Nicole Serena Silver
innovating Entrepreneurship
Author - Speaker - Coach
Designing your path
Entrepreneurship has the ability to not only enhance your life but also the lives and businesses of those that you serve. Bringing consciousness to your choices as to how you want to run your business is essential. Embarking on the entrepreneurial journey offers many options often overlooked in conventional approaches. Many founders traverse a common path, unaware of the many choices at their disposal. This conventional journey often involves seeking funding, relinquishing control, developing products or services without thorough market testing, and can elevate stress and anxiety levels making it difficult to move forward. Fortunately, there is an alternative.
As a founder, you possess the invaluable gift of choice, enabling you to meticulously shape both your business and personal life in alignment with your preferences. There's no need to relinquish your power or surrender your authority. While every entrepreneurial route presents its share of challenges and necessitates hard work, acquiring the essential tools and cultivating awareness significantly amplifies your prospects of attaining personal and professional freedom while building a thriving business.
Always an Entrepreneur
Nicole Serena Silver is a three-time founder, author, Forbes contributor, and business coach. Nicole brings a wealth of experience to the table, with over two decades dedicated to entrepreneurship and advisory roles. One of the things that sets her apart is her unique journey in building both for-profit and non-profit organizations, providing her with a versatile perspective that enables her to offer valuable advice to a diverse range of founders.
Beyond her hands-on experience in founding companies, Nicole has immersed herself in extensive research on entrepreneurship. Holding a degree in the psychology and sociology of entrepreneurship from U.C. Berkeley, she has authored two thesis papers unraveling the various types of entrepreneurs and exploring societal trends in the entrepreneurial landscape.
Nicole's commitment to understanding founders and businesses is evident in her contributions to Forbes, where she shares her insights on the Future of Work and Entrepreneurship. Her most popular articles include her comprehensive five-part series covering women in entrepreneurship, Blockchain and AI, and her innovative approaches to professional well-being.
Speaking and workshops
Enhance your next event with Nicole, a seasoned entrepreneur and captivating speaker who will inspire and educate your audience. She brings a wealth of practical experience and dynamic insights to the stage, offering engaging speaking events and workshops tailored to fuel the entrepreneurial spirit. Whether you're seeking to inspire your team, educate students, or energize a corporate event, Nicole delivers a compelling blend of expertise, inspiration, and actionable strategies.
Elevate your audience's understanding of entrepreneurship - book Nicole today for an impactful and empowering experience that sparks innovation and drives success.
Coaching
In the realm of entrepreneurship, where each journey is uniquely shaped, Nicole stands out as an expert guide ready to tailor your distinct needs as a founder to your business. When you become a client of Nicole's, it's not just a transaction – she becomes deeply invested in your success. Her commitment is unwavering as she navigates you through the highs and lows of establishing a flourishing business.
Nicole's coaching is a personalized experience, finely tuned to amplify your strengths, overcome specific challenges, and furnish actionable strategies for exponential business growth. Regardless of whether you're a seasoned business owner or just stepping into the entrepreneurial arena, Nicole invites you to embark on a transformative journey with an expert coach who is dedicated to unlocking your fullest potential in the dynamic world of entrepreneurship.
testimonials
"We invited Nicole to speak on a panel of industry leaders for our large annual BOX conference called BoxWorks. BoxWorks brings together visionaries from across the technology sector and every industry to define the future of the digital-first organization. Nicole was well-prepared and offered unique insights that left attendees with new ideas and inspiration. Her speaking style is warm and approachable. This helped greatly with the level of attendee engagement. She had a very large crowd in the palm of her hand."
Bryan Breckenridge, Executive Director of BOX.org
"We hired Nicole to speak at SAP Business Women Network Conference. Nicole's talk was so popular we had to keep expanding the room she was speaking in to accommodate the demand. She delivered a poignant and uplifting talk that left attendees inspired and with tools they could bring into their everyday lives. Nicole does a great job of pairing wisdom with practicality. I look forward to booking her again."
Kristin Muellner, Director of Customer Marketing at SAP SuccessFactors
“Having the pleasure of hosting Nicole Serena Silver as a guest lecturer in our entrepreneurial class was truly enlightening. Their depth of knowledge and real-world experiences brought a fresh perspective to our discussions. Nicole engaged our students with captivating anecdotes, practical insights, and a genuine passion for entrepreneurship, leaving a lasting impact on our classroom dynamic. I highly recommend Nicole to any academic setting seeking an inspiring and knowledgeable speaker to enrich the learning experience for aspiring entrepreneurs.”
Ken Sandy, Professor at U.C. Berkeley’s Center For Entrepreneurship and Technology
"Nicole has hosted a couple of very well-received workshops for the Happiness Planner, which has a global audience of over 164k individuals. Her wealth of knowledge, interactive activities and attentiveness made her stand out. Our audience loved her refreshing approach!"
Mo Seetubtim, Founder of The Happiness Planner
Entrepreneurs find holes in systems and come up with solutions.
They see opportunities where others may not.
They shoot for the moon, and at times hit the stars.
They hustle. They take risks. They push beyond their limit.
They do what others may not be willing to do.
They engage their curiosity and imagination.
They believe anything is possible.
They contribute to something bigger than themselves.
They drive innovation and push the world forward.
They research. They create. They learn. They grow.
They generate jobs and boost economic growth.
They make products and services that can improve people's lives.
Entrepreneurs change the world.
- Nicole Serena Silver
