Nicola Taggart

Just like so many of you, I am a woman juggling many tasks, wearing many hats and managing a very full plate. I am married to an amazing man who really should be teaching other men how to be awesome husbands—if more guys were like him, there would be a lot more happier marriages in this world.

My first introduction into motherhood was when I became a step-mother to a wonderful girl, who has made this unique role even that much easier by her love and acceptance of me. We added two more children to the mix and we now find our family complete (and very full) with three kids under the age of 11.

I have always been a personal and professional development junkie. If there was a book on self-growth, relationships, leadership or human potential, I was reading it (or at least buying it). Following my high school principal’s suggestion, I studied public relations & communications at the University of Oregon. I learned after graduating and working within the field of public relations that what I really loved was less about the “public” and more about the “people.” More importantly, it was about the relationships that people have, both with themselves and with others. This epiphany led me to a great opportunity to tackle human resources and management for a national non-profit patient advocacy organization. It was during this time that I learned about one of my true gifts and loves: coaching and training people in the areas of communication, management and leadership. I also realized that the professional success of each person, whether a leader or not, was directly related to their ability to embrace their own personal discovery and evolution. The more grounded people became on the inside and the better able they were to manage their relationships on the outside, the greater success they experienced at work and at home.

I had always known that one day I wanted to be my own boss and start my own business. When the opportunity arose for a career transition in my life, I went through a coaching certification program, and my coaching business was born. Over the past seven years I have learned a great deal about myself and about the desire of so many people to achieve success, but in a way that allows them to live happier, healthier, more peaceful lives.

I am on a mission to support professional parents (especially women) redefine success from the inside out so that they can blend the best of both worlds.