Nicolas's Coaching Offerings

Nicolas also coaches for Executive Coaching, Business Operations & Strategy, and Startups. View all.

Nicolas’s Leadership Coaching Qualifications

Coaches professionally

Experience level: Executive

10+ people coached for Leadership Coaching

Nicolas has helped clients get into these companies:

With over two decades of experience in leadership roles, including as CEO of SystemOne and HB Agency, I have a proven track record of guiding organizations through complex challenges and strategic growth, including international work. My expertise in marketing strategy and operations has been honed through advising startups and leading sales and marketing efforts across global markets. As a co-founder of SystemOne, I successfully navigated investor relations and expanded our reach to over 40 countries. I am passionate about helping emerging leaders develop their skills and achieve their professional goals. Let's connect to discuss how I can support your leadership journey!

Nicolas can help with:

Conflict Resolution

Change Management

Problem Solving

Emotional Intelligence

Time Management

Nicolas also coaches for Executive Coaching, Business Operations & Strategy, and Startups. View all.

Why do I coach?

I work with senior leaders—typically at the Director level and above—to navigate complexity, scale their leadership, or step into higher-impact roles or situations. My clients are intrinsically motivated and committed to personal and professional growth. Many are facing pivotal transitions such as expanding responsibilities, shifting organizational priorities, risk management, or taking on roles with broader visibility and pressure. On the team side, I support high-performing, mission-driven teams that want to increase collaboration, deepen trust, and deliver extraordinary results. These teams often operate in fast-paced or high-stakes environments, and seek a structured but adaptive coaching approach to strengthen alignment and performance. Clients consistently report that coaching with me enhances their leadership effectiveness, decision-making, strategic focus, and resilience. For individuals, this often means greater clarity, confidence, and influence in navigating their roles. For teams, coaching drives sharper execution, improved communication, and stronger cohesion—helping them exceed expectations and deliver measurable impact.

Work Experience

Chief Executive Officer

SystemOne

March 2025 - Present

Responsible for stabilizing company during global health crisis, and finding further and more resilient alignment with our markets.

Board of Directors

ServiceNet

February 2023 - Present

Brand Marketing Strategy Advisor

Mosaic

February 2022 - Present

Start-ups, Operations and +4 skills

Chief Marketing Officer

SystemOne

December 2021 - March 2025

Lead Sales and Marketing efforts, and advise on strategy, new markets, management issues and contracting, as well as HR and team management and dynamics.

Entrepreneur in Residence

Alley

May 2023 - July 2023

Hired by Alley Corp to build a business plan around a new venture-backed business. Discovery process led to the discovery that regulations did not allow for this kind of business yet.

Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder

SystemOne

November 2015 - November 2019

SystemOne is a mobile health technology company creating open-source solutions to help developing nations maximize the value of diagnostics equipment in real-time. Primary responsibilities included: - Marketing, digital marketing and public relations, with leading marketing staff and external agencies - Investor relations: led all activities to find and recruit investors for Seed and Series A rounds - Sales: oversaw 5-person, internationally-based sales team selling into over 40 countries. - Operations: improving quality, reducing costs and raising efficiency in activities ranging from inventory management to contracts and legal work.

Chief Executive Officer

HB Agency

September 1999 - October 2015

Education

Middlebury College

BA, English and French

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

MA, English

Columbia University

Certificate of Achievement for the Front-end Coaching Intensive (FECI), Coaching

2025 - 2025

Nicolas was also personally admitted to

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  Harvard Kennedy School