I’ve had a squiggly career. The through line has been a deep curiosity about people and systems, paired with a strong drive to see them thrive.

For years I struggled quietly, feeling like something was wrong with me because I didn’t fit neatly into a box: mixed ethnic heritage, with multiple parallel professional lives, and the occasional bold pivot that always raised eyebrows even when it felt right to me.

Now I see it as a soulful, creative partnership between head and heart.

While my path hasn’t been linear, I’ve learned that being a lateral thinker with a sharp eye for meta-patterns gives me the skill of finding surprising insight through metaphor. I’m as comfortable working with data and critical discourse analysis, as I am in following my creativity, working with subtle energy, and listening to my intuition.

In 2012 a series of painful personal events brought this simple truth into stunning clarity:

Our time here is temporary. We do not know how much of it we have.

We must make good use of our time, attention, and energy.

Mindfulness is how we do that. It is astonishing in scope: grounded and practical in the ordinary moments of daily life, yet capable of inspiring wonder and awe when we face the dazzling infinite.

My work is infused with calm and vibrance, head and heart.

Please get in touch to discuss how I can help you, whether through private coaching, team workshops, off-site facilitation, or guest speaking.

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Bio

Kim Nicol, JD, PCC is an Executive Coach. She blends a warm, intuitive style with expertise in mindfulness and communication. Her clients are diverse leaders in purpose-driven organizations.    

She is the Creator, Executive Producer, and Host of The New Manager Podcast. This top-ranked show reaches thousands of listeners every week.

Kim holds multiple degrees from Santa Clara University and completed coach training at UC Davis and Own The Room Coach Academy.  Her continuing education includes Trauma Informed Leadership through the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Trauma Informed Care through the Indiana University School of Public Health.  She is a PCC-credentialed member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF).  Kim is a former lawyer. During law school she worked in the Santa Cruz County Public Defender’s Office, and externed for a U.S. Federal District Court judge in San Jose. 

Her work is further informed by diverse modalities including: InnerYoga, dance and functional fitness, meditation and mindfulness practice, and Reiki. 

She lives in San Francisco.