Unlocking potential.
Facilitating growth.
Cultivating purpose.
At Braided Rivers, we take a systems approach to our work with the deep belief that people, ideas, and the earth are interconnected.
We celebrate that our very existence is intersectional while acknowledging and addressing the harm caused by inequities present in our current workforce, economy, and other social systems.
We guide organizations and individuals desiring change to become deeply curious by asking themselves and others thought-provoking questions. We hold space for those in the midst of change by making challenging processes engaging. We support clients in breaking new ground through the synthesis of their ideas.
We believe that transformation is necessary for the health and growth of individuals, society, and the planet.
Let Braided Rivers be your guide.
Our Services
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Workplace Wellbeing
We provide a cutting-edge assessment, coaching, strategy facilitation, and planning to employers.
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Facilitation & Strategy Development
We guide teams to a desired outcome, helping them unleash their potential and enabling them to do their best work.
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Individual & Team Somatic Coaching
We take somatic approach to coaching individuals and teams allows for a more unified, profound, and transformational coaching experience.
Encouraging Workplace Wellbeing
A third of Americans are showing signs of clinical depression
7 in 10 people are struggling or suffering in their lives
Thriving employees have 53% fewer missed days due to health issues
28% of US employees describe themselves as burned out. They are 63% more likely to take a sick day and 23% more likely to go to the ER.
People who adopt wellbeing behaviors, thriving individuals, are 20% more likely to have thriving team members.
Actively disengaged workers will change jobs for any raises, while engaged workers require more than a 20% raise.
People with poor managers had worse wellbeing than those without jobs.
At Braided Rivers offers we are experts in the systemic practices that lead to wellbeing in the workplace.
Our tools include evidence-based surveys, interviews, and planning sessions that provide valuable insights to help you create a roadmap for a healthier and more vibrant workplace.
About Nicole:
I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding.
― John O'Donohue
Nicole is a social impact leader, recognized expert in workplace wellbeing, a trusted somatic coach and exceptional facilitator. She is uniquely skilled at identifying and addressing hidden pain points, challenges and unspoken opportunities within individuals and organizations.
She runs Braided Rivers Advisors where she consults on workforce strategy, economic mobility and workplace wellbeing. Nicole facilitates strategic and implementation planning for a wide range of private sector, government, non-profit and philanthropy clients. She recently completed a term as the Interim CEO of FareStart, an Employment Social Enterprise, that is one of Seattle’s largest and most beloved social change organizations.
Nicole founded and led the Workforce Practice and Talent Rewire at FSG Social Impact Advisors where she provided talent strategy consulting, designed and facilitated cohort action labs for employers, and developed an active community of dozens of pioneering businesses such as T-Mobile, Patagonia, Walmart, Athleta, Caterpillar, MOD Pizza and McDonalds innovating in the hiring, retention, and advancement of populations facing barriers to economic mobility.
Nicole has over twenty years of experience working as a social change leader. She designed and led global citizenship, sustainability & community affairs strategies and was on the human resources leadership team at Outerwall, the company behind Redbox, Coinstar, and ecoATM. Her other experiences include being a grantmaker at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, advising foundation and corporate clients at Philanthropy Northwest, and leading several National Service (AmeriCorps) initiatives. She has been a member of and chaired several high-profile government commissions and non-profit boards. Nicole was named a White House Champion of Change by President Obama and has walked the Camino de Santiago three times.
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