As a graduate of the Jay Shetty Certification School in June 2024, Nick added the title & role of Certified Life & Success Coach to his resume from a leading industry brand. Through his newest business venture, NAKOA (YOU)niversity, he now works & collaborates with individuals, businesses, & group clients as a hybrid coach, consultant, educator, mentor, & trainer in both personal & professional capacities & settings.
In addition to his recently acquired Life & Success Coaching Certification from the JSCS, Nick holds a Bachelors degree in Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management from Quinnipiac University. He also gained invaluable experience operating as a licensed financial services representative for Northwestern Mutual Financial Network for a short time following his college years. In addition to his extensive business, finance, management, leadership, & sales education & experiences, Nick has spent most of his life & career pursuing & becoming a professional dancer, choreographer, & educator & has been working across the US & internationally as a performing artist, entertainer, entrepreneur, teacher, & independent creative professional for the greater part of the past 15 years now. It is the collective combination of his versatile & unique background that has allowed Nick to serve a wide range of clients across many industries & walks of life, personally, professionally, & financially, though many of his clients tend to have a common connection to the arts & entertainment world.
With a niche centered around guiding others to develop, organize, & maintain an entrepreneurial mindset, spirit, & lifestyle, & helping them acquire practical & useful money management knowledge & skills along the way, Nick has found his calling & is on a mission: to change the financial landscape for performing artists & creative professionals alike & to reframe what it actually means to build & live a life of purpose, fulfillment, & success within & around these career fields, all while encouraging, empowering, & supporting each of these very gifted humans in pursuing their creative passions & monetizing their creative talents & expressions. Through his holistic hybrid coaching & training methods, programs, & packages, Nick aims to help clients positively transform themselves & in the process, intentionally design, organize, optimize, & actualize their dream lives & careers.
