tools and mindsets to support these changes.
Within a year of offering his talks, Nick has spoken in major settings such as 5V Capital, Citigroup, Macquarie Bank, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Canada and the Australian Federal Parliament.
In media, Nick has been featured in the Australian Financial Review, Disrupt Radio and the Do Landers Podcast.
Talking Points
Burnout
Recognise what burnout firstly and then give the audience a self audit tool to determine if that are currently suffering or susceptible to Burnout
Burnout
Mental Health self relection
Self-Repair and addressing wellbeing gaps after burnout / Self-Repair and how to build work-life balance
Mental Health self relection
Leaders and Managers role in prevention of mental illness
Set out what the great leaders and managers do in setting a string culture around wellbeing in the workplace
Leaders and Managers role in prevention of mental illness
Nick’s Mental Health Journey
Take the audience through Nick's own mental health journey that includes burnout, anxiety and depression
Nick’s Mental Health Journey
Changing Stigmas in Society
Highlight how far we have come as a society
Changing Stigmas in Society
We were delighted to have Nick join us at Macquarie Equities, his old stomping ground, to talk to our staff about his life experience and learnings. The discussion explored the challenge of ... keep reading Macquarie Bank
Nick delivered an impassioned, important talk to our team. His session helps de-stigmatise the prevalent mental health challenges at work and home and provided great tips on dealing with and improving our own headspace. Detailing his own journey brought the presentation to life and makes the whole session incredibly relatable. We recommend Nick wholeheartedly as a way of educating and hopefully improving the lives of working professionals.
So enriching to have Nick call on our office recently to share his experiences, his observations and suggestions in the area of mental well-being. Delivered through the aperture of a financial markets practitioner who didn’t realise he had an issue until there was one, his narrative is instantly relatable, and his guidance left our group with plenty to think about. The journey to improved mental health in the workplace is an important one and made a little easier with Nick’s insights and engaging manner.
Nick came to speak to our team on the subject of work/life balance. His enthusiasm and passion for the subject speak for themselves. What really made Nick’s approach different was the practical application of strategies to better manage work-related stress making the discussion accessible for all the team irrespective of their starting point. I would certainly recommend Nick’s unique perspective on this topic as very relevant and informative whilst being delivered in a truly engaging way. The discussion was extremely well received, and we look forward to Nick’s next instalment at some stage.
Nick has been a trusted adviser to both me and my team over a period of several years. Nick provides wise and balanced advice, underpinned by his extensive corporate experience. It is such an asset to any team to have an external coach that has seen it all and knows how to communicate his advice in a meaningful way. Highly recommended.
I have regained confidence in myself… the changes have been small, but their impact has been life-changing, and having someone hold me accountable has been the key in making these changes that had previously felt impossible.
Working with Nick has provided me with a coach that understands the pressures of being a leader in a performance-based workplace. His guidance, encouragement and ongoing advice are invaluable. I have struggled to stay mentally afloat at times and Nick has shown understanding and insight into how to do that.
Nick’s counsel has made me stay resilient and make decisions I am proud of. Nick’s lived professional experience means he understands the challenges that all professionals face. His advice is always thoughtful, relevant and considers the human aspect. I have honestly found Nick to be the most impactful coach I have had to date.
Nick doesn’t tell me what to do. His approach is to empower me to find the answers to my most difficult questions. Quite simply, without his guidance I would have struggled to get where I am today. Nick takes genuine joy celebrating my successes and is there to help me when I am down and has often been the one to ask the question that makes me realise, I am tracking off course. He is always my first call when I am lost for progress.
