About Us

Nikkiforos is a strategy consulting firm specializing in leadership, people, and organizational strategy including HR advisory.

Nikkiforos is a strategy consulting firm focused on leadership, people, and organizational strategy, including HR advisory. 

Woman raising her arms in victory at Halong Bay

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Our Vision

Where vision meets victory

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Our Mission

To advance the missions of those who transform our world, by offering wisdom, an independent voice, problem-solving expertise, and practical solutions to shape strategy, strengthen leadership, and promote a healthy workforce.

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Our Calling

At Nikkiforos, consulting is a calling we take seriously. Organizations —whether business, churches, or government agencies — are how we transform the world we live in. Transforming our world, is a spiritual act, inspired by our creator. Thus, we are committed to honoring Him by delivering our advice, services, culture, and operations in accordance with Biblical principles.

Our Name

Victory, it’s our identity

Nikkiforos is a derivative of the combination of 2 ancient Greek words: “nīkē (νίκη)” (victory), and “phérō ‎(φέρω)” (To bear, carry, bring, lead); together meaning “to bring victory”.

Team

Our Team

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Nicole Braun

CEO/Founder

A people strategy leader of nearly 2 decades, Nicole partners with her clients to design and implement their organization’s transformation journey. Serving clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 50 companies, she has extensive global, multi-cultural experience across all 6 inhabited continents. Her interdisciplinary skill-set allows Nicole to advise on and implement holistic solutions including: organizational design, leadership development, and change management. She is a trusted advisor working with stakeholders at all levels including executive and c-suite. Nicole is known as a unique problem-solver delivering highly-complex solutions across industries including but not limited to: media, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, printing, retail, hospitality, financial services, telecom, public sector, nonprofit, and energy.

KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Leadership Development and Org Design
  • Process Design and Operating Model Design: Including cross-discipline business process design at global scale
  • Human Resources: Across the hire to retire lifecycle including
    • Talent Acquisition and Management
    • Learning and Development
    • Performance Management
    • Employee Relations
    • Total Rewards: including compensation, leave/time off, health and welfare benefits, life, disability, retirement savings plans, employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), and vendor management
  • Organizational Change Management and Communications
  • Project/Program Management: including global, large-scale, complex delivery across legislative jurisdictions and experience with Agile, SAFe, and Lean manufacturing practices
  • People Technology: Including but not limited to GenAI, ServiceNow, Workday, Oracle HCM, PeopleSoft, ADP

Let’s get connected

Every client and every situation is different. We partner with our clients create an engagement that is tailored to your situation.

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