{"id":98,"date":"2026-05-30T17:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T17:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nickihayes.com\/staging\/?page_id=98"},"modified":"2026-06-16T14:18:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T14:18:36","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nickihayes.com\/staging\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/nickihayes.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hero-banner-clean-1.png&apos;);background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-group has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-5-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-29be0e0e0fff0eb9921301eb15c26874\"><strong>Stories that make people believe, care, and act<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-theme-palette-6-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ac201e193f148b5247507915ad578c5a\" style=\"text-transform:none\"><em><strong>I help mission-led organisations and their leaders turn important work into stories that change minds \u2014 and what people do next.<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id98_facd1d-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id98_facd1d-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id98_facd1d-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id98_facd1d-e7 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id98_facd1d-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id98_facd1d-e7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id98_facd1d-e7 alignnone has-theme-palette7-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column98_8dfddd-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column98_8dfddd-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column98_8dfddd-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column98_8dfddd-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column98_8dfddd-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column98_8dfddd-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column98_8dfddd-77{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column98_8dfddd-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column98_8dfddd-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column98_8dfddd-77\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-theme-palette-3-color has-theme-palette-7-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-eb9d54bcf498bfba3ea2b6ca6530833a\"><strong>You&#8217;ve got something important to say<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe it&#8217;s the book that&#8217;s been in your head for years. 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I bring the questions, the safety to think out loud, and the craft to shape what emerges into something that sounds like you at your best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-5-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f66cafc4da635c5c617b5a6ccf8ae21b wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nickihayes.com\/staging\/services\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"104\">Click here to learn<\/a> about working with me 1:1 >>><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column98_3ab05d-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column98_3ab05d-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column98_3ab05d-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column98_3ab05d-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column98_3ab05d-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column98_3ab05d-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column98_3ab05d-e1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column98_3ab05d-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column98_3ab05d-e1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column98_3ab05d-e1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-31d8b347229d983f1871e5e931166707\"><strong>Working with your team<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1403d3ad9b570b75fc197a448b8d0146 wp-block-paragraph\">When the words go out under your organisation&#8217;s name \u2014 brand messaging, CSR stories, transformation narratives, whitepapers, case studies, impact reports. 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research project I commissioned whilst Director of Citizenship for Microsoft UK, I knew we could trust her to find golden seeds in the most unlikely places, to plant them in a way which would engage our intended audience, and to do so quickly and consistently. 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Two more in development. 30+ years finding stories that change what people do, from a community finance newsletter to a two-year retainer at Microsoft to a responsible-innovation positioning that helped raise $56m for a mental healthcare platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-247c366a7c2f7dcb0e1afbcf9b91e5cb wp-block-paragraph\">Every project begins in the same place: someone stuck, overwhelmed, or sitting on something important they can&#8217;t yet articulate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-5-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-df6a78551b31b7689f37b9d5ec09cf47 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nickihayes.com\/staging\/about\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"101\">Click here to read my full story <\/a>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id98_d548e3-57 > 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