About

Nick Wolff

I am an author, consultant, entrepreneur, educator, and speaker who can help your team have critical conversations to bring about explosive success.  

My presentations are delivered in a higher interactive format intended to bring about paradigm shifts by introducing the audience to powerful new ideas and inspire them to win.  My fun, games-based approach conveys important business and interpersonal insights while boosting long-term recall.

Experience Highlights

  • 18 years experience presenting educational & leadership content,
  • 15 years experience as a civil engineer and a manager of technical staff,
  • 13 years experience as a part time engineering and business consultant,
  • 8 years as a financially literate manager with profit & loss responsibility,
  • 6 years as a Toastmaster, State of Nebraska International Speech Contest Finalist, 2018
  • 3 years as an adjunct professor in the Bellevue’s College of Business,
  • 5 years building expertise in web development, media arts, content creator, and incorporating narrative & emotionally engaging content in learning, and
  • 3 years social science researcher and analyst,
  • 2 years Game designer and games-based-learning facilitator,
  • 1 year of experience as a Program Director in the Academic Initiatives group at Bellevue overseeing development and content creation of the B.S. in Web Design & Development and the M.S. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

Educational Background

  • Doctor of Human Capital Management, Bellevue University (2018)
  • MS. Management and Organizational Behavior, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL (2006)
  • Master of Business Administration, Benedictine University, Lisle, IL (2006)
  • MS. Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (2000)
  • BS. Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (1998)

Professional Accomplishments

  • Turnaround Artist – Returned hemorrhaging office to break-even within 3 months without layoffs.
  • Strategic Marketer – Developed revenue generating marketing and promotion programs (literature, presentations, web).
  • Business Acumen – Utilized profit/loss statements to target office roadblocks and opportunities increasing profitability.
  • Process-Minded – Instituted business processes that realized an increase in sales and accelerated throughput.
  • Business Development – Increased proposal volume, project revenues, and win-rate about 35, 60 & 10 percent, respectively.
  • Business Builder – Introduced new service areas that enhanced firm competitive advantage.
  • Foresight – Created annual business projections for office operations.
  • Integrator – Spearheaded transition of acquired facility and personnel into firms systems.
  • Customer Focus – Managed over 400 client relationships generating steady repeat business.

Personal Accomplishments

  • Self-published author – The Influencer: 107 Lessons on Being Effective Without Being a Jerk (2014) – Available at Amazon and Lulu.com
  • Game designer – Mogul: The Game of Entrepreneurship (2018) – Facilitated electronic simulation important business lessons in a fun, interactive, and engaging way.
  • Competitive Speaker – Toastmasters 3rd best speaker in the State of Nebraska (2018)
  • Founding member – Alternative Book Club – Group of dedicated individuals who have co-authored four non-fiction titles between 2016 and 2018.
    • Spotlight on the Art of Grace (2016)
    • Spotlight on the Art of Resilience (2017)
    • Spotlight on the Art of Significance (2017)
    • Spotlight on the Art of Fear (2018)
    • Spotlight on the Art of Generating Energy (2019)
  • Founding member – Dynamic Speakers – Toastmasters Club designed to prepare individuals for professional speaking careers.
  • EzineArticles Diamond Expert Author (2013)
  • Created personality typology depicting worldview based on individual values (2013-18)
  • YouTube Content Creator –Thinking Skills (2014) & Business Fundamentals (2014)
  • Podcast Host – Toastmasters District 24 Podcast (2018)
  • Eagle Scout
  • Mensa