


About Nicholas
Speaker's Bio
Nicholas Whitaker is a coach, meditation facilitator, speaker, and writer who helps rebellious leaders and mid-career high performers reclaim their capacity to lead through Volatility, Overwhelm, Isolation, and Distraction.
His path here spans 25 years: a decade running his own production company while teaching at Marymount Manhattan College and The New School in NYC, then 13 years at Google across marketing, business operations, and learning and development.
Alongside the corporate chapter, he spent nearly a decade building a coaching and facilitation practice. When a 3am layoff email ended one, the other became the work. Nicholas is an ICF-credentialed coach with over 800 hours of coaching experience, a background in trauma-informed facilitation, and a 30-year mindfulness practice.
Through his nonprofit, Changing Work, he co-authored and published three Amazon bestsellers. He has partnered with leaders from Google, Tesla, Amazon, Microsoft, United Way and Coca-Cola, and with journalism associations including SABEW, RTDNA, and IRE.
His writing on work, identity, and capacity reaches 14,000+ readers on LinkedIn and has ranked among Substack's top 100 Education publications.
Through the Rebellion Collective, he guides rebels through the post-job identity crisis the AI era is accelerating: the moment when the thing you built your life around stops holding, and you have to decide who you are beyond work.
He lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains with Bex, his wife and business partner, and their two cats. When he's not online, you might find him deep in the wilds of the American Southwest.
About Nicholas
Speaker's Bio
Nicholas Whitaker is a coach, meditation facilitator, speaker, and writer who helps rebellious leaders and mid-career high performers reclaim their capacity to lead through Volatility, Overwhelm, Isolation, and Distraction. His path here spans 25 years: a decade running his own production company while teaching at Marymount Manhattan College and The New School in NYC, then 13 years at Google across marketing, business operations, and learning and development. Alongside the corporate chapter, he spent nearly a decade building a coaching and facilitation practice. When a 3am layoff email ended one, the other became the work. Nicholas is an ICF-credentialed coach with over 800 hours of coaching experience, a background in trauma-informed facilitation, and a 30-year mindfulness practice. Through his nonprofit, Changing Work, he co-authored and published three Amazon bestsellers. He has partnered with leaders from Google, Tesla, Amazon, Microsoft, United Way and Coca-Cola, and with journalism associations including SABEW, RTDNA, and IRE. His writing on work, identity, and capacity reaches 14,000+ readers on LinkedIn and has ranked among Substack’s top 100 Education publications. Through the Rebellion Collective, he guides rebels through the post-job identity crisis the AI era is accelerating: the moment when the thing you built your life around stops holding, and you have to decide who you are beyond work. He lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains with Bex, his wife and business partner, and their two cats. When he’s not online, you might find him deep in the wilds of the American Southwest.
Nicholas Whitaker spent 13 years inside Google, co-founded the Changing Work nonprofit, and co-authored three bestselling leadership books before building his practice around capacity, burnout, and leading through change.
Interviews
Interviews
Interviews

Guided Practices
Six free practices for the moments that need them. Come back to your body, settle a racing mind, remember who you are underneath the job title. One is built for the truly hard days. All free on Insight Timer.

Guided Practices
Six free practices for the moments that need them. Come back to your body, settle a racing mind, remember who you are underneath the job title. One is built for the truly hard days. All free on Insight Timer.
Reading list
Reading list
Reading list
The books I hand to people walking the Rebellion path. Some are about work. Most are about being a person who happens to work. I keep the list current on Bookshop, where buying a copy also supports independent bookstores.
The books I hand to people walking the Rebellion path. Some are about work. Most are about being a person who happens to work. I keep the list current on Bookshop, where buying a copy also supports independent bookstores.
The books I hand to people walking the Rebellion path. Some are about work. Most are about being a person who happens to work. I keep the list current on Bookshop, where buying a copy also supports independent bookstores.
© 2026 Nicholas Whitaker. All rights reserved.
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© 2026 Nicholas Whitaker. All rights reserved.
Website made with love by DesignMingle
© 2026 Nicholas Whitaker. All rights reserved.
Website made with love by DesignMingle




