Expand your thinking. Make courageous business, career or life-altering decisions. Take bold, daring action. We're going to dramatically expand your toolkit and options and help you to deliver dazzling results in your work and life. This is what I call 'brilliance'.
1. unlock 'brilliance'
Ascend the spiral. Wake up, grow up, open up, clean up and show up for what matters. This is what I call discovering 'wholeness'.
2. DISCOVER 'wholeness'
I help my clients Do two things:
I help my clients Do two things:
I HELP MY CLIENTS DO TWO THINGS:
LET'S TALK ABOUT YOU
FOLLOWERSHIP?'
INSPIRE
'How do i
FOLLOWERSHIP?'
'HOW DO I INSPIRE
MY CALLING?'
WHAT'S
SUCKS.
'MY WORK
WHAT'S MY CALLING?'
'MY WORK SUCKS.
PEAK PERFORMANCE?'
SUSTAIN
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'HOW DO I SUSTAIN
PEAK PERFORMANCE?'
I CAN HELP YOU ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS
Coaching is about co-creating a powerful relationship in which transformative dialogue catapults you towards your goals.
As your coach, I’ll be your champion, cheerleader, supporter, sense-checker, catalyst and sometimes your guide. Think of me as a deep pool of energy that you can use to recharge - or supercharge - yourself. What this energy means for you will depend, but it’s likely to be deeply nourishing, oftentimes enlightening and even transformative.
Whether it’s becoming the leader you know you can be, growing your business or career, getting more recognition, generating greater abundance, finding better balance or creating deeper connections, I can help. We’ll start by getting crystal clear on what you really want…. and then we’ll help you move towards it, courageously.
Hi, I’m Nikolai.
Unleashing people's brilliance and wholeness is my life’s purpose.
Pursuing it, I've had the privilege of instigating, designing and delivering award-winning training and coaching experiences for global blue-chip organisations in Europe, North America and APAC that have impacted over 100,000 people. Over the last 18 years I’ve worked with senior bankers and consultants, fashionistas and luxury retailers, regulators and policy makers. I have many stories - and scars (!) - to prove it. I’m a Cambridge grad, Founder, business and commercial leader, master facilitator and trainer, professional coach, yogi and (according to a former client) ‘compassionate agitator’.
My current focus is building ‘next generation’ Business Executives and Commercial Leaders. Dramatically expanding your capacity to achieve, succeed, serve, connect, include, support, relax, learn, grow, heal and flourish is what gets me out of bed. Doing this, I bring a signature playfulness, passion and rigour combined with a deep calm developed over two decades training my mind in the wisdom traditions.
A couple of fun facts: My Buddhist name is Yeshe Dorje, which means ‘Diamond Wisdom’. I was also once referred to as “my beautiful boy” by Donatella Versace.
Welcome to my website, your guide to exploring working with me as your coach.
ABOUT ME
HI, I'M NIKOLAI.
Unleashing people’s brilliance and wholeness is my life’s purpose.
Pursuing it, I've had the privilege of instigating, designing and delivering award-winning training and coaching experiences for global blue-chip organisations in Europe, North America and APAC that have impacted over 100,000 people. Over the last 18 years I’ve worked with senior bankers and consultants, fashionistas and luxury retailers, regulators and policy makers. I have many stories - and scars (!) - to prove it. I’m a Cambridge grad, Founder, business and commercial leader, master facilitator and trainer, professional coach, yogi and (according to a former client) ‘compassionate agitator’.
My current focus is building ‘next generation’ Business Executives and Commercial Leaders. Dramatically expanding your capacity to achieve, succeed, serve, connect, include, support, relax, learn, grow, heal and flourish is what gets me out of bed. Doing this, I bring a signature playfulness, passion and rigour combined with a deep calm developed over two decades training my mind in the wisdom traditions.
A couple of fun facts: My Buddhist name is Yeshe Dorje, which means ‘Diamond Wisdom’. I was also once referred to as “my beautiful boy” by Donatella Versace.
Welcome to my website, your guide to exploring working with me as your coach.
KEY STATS
18
My years of business experience, from grad level to the Boardroom
370
The number of organisations I've worked with
100K
The number of people impacted by my work
5
The number of coaching methodologies I'm familiar with
5000
The number of leaders I've coached and trained personally
20
The number of years I've trained my mind
SERVICES
Executive & Leadership Coaching
Helping CEOs, CXOs, Founders and VPs unlock the secrets to sustainable success in constant disruption, without losing humanity.
ABOUT MY
LOGO
Helping Commercial Directors and Sales Leaders deliver the numbers by mastering themselves and their markets.
Commercial Coaching
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Helping individuals find fulfilment, balance, agency and success in their professional and personal lives.
Life Coaching
WHY WORK WITH ME?
01
All beings are Buddhas. This is my orientation, as a practitioner in the wisdom traditions. You're impressive just as you are, but your potential is what's truly breathtaking. I'll help you celebrate who you are but I'm more fiercely committed to who you're becoming.
authentic championing
02
I've worked with the most senior and skeptical leaders from investment bankers to lawyers, consultants to policy makers. I use evidence based methods because I believe science is sexy. But I also rely on powerful intuition, instinct and I welcome the wisdom of the gut. No matter what data we use in our conversations, I always keep it real. That especially goes for when you're kidding yourself. Expect to be challenged.
fearless
03
One size doesn't fit everyone. My coaching programmes are bespoke as standard. We'll also agree how we'll work together when we design our alliance. You can change what you need whenever you want.
Highly Personalised
04
Diversity is a beautiful fact of life and I celebrate it in all its forms. Whatever your background, values, beliefs, temperament, superpowers and foibles, everything is included. Come as you are.
