Dr. Nickols has become part of our River Valley School District community. He serves as a mentor for our high school students, presents anti-bullying assemblies to our middle and high school students, provides professional development for K-12 faculty and staff, and serves as a consultant, helping to create a roadmap for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. He has a natural presence with each audience he encounters. 

Dr. Nickols is an amazing speaker…very engaging, extremely knowledgeable and quite relatable. He delivered a very motivating talk on leadership that managed to inspire and empower teens as well as their parents. The audience walked away feeling inspired and enriched. Our organization, which focuses on youth leadership development, looks forward to having Dr. Nickols as the keynote speaker at future events.

Dr. Nickols was referred to me by a colleague to lead a professional development session on perceptions and diversity. I was so impressed with his passion and engaging manner, that I asked him to become a key player on our School Culture Committee focusing on drop-out prevention. He reiterated the positive messages of goal setting, responsibility, hard work, and perseverance. He also met with struggling students each grading period to develop action plans and interventions to keep them on tra...

Dr. Nickols’ extensive experience and passion for helping students reach their potential was obvious from the start. His qualifications, expertise, and dedication to young people made him an outstanding choice to move the Chuck Cooper Leadership Development Program forward. Our students found him to be a highly dynamic, enthusiastic, and inspiring speaker. Dr. Nickols would be a tremendous asset to any organization, corporate or otherwise, that seeks to grow the leadership capacity of their peop...