Nicole Matthews

Nicole Matthews

CSEP

CA, US
Stop living the life you should and start designing the life you want. Learn from a proven opportunity creator, TEDx Speaker and author to make your big ask to yield revenue-generating opportunities.

Nicole is an author, TEDx speaker, professor of event management, social media champion, entrepreneur, and architect of experiences. With the belief that life should be experienced in a big way, Nicole set out to create a company focused on helping clients to live the life they want, and to produce the experiences they want to remember....and Tweet about! The Henley Co., an event, travel, and lifestyle management firm was founded in 2007.

Nicole not only works with clients to create unique experiences, significant celebrations and memory-making events, but she is also recognized as a leader in self-producing events and strategic partnerships. Nicole's global work includes the activation of VIP Hospitality Programs for the lead sponsors of the London 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, the 2016 Olympics in Rio, as well as the Confederation Cup in Brazil and multiple Super Bowls.

Her first book, "Permission – Stop Competing & Start Creating The Life You Want to Live" was published in 2014, and can be found on Amazon with rave reviews. Permission tells her story of creating her own opportunities by making a big ask. In her Permission Prescription, she helps the reader to identify their authentic intention, who is in their circle, how to make a big ask and to create their own opportunities in life and business. She shares the story of how she asked her way to work the London 2012 Olympics.

Nicole's goal is to create a community of women that lead a permission-filled life, full of opportunities based on what makes their heart sing. She invites women to stop living the life they "should" and instead to start designing the life they want.

Nicole has contributed to industry and media publications including BBC America, NBC San Diego, San Diego CW, KUSI, Brides Magazine, The Daily Worth, Huffington Post, Elephant Journal and Thought Catalog. She holds the highest designation for the special events industry, CSEP, Certified Special Events Professional, which is currently held by 350 people in the world.

Nicole is an author, TEDx speaker, professor of event management, social media champion, entrepreneur, and architect of experiences. With the belief that life should be experienced in a big way, Nicole set out to create a company focused on helping clients to live the life they want, and to produce the experiences they want to remember....and Tweet about! The Henley Co., an event, travel, and lifestyle management firm was founded in 2007.

Nicole not only works with clients to create unique experiences, significant celebrations and memory-making events, but she is also recognized as a leader in self-producing events and strategic partnerships. Nicole's global work includes the activation of VIP Hospitality Programs for the lead sponsors of the London 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, the 2016 Olympics in Rio, as well as the Confederation Cup in Brazil and multiple Super Bowls.

Her first book, "Permission – Stop Competing & Start Creating The Life You Want to Live" was published in 2014, and can be found on Amazon with rave reviews. Permission tells her story of creating her own opportunities by making a big ask. In her Permission Prescription, she helps the reader to identify their authentic intention, who is in their circle, how to make a big ask and to create their own opportunities in life and business. She shares the story of how she asked her way to work the London 2012 Olympics.

Nicole's goal is to create a community of women that lead a permission-filled life, full of opportunities based on what makes their heart sing. She invites women to stop living the life they "should" and instead to start designing the life they want.

Nicole has contributed to industry and media publications including BBC America, NBC San Diego, San Diego CW, KUSI, Brides Magazine, The Daily Worth, Huffington Post, Elephant Journal and Thought Catalog. She holds the highest designation for the special events industry, CSEP, Certified Special Events Professional, which is currently held by 350 people in the world.

Confessions of A Serial Asker: 5 Insider Tips for Cultivating Relationships that Yield Resu

Confessions of A Serial Asker:
5 Insider Tips for Cultivating Relationships that Yield
Humongous Results

Relationships make the world go round but few of us were ever taught HOW to maximize our net worth through our network.

In just 60 minutes, Nicole Matthews shares her 5-tips on how to cultivate relationships that yield humongous results. Brimming with examples from her own personal success, this "serial asker"...

Audience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny

Explore Gold Medal Ways To Ask For Olympic Sized Opportunities

Explore Gold Medal Ways To Ask For Olympic Sized Opportunities

 

As an event planner and lover of sports, Nicole Matthews has always considered the Olympics as the ultimate professional project. Her dream was to work at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

With intention and drive, Nicole created an opportunity for herself to work with one of the major Olympic sponsors; which led to the ultimate Olympic experience. She is a champion...

Entertainment-basedAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny

Are Your Assumptions About Gen Y and Social Media All… WRONG?

Are Your Assumptions About Gen Y and Social Media All...

WRONG?

 

When a generation grows up with a smartphone in hand and social networks at their disposal, you might think that hiring a social-media Phenom would be the answer to creating engagement at your event. Think again.

 

Nicole Matthews, examines the generational disconnect between social media and social engagement, and...

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Permission: Stop Competing & Start Creating the Life You Want to Live!

Forget leaning in or leaning out to get ahead both personally and professionally, in Permission! Stop Competing and Start Creating the Life You Want to Live, Nicole Matthews, founder of The Henley Company, champions the power of leaning on others to help create the life you want to live. This witty, humorous, and self-deprecating tale of a forty-something, who has had more fascinating life experiences than dates, will help you realize that giving yourself permission to live the life you...

Educational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny

Riding the World of The Other F-Word and Discovering My Happy Path

I'm campaigning to rid the world of using the word fine. If you are living in a life that you didn't design, going to a job every day that doesn't fill your soul and/or in a relationship that feels like you are wearing a heavy coat full of burden, you are a fully paid up member of the Fine Club. You are simply existing in your life and you indeed not fine. If you are operating from a place of being "fine" are you truly desiging the life you want to live?

In a world where we are...
Inspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny