Nicky Neal-Smith

Who is nicky

Nicky is an experienced Coach, Board Advisor, Non-Executive Director and Chair with deep people leadership expertise and governance experience.  Nicky has broad business operations expertise from over 15 years in the Financial Services industry, with a record of building resilient and effective teams, whilst delivering bottom line results. Nicky is also an Advisory Board Member for an independent, not-for-profit organisation, supporting business owners and leaders to improve their performance and sustainability.

As an accomplished relationship builder through strong listening and influencing skills, and leaning on her first-class degree in psychology, Nicky combines evidence-based practice and the latest thinking in psychology, neuroscience & ethics, to help individuals, leaders, teams, and organisations achieve their goals.

Experiences and passions

Having worked across a number of different sectors, Nicky has dedicated her career to building collaborative and collegiate working relationships with diverse professionals, who feel passionate about authentic leadership and want to make a difference in the world.

Nicky is an Associate of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, and an award-winning Charity Trustee, contributing to the healthcare, communities, and mediation voluntary and charitable sectors.  She lives in West Sussex, UK and enjoys spending time with friends and family.

Certifications & Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Psychology (First-class)
• Associate of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment
• Post Conventional Leadership 360 Accredited Coach – Holos Change
• Post Conventional Team Diagnostic Accredited Facilitator – Holos Change
• Thinking Styles Certificate of Accreditation – Cognitive Fitness Consultancy
• Thinking Styles Cognitive Team Roles – Cognitive Fitness Consultancy
• Member – British Psychological Society
• Member – Association of Chairs
• Member – Association for Coaching
• Prince2 Certificate – Change Management