It was a real delight when Nikki gave her talk, Reclaiming Play: The Leadership Power of Creativity at our senior female networking group event.  The concepts of play and creativity are tucked away into scarce personal time, if there is time for them at all!  Our professional lives are poorer for it.  

Nikki reminded us of the power of thinking differently, approaching challenge from different perspectives and giving space to more playful pursuits to release stress and anxiety, which allows us to think more creatively.  Her down-to-earth, natural interpersonal style engendered a relaxed session complete with creative play activities providing some pertinent key messages around the value of spending time on more creative pursuits.

Before mentoring, I was struggling with confidence and constantly hitting blocks in my writing. From our very first session, Nikki asked the right questions that helped me realise I’d outgrown my original story and gave me permission to pivot. That moment alone unlocked everything.

Over the course of our sessions, I went from stuck to completing an 80,000-word first draft of a novel that was once just a “maybe someday” idea. Nikki’s guidance, strategies, and belief in me created 100% progress towards my goal and a 100% boost in happiness and confidence. I left each week feeling more empowered and equipped. It’s been an incredible experience.

YES absolutely I cannot recommend highly enough. Nikki was a gift that came at exactly the moment I needed it and kept me on my writing path. Without Nikki I would have fallen by the wayside.

Sarah Nias – Contemporary fiction

Nikki has the rare ability to listen and extract incredibly interesting information from her guests. Both as a listener of her podcast series and as a previous guest, the time flies listening to a conversation choreographed by Nikki delving into the creative spirit and personal motivations of her guests and keeps me coming back for more!

Theo – TV Chef, award winning author and co-founder of FiveDinners.com 

“I wanted to read this slowly and savour the book. I did manage to do this. I left the last part to one night quite late and was very surprised by the ending. It was not what I was expecting. I really enjoyed the book and would read it over again – there was so much I am sure I missed with the different characters. A great read!” 

This book isn’t all its surface has you believe – and that makes it such a difficult book to review, as it’s so important that its secrets (revealed satisfyingly near the book’s end) hit you with the same punch that I felt. The whole book was very different, highly original, its construction impeccable, its characters enthralling – and I very much enjoyed it.

Anne Williams, Award winning book blogger and RNA Media star of the Year 2019 and 2022

I love this podcast!  Nikki has a warm, friendly tone and comes across as really approachable.  It is easy to listen to and the guests are interesting and have different perspectives.  There is no ‘right’ way to be more creative and enhance your life and The Creative Switch embodies this.  Recommended.

Rachel – Neuroleadership Expert

A smart, informative podcast which focuses on how people switched their careers or lives to chase their creativity, or with guests who support others to do so. Nikki the host gives good space for her guests to share their stories and there is always something to take away from the episode. Highly recommended.

Pernille – Best-selling RomCom Author