Radically inclusive
05
I've been working in human performance for nearly two decades using science, technology, creativity and above all, authenticity. I know what it takes to get the best out of you because I've unleashed performance and wellbeing for thousands of people across industry. You're in experienced hands.
Deep expertise
Clients come to coaching for a wide range of reasons and so the results vary. Generally speaking however, you can expect to experience some of the following changes, all of which are backed up by evidence.
What's the impact of coaching?
By naming what you're really longing for and envisioning what it will be like when you get it, you'll feel crystal clear about your direction, inside and out.
Clearer
vision
Taking courageous steps towards what you want and being held accountable is highly likely to put your life and work on boost mode.
Faster progression
Daring to dream, honouring your values, articulating your 'why' and drawing on your inner leader is likely to give you a sense of joyful meaning.
Sense of fulfilment
Reframing failures as learnings and setbacks as insights, you'll find yourself bouncing back like never before.
Greater resilience
When you know your strengths, manage your inner saboteurs and step into your authenticity, a huge reservoir of energy emerges to draw on.
More confidence
& drive
The fruit of taking control of your work and life is abundance - be it financial, emotional, time, connection or something else. Prepare to become richer.
Greater abundance
When we connect with ourselves, the heart opens and we're more available for others. Expect to feel greater resonance in your interactions.
Stronger connection
You can't change, or leave be, what you cannot see. The heart of coaching is raising awareness, inside and out. Expect to see more clearly.
Heightened awareness
TESTIMONIALS
“Nikolai is a naturally talented coach with wisdom way beyond his years. His unique approach blends a variety of techniques drawing from the sciences, logic, emotion, and spirituality. Our coaching sessions focus on the ‘whole self’ and I find our sessions deeply valuable and insightful. In an increasingly complex and demanding world Nikolai has helped me focus on what is important and work out how to generate immediate impact against my ambitions.”
Yasha Vojdani - Co-Founder
“Nikolai holds a safe place to help you explore options or to get comfortable in the fog. His encouragement and challenge have crystalised new perspectives, opened more ideas whilst cheerleading me towards successful outcomes. He has helped me get ‘unstuck’, held me to account and celebrated with me during a very important chapter in my career. He’s a trusted voice in a rapidly moving world and I couldn’t recommend his support more.”
Jacqueline Corbett - Head of Commercial Training
“I have done coaching before and always benefited from it. But Nikolai’s approach is different: the way he is able to explain how body and mind are connected is an eye-opener. I fully trust him and the no-nonsense approach he brings to our sessions. I feel I am getting closer to self-actualization through exploring how to fully live my values – in work and my private life.”
Pieter Meulendijk-de Mol - Co-Founder
“I came to Nikolai looking to level up at work as I started a new role, but I got way more than I expected! He’s great at quickly reading my behaviours and noticing blind spots I didn’t even see. He’s helped me get unstuck in areas of life I wasn’t even planning to work on. Nikolai’s approach is very down-to-earth, and he’s really pushed me in all the right ways these past few months. I love that he’s direct, speaks his mind, but also manages to balance being professional and friendly. I can honestly say this experience has brought a whole new perspective, it’s totally elevated my thinking in and out of work.”
Rachel Conroy - Client Director
“Lucky is the person on whom Nikolai shines his brilliance, humour, and ability to reframe—unlocking fresh ways of thinking and being. If you're looking for someone to simply mirror your words, go elsewhere. But if you want a partner who dives deep, unearthing and refining the gold with you, Nikolai is a true gem.”
Eileen Laillier - COO
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"Nikolai is a naturally gifted coach, very empathetic and inquisitive and yet also results driven. During our sessions, his patient yet no-nonsense approach expedited a critical decision in my life and I felt clearer and more empowered as a result. I highly recommend his services."
Laura Bridge - Celebrity and Private Chef
"Working with Nikolai is a game changer. His approach to coaching is considered, personal and exceptionally professional. He cares not only about understanding your goals and priorities, but also your values. In doing so, he has supported me on a journey of aligning my values to my growth approach. I wouldn't be in this next phase of my career without his guidance and support!"
Zehra Odunayo - Growth, People Strategy & Change Lead
"Nikolai has helped me enormously on a wide range of topics starting with helping me to determine my values, selecting my next career move and land a job, right through to helping me overcome significant personal issues. Nikolai draws on his vast experience, wisdom and use of appropriate, powerful tools and techniques – including many which are quite unconventional and new to me, but very effective."
Paul Ruggier - FTSE 100 Co-Founder
"I feel very blessed to have had Nikolai as my thinking partner and coach over the past 6 months. He has a very unique skill of being able to hold space for you to think and reflect and has an almost magical way of evoking awareness. He challenges you to stretch and grow, often forcing you to question assumptions and self limiting beliefs. Nikolai continues to help me work through sticky challenges, figure things out and become more aware of who I really am to live a more energised, balanced and fulfilled life."
Nicola Amiss - Senior Vice President of Sales
“Nikolai has helped me train my focus, identify my saboteurs, find my leader within and hone my personal brand storybook. Crucially, his coaching approach has held me to account and helped me to avoid distraction from other business pressures. The outcome of the coaching has been outstanding.”
Rob Bloor - Senior Principal, Professional Service Firm, Switzerland
"I'm very happy with my coaching journey and Nikolai personally. His support has changed the way the revenue organisation at Nasdaq produced results and has equally helped me in my current role at a sales leader in the venture capital industry. Nikolai is experienced not only in enterprise sales but also in corporate psychology, stress management, career planning, and many other areas. I'm looking forward to many more sessions of fruitful professional exchange."
Daniel Scheiferdecker - Head of Institutional Business Development
