Nikki Gatenby, Cognitive Behavioural Coach, Agency Specialist, Non-Exec Director and Author

Nikki is an engaging, energised, strategic leader, having spent the last 25 years experimenting with entrepreneurial ways of working across international teams in London, Paris and now Brighton. She has worked with brands from Marks and Spencer to British Airways, Waitrose, TUI and Unilever.

Early on in her career, Nikki took marketing agency TMW international, by winning the Nissan Europe digital and data business across 26 markets. In doing so, she moved to France and set up a dedicated arm of the UK agency to service all markets from the Nordics to Russia.

In the last decade, Nikki transformed Brighton SEO agency Propellernet into a global marketing organisation and SAAS provider, serving the PR, content and search world – hand in hand with being one of the top 15 Best Places to work in the UK for 8 years running. The story is captured in Nikki’s best seller, Superengaged.

Nikki is now a non-exec director, charity trustee and advisory board member to a range of businesses from start-ups to established brands. As a trained coach and experienced mentor, she has a particular skill in helping people to be the best version of themselves and is adept at working with leadership teams, c-suite, company-wide or one to one. With Skilful Leader certification from the Chartered Institute of Management, she is an experienced operator and hands-on practitioner, who enables others to turn their business dreams into reality.