Selected work
Stories that make people believe, care, and act
A sample of the books, brand stories, reports, and case studies built over thirty-plus years of finding the proof that was already there.
“Nicki has the ability to communicate the essence of a person, team, or organisation. She has done remarkable work in bringing to life the values of organisations.”
— Mike Pegg, author and strengths mentor
Books
First Aid for Feelings Manual
Co-authored with health activist and social entrepreneur Thor A Rain — a self-care manual that turns a practitioner’s method into something readers can understand and use, especially as they’re struggling in the moment.
Click here to download a free 63-page excerpt from the manual >>>
Six published books, two in development
Developmental editor/ writing partner on five further titles spanning leadership, emotional intelligence, strengths-based psychology, and wellbeing. Two more in development, including a book for CEOs and investors on positioning B2B businesses in the age of AI.
Microsoft UK
Following a values-in-action report in which I identified thirty one-minute stories showing how the company lived its societal values, I was retained as Microsoft UK’s CSR newshound, which led to more work with individuals, internal teams, and external contractors I met along the way.
The Communication Practice
A short explainer video, used as the website hero for this drama-based training company specialising in EDI.
Coming soon
A five-minute film sharing some of Aspuna’s work.
Aspuna Group
Created branding and messaging guidelines and wrote the website for the world’s first social-impact commodities asset management business — shaping complex value-chain economics into narrative for investors, agencies, and farming communities.
BT Lynx
The Collaborative Workplace
Positioning brochure for a BT Group IT-services alliance. Deep technical capability — infrastructure, security, service management — shaped into a clear case for the business buyers who decide. One of a series of commissioned whitepapers.
Waterstone’s
Our People
A book of stories colleagues share about each other, showing how their days are made brighter and their business goals are met through the people living the Waterstone’s values.
Reports and case studies
Ormiston Families
Brighter Futures Strategic Report
Ormiston Families is a charity that supports families in the East of England to build resilience and make choices that improve the life chances of their children. This book, which includes service user stories, was commissioned to launch a new three-year strategy.
Service user case study
One of a series of case studies sharing the stories of service users as part of Ormiston Family’s fundraising and awareness-raising activity.
Cambridge Social Ventures Impact report
An impact report for Cambridge Judge Business School’s social enterprise programme — five years of work with more than 800 social entrepreneurs, told through the founders whose ventures it helped build: Global Travel Wallet, Repositive, Kalamna.
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