Keynote speaker. Moderator. Live events host.
Most people call it change. Bridges called it transition. I work the transition.
Most organisations are equipped to communicate change. Few are equipped to support the life transition that follows. That gap is where I work. Built on William Bridges’ framework and fifteen years of corporate stages.
Three signature talks.
Each adaptable as a 30-minute opener, a 45-minute keynote, or 80 minutes plus Q&A.
The Map Nobody Gave Us
“Leading through the life transitions inside your change”
For: Senior leadership teams, Chief People Officers, HR Directors, L&D Leads. All-hands moments where strategy is moving faster than the people inside it.
Walk out with:
- the change vs. transition distinction and why it matters
- a new language for understanding the transitioning brain
- a roadmap for the three phases of life transitions
- a framework for supporting the human experience to make change stick
The Pivot Decade
“How mid-life fuels reinvention”
The Pivot Decade
“How mid-life fuels reinvention”
For: Senior professionals, founders, executives and creative entrepreneurs. Conferences and off-sites for audiences in the 35-to-55 bracket.
Walk out with:
- the science of mid-life and why we are primed for reinvention
- the psychology of endings and new beginnings
- a roadmap for the three phases of life transitions
- a framework for experimenting with new identities
Raised Between Worlds
What global mobility taught me about life transitions
Living between worlds
“What global mobility taught me about life transitions”
For: International, expat, globally-mobile audiences and those left behind by transient colleagues and peers. HR teams managing global mobility.
Walk out with:
- The marketable gifts of cross-cultural mobility
- A language for understanding endings and new beginnings
- The personal and professional cost of unsupported mobility
- A guide for navigating disruption, transition stress, grief and loss
- A framework for leaving well to make the most out of change
Ninety seconds in the room.
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LIVE Events Host
Increase ROI and the value of your event with Nikki as she delivers your key messages and inspires individuals and teams to take action. She’s been trusted to steer LIVE large-scale events, global summits, conferences and awards ceremonies around the world. You can catch Nikki in Amsterdam this June 30th for the inaugural edition of Europe’s 50 Best Bars streaming LIVE around the world!
Nikki enjoys bringing events to life across industries and is often tapped to deliver high-stakes conferences with clients ranging from the United Nations, Dell Technologies and major financial institutions. She’s also called on to host high-octane moments! This versatility in action led CNN to name Nikki one of their “taste-makers”.
Her style of presenting exudes warmth, confidence and empathy. She’s a firm believer in “trimming the fat” and delivers complex information in bite-sized relatable messages. This makes her one of the most sought after expert presenters and hosts in the market. Her journalism background shows in her meticulous preparation and research where she works hard to understand the audience and the industry needs. This lets her take people on an emotional journey whether it’s to delight, to surprise, to create a sense of urgency or inspire camaraderie. She always says, “If you can get people to feel something, they’re much more likely to take action!”. Read Live Event Host Services here.
Moderator
Watch the former journalist turn any conversation into a compelling and meaningful dialogue, keeping your audience engaged and on their toes!
As a former anchor and reporter on LIVE television with Fox Sports Asia, Nikki expertly navigates complex and compelling conversations across diverse subjects. She manages the pace and flow of chats, making sure panels are completed on time and with purpose! People often tell her how much fun they’ve had in discussions, even when the subject is technical or challenging. That’s because Nikki approaches every dialogue with relatability and wit! But most importantly, Nikki does her homework. She goes above and beyond when preparing content and understanding profile backgrounds, while always focusing on key messaging. Nikki manages the unexpected with humor and calm and can always be relied on to deliver beyond the brief. Whether it’s discussing impact investment, marketing innovation or ways to ramp up your transformation journey by supporting the human impact of change, Nikki is always ready to have a meaningful and valuable conversation ensuring that all involved feel seen, heard and understood.
Even 4-time Formula 1 Champion Sebastian Vettel and tennis legend, Boris Becker, are fans of Nikki’s interview style! Read moderator services here.
Custom Keynote
Reach out to share the ideas you want to explore for a custom keynote tailored to support your teams by understanding the silent human experience inside your change.
Nikki Muller is a presenter, keynote speaker, and life-transitions authority who has spent more than 2 decades studying the human condition from the most unusual vantage point: centre stage.
MTV Asia at 15, a nomination as Best Entertainment Presenter for Disney Channel at 18, ABC News in New York at 21. The former Fox Sports anchor and reporter has shared stages with heads of state and industry and has embraced the non-linear career. From serving at the United Nations Headquarters to becoming one of the most recognised corporate hosts and moderators in the business, she’s worked with organisations ranging from Abbott, HSBC and Dell Technologies.
As a mixed-race third-culture-kid raised between countries and cultures, Nikki experienced disruption without transition support long before she had language for it. After years studying the psychology of life transitions through the work of William Bridges, Herminia Ibarra, Bruce Feiler, Ruth Van Reken and becoming a sponge in classrooms at MIT Sloan, Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and Durham Univerty, she co-created The Safe Passage Podcast with clinical psychologist and transitions expert Dr. Doug Ota.
Now based in Switzerland after a deliberate, year-long farewell to a 15-year career and community in Singapore, Nikki is living her most significant life transition in real time. She brings that lived experience, her journalism instincts, and her broadcast authority to the conversations organisations and individuals most need to have about change, loss, identity, and beginning again.
She is the authority on life transitions who does not just study the map. She has walked the terrain.
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