
Nik D
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"Jedi Master of coaching" 20 Yrs | 100s of global clients | Ex Big Law & IB
Studied at London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London
Works at NDA Coaching
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Nik's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $299/hr
Get help with AI Automation, AI Fundamentals, and .
Nik also coaches for Career Coaching, Executive Coaching, Legal Practice, and Investment Banking. View all.
Nik’s Leadership Coaching Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Executive
100+ people coached for Leadership Coaching
Nik has helped clients get into these companies:
Welcome to my profile! Described by a senior corporate leader as "a Jedi Master of coaching", I'm a certified Executive, Leadership and Career Coach with 20 years’ experience helping 100s of elite professionals, executives and entrepreneurs from a diverse global spectrum unlock their full potential, achieve transformational personal and career successes and develop into exceptional leaders. My bespoke coaching leverages 12 years of international experience in elite Big Law and Investment Banking as trusted adviser to the world’s leading corporate clients and senior leaders on their most critical strategic priorities. Utilising my deep understanding of how to thrive amidst the intense pressures of working in the most demanding professional environments and learnings from human psychology and elite athletes, I excel at facilitating peak performance and sustained success for my clients, their teams and businesses. My clients cover the full career spectrum from the most senior executives to early career professionals, who I have helped gain admission/transition to, excel in and get promoted through the ranks of the world's leading businesses. Unlike a lot of 'executive coaching', my approach is focused on coaching the whole person (not just the 'professional') to ensure the most profoundly deep-rooted, enduring and sustainable impact on clients' personal and professional lives - and it's why so many of my clients have described it as "life-changing". If you want to build a career and life aligned with your core values and ambitions, grounded in unshakeable self-confidence, and equipped with the resilience and capabilities to excel in the face of any challenge, let's connect and develop a roadmap to bring you lifelong success, happiness and fulfilment!
Nik can help with:
AI Automation
AI Fundamentals
AI Strategy
Change Management
Coaching and Mentoring
Conflict Resolution
Diversity and Inclusion
Emotional Intelligence
Ethical Leadership
Innovation and Creativity
Problem Solving
Team AI Upskilling
Time Management
Nik also coaches for Career Coaching, Executive Coaching, Legal Practice, and Investment Banking. View all.
About Nik
Described by a senior corporate leader as "a Jedi Master of coaching, by far the best I've ever worked with", I combine 20 years' experience as an executive, leadership and career coach (ICF certified) with 12 years' experience as a top-tier corporate lawyer and investment banker to generate transformational, life-changing personal and career successes for 100s of clients across elite professions and firms worldwide. My coaching success is founded on my track record of sustained excellence and success with the world's leading academic and professional institutions: from winning admission to and graduating from the world's leading schools to securing multiple internship and graduate offers at the world's leading law firms, and successfully pivoting from elite corporate law to investment banking. I've been a trusted adviser to the world's leading corporate, financial, government and entrepreneurial clients and their senior leaders on $billions of market-leading deals, and know what it takes to beat fierce global competition and rise to the top 0.1% at every stage. Beyond my exceptional academic and career record, what truly stands me out is my ability to connect deeply with people at every stage of their career, wherever in the world they're from and whatever their background or circumstances. I've travelled to ~60 countries across every continent, worked in London and Tokyo as an M&A lawyer and investment banker with clients and colleagues on every continent, and coached 100s of clients from every continent across the legal, finance, professional services, corporate, tech and consulting sectors. As someone with multiple under-represented demographic traits, I know what it takes to defy the steepest of odds to succeed at the very highest levels, and have successfully helped numerous clients - many from under-represented demographics themselves - to break into and rise to the highest levels (Director, Partner) of the world's elite corporate and professional services firms (e.g. Kirkland & Ellis, Latham & Watkins, Simpson Thacher, Weil Gotshal, Clifford Chance, A&O, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Fidelity, SoftBank).
Why do I coach?
Coaching is my true calling, my 'ikigai', the answer to the question "What is my superpower?". My life's purpose and passion is to help as many people as possible achieve their ambitions, fulfil their fullest potential and excel in life, personally and professionally. With clients from their early 20s to their mid 60s across the world testifying to the "life-changing" impact I've had on their lives and careers, I know that my unique blend of deep coaching expertise, elite professional background and lived global experiences allows me to fulfil that purpose every single day for the enduring benefit of current and future generations. If you're looking to build the career and life of your dreams, I'd love to meet you and help chart a path for you to achieve that!
Work Experience

Associate Director/Vice President, M&A Investment Banking
HSBC
September 2015 - September 2021
Admissions Committee
Delivered premium investment banking advisory services to blue-chip global clients and their senior executives, in originating and executing global M&A, capital investments, fundraising and strategic commercial mandates. Completed a secondment to UK Government Investments (UKGI), where I was a key workstream lead for the UK Government in counterparty negotiations on a ~$50bn national infrastructure project. I also created and delivered a 1:1 coaching offering endorsed by the CEO and COO.

Corporate M&A Lawyer
Linklaters
March 2009 - August 2015
Admissions Committee
Led deal teams delivering best-in-class legal advisory services to blue-chip global clients, their senior executives and boards on complex global M&A, PE and VC investments, capital raisings and strategic commercial mandates across the London and Tokyo offices. Completed a secondment to Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group's Corporate Legal team, to help execute the complex intra-group reorganisation of global businesses acquired through the €71bn ABN AMRO takeover.

Executive, Leadership and Career Coach
NDA Coaching
October 2005 - Present
I'm a certified Executive, Leadership and Career Coach with 20 years’ experience helping senior and C-suite executives, entrepreneurs and elite legal, financial and investment professionals from a diverse global spectrum develop into exceptional leaders and achieve transformational personal and business successes.

Summer Intern
Linklaters
August 2005 - August 2005

Summer Intern
Norton Rose Fulbright
July 2005 - July 2005
Summer Intern

Summer Intern
Ashurst
June 2005 - July 2005

Intern
Freshfields LLP
April 2005 - April 2005
Nik was also given offers to work at

Freshfields LLP
Education

The Academy of Executive Coaching
Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching (ICF, EMCC and AC accredited)
2024

Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments
Financial Securities and Investments; Financial Regulation
2015

London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London
Bachelor's Degree (1st Class Honours), Law
2003 - 2006
Nik was also personally admitted to

University College London, University of London

King's College London, University of London
12 Reviews
Overall Rating
5.0
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