Speaking

The talk that changes how your team leads.

nick t ogle, phd brings two decades of clinical work, organizational consulting, and raw honesty to every stage he stands on. No motivational fluff. No recycled corporate frameworks. Just the truth about leadership identity delivered in a way that stays with people long after the event ends.

Signature Talks

Topics That Land

The Mirror You Have Been Avoiding

Leadership Identity and the nuda veritas Framework

Most leadership development starts with skills. This talk starts with truth. Nick walks audiences through the nuda veritas framework, revealing the gap between the leader people see and the one who actually shows up. Built on clinical research and real stories that land.

Keynote / 45-60 min

The Three Voices Every Leader Needs

Building a Personal Board of Advisors

Every leader needs a therapist who will not let them hide, a mentor who will not let them stay comfortable, and a professor who will not let them stay uninformed. This talk introduces the model behind Klimt and why the best leaders never stop being coached.

Keynote / 30-45 min

You Can't Make This Shi!t Up

True Stories of Leadership, Failure, and Becoming

Drawn from the book, this talk uses real stories of leaders who faced their worst moments and either grew or collapsed. No theory. No slides full of frameworks. Just the truth about what it costs to lead and what it costs not to.

Keynote or Workshop / 45-90 min

The 12 Vital Signs of a Leader

A Workshop for Teams Ready to Get Honest

An interactive session where teams walk through the 12 vital signs together. Not as a team-building exercise. As a reckoning. Designed for leadership teams who are tired of surface-level development and ready to do the real work.

Half-day Workshop

Built for leaders who are done with surface-level development

Executive leadership teams
Faith-based organizations and pastoral staff
Corporate retreats and offsites
Conference keynotes (leadership, HR, organizational development)
University and graduate programs
Family offices and private wealth groups

Book Nick for Your Next Event

Whether it is a 500-person keynote or an intimate leadership retreat, Nick brings the same thing every time: the truth, delivered with warmth, research, and the kind of stories that change how people think about who they are as leaders.

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