A wellbeing and human skills speaker who creates space for reflection and learning
Positive mind health habits matter
More than 1 in 7 people experience mind health problems at work, affecting their performance. Many others struggle in silence.
Workplace cultures should be a force for good, creating conditions for purposeful people to build better habits that drive brilliant performance.
But we don’t live in a perfect world:
Individuals struggle to build better habits
Sometimes, all you need is time and space to stop and think. Some inspiration to change today for a better tomorrow.
I can inspire you.
How I can help you
As a keynote wellbeing speaker, I bring an external voice with stories the audience relates to. In my interactive sessions, I spark conversations with the audience, leading them to have dialogues with each other too.
Through storytelling, I aim to disrupt, challenge assumptions, and inspire change.
These are my main outcomes:
Trust: I challenge people to continuously do the inner work, building trust in themselves and those around them.
Engagement: I excite audiences about the journey they’ve been on and the journey yet to come.
Inspiration: I show people what’s possible. Sparking curiosity and personal growth by balancing technical and human skills.
Empowerment: I encourage people to be proactive, experimenting to shift mindset, habits and behaviours.
Performance: I facilitate individual reflection, creating the foundations for collaboration and high performance.
When you might benefit from hearing me speak
I regularly speak during wellbeing awareness events but real change happens if you discuss mind health regularly.
I work with the chairs and members of affinity groups to amplify the impact of the amazing work they do for colleagues.
Making mind health and human skills a priority is best done frequently. Integrating one of my sessions into your strategy or team days shows you’re serious.
Make the attendee experience memorable with a high-impact story to start or finish the day.
Most popular sessions
My talks can be delivered virtually or in-person. To deepen the learning for your teams, 3 hour training sessions or workshops can be delivered.
Length: 1 hour
Max participants: unlimited
Team Outcomes:
- Understand the consequences of ‘yes’
- Frameworks to make saying ‘no’ easier
- Practical suggestions to create boundaries
Length: 1 hour
Max participants: unlimited
Team Outcomes:
- Understand what psychological safety and trust means to each individual
- Recognise that vulnerability builds trust
- Practical strategies for leaders and individuals to build trust
Length: 1 hour
Max participants: unlimited
Team Outcomes:
- Aware of the current realities of mind health at work
- Aware of the impact of language
- Empowered to be more self aware and to take proactive actions
- Inspired to be a better ally
Length: 1 hour
Max participants: unlimited
Team Outcomes:
- Reduce the isolation for anyone experiencing anxiety
- Reduce the isolation for anyone feeling like an imposter
- Provoke dialogue for how individuals and teams can build mental fitness
- Drive engagement for employer wellbeing initiatives
Length: 1 hour
Max participants: unlimited
Team Outcomes:
- Recognise imposter feelings as a shared experience
- Understand how to spot the imposter signs
- Practical ideas for how to manage their imposters
Length: 1 hour
Max participants: unlimited
Team Outcomes:
- Acknowledge impacts of home working on wellbeing
- Recognise overwhelm is a shared experience
- Aware of own behaviours and equipped to optimise the behaviours
- Take at least 1 practical strategy to apply the next day
Length: 1 hour
Max participants: unlimited
Team Outcomes:
- Understand why purpose is powerful
- Inspired to prioritise purpose
- Tools to better understand their own purpose
Length: 1 hour
Max participants: unlimited
Team Outcomes:
- Motivated to make mindset a priority
- Confident about how to create better habits
- Practical strategies to apply to habit change
Length: 1 hour
Max participants: unlimited
Team Outcomes:
- Recognise they aren’t alone if they feel overwhelmed or stressed
- Build self-awareness to spot the warning signs of burnout, learning strategies to take decisive action before they’re unwell
- Be inspired to prioritise their own mind health and wellbeing
Length: 1 hour
Max participants: unlimited
Team Outcomes:
- Aware of the devastating prevalence of poor mind health among men
- Inspired that they or someone they know is not alone and that there is hope
- Practical strategies for building mental fitness
- Simple frameworks to better support male colleagues
Length: 1 hour
Designed for: teams and leaders who want to be more confident supporting the mind health of others
Max participants: unlimited
Team Outcomes:
- Recognise the power of humanising and normalising mind health
- Be equipped with the basic skills and insights to have constructive conversations
- Clarity on the routes to professional support
Get in touch if you have specific topics or problems in mind.
Human skills training and workshops
Human skills allow us to better understand ourselves and others, building connection.
Skills like self-awareness, communication, empathy, adaptability, and resilience require EQ. Yet, this is often overlooked, in favour of IQ, rational thinking, and technical skills.
Wrongly so. Studies show that organisations with high levels of EQ are more empowered, risk-tolerant, engaged, and productive.
If you want your teams to develop their EQ, choose Stories Matter. You can extend the 1-hour talks listed above, or choose from 3-hour training sessions or workshops in one or more specific human skills.
How I work
We begin with a discovery call to assess if we’re a good fit. I want you and your teams to achieve your outcomes, so you need the right wellbeing speaker. If that’s not me, I have many trusted speakers and thought leaders in my network.
In the discovery call we’ll get to know each other, understand your organisational context and get clear on what success looks like.
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Testimonials
“I wish I had known Nick early in my career because I truly think I would have been better for it.”
"Most people I meet in the product space went into this field because they love working with technology, they love working with other talented professionals, and they want to help improve the lives of their customers, and make a positive difference in the world. So it bothers me greatly when I meet product leaders or product managers that tell me they're unhappy, either with their role, their employees, their teammates, or their leaders."
“Nick has been an exceptional Product Coach to me for the past few months. Nick's deep knowledge and vast expertise in product management have been evident in his coaching approach. He has a unique ability to understand the challenges and struggles that Product Managers face on a daily basis in complex organisations and provides practical solutions that are easy to implement. His insights and guidance have been instrumental in my growth as a Senior Product Manager.”
“Driven. Thorough. Thought provoking. These are just some of the excellent qualities I observed during the time that I worked alongside Nick.
When Nick is speaking in front of a room, the audience is captivated. I was always motivated by his constant stream of new and innovative ideas. His energy for pushing forward Products and Customer Experience is met equally by his passion for prioritising and empowering the team around him.”
“Nick is a brilliant interactive storyteller, weaving humour and a really positive approach into his very personal story. As an audience member, you know he is being honest and authentic, and his openness inspires action and conversation off the back of it every time. For anyone thinking of working with Nick, or asking him to come and speak at their workplace or with their community group - DO IT NOW.”
“Nick joined us at Memorisely to speak about Mental Health Awareness with Product Designers across the world. His gentle approach to a difficult subject provoked generous discussions afterwards and even encouraged others to be vulnerable and share their experiences. The way Nick is opening up the dialogue about Mental Health in the workplace is refreshing and inspiring.”
“Nick was pivotal as a digital product consultant and coach in growing my own product capabilities and confidence
I felt more equipped as a product founder and future product leader as a result of the time I spent with Nick”
“It was a pleasure to work with such an amazing product professional
His coaching substantially improved the teams' product discovery capabilities, and my own product mindset”
“Nick’s unique selling point is the balance he strikes by combining his own personal experiences and learnings, alongside academic research, insights, and practical tools.”
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Stories Matter donates 5% of speaking and workshop fees to UK mental health charities