About Me

Bill Nicholson is a strategic thought leader who has done extensive volunteer work in conjunction with his extensive executive experience. 

With two adult children who operate small businesses, small business is in my blood.  My senior leadership expertise covers over four decades in industries such as retail, manufacturing, construction, wholesale distribution, banking, real estate, and others. I’ve worked in companies of all sizes including large firms such as E.I. DuPont, Shell Chemical, Hysol, and others. Bill was also co-founder of a small marketing agency.

Bill has served in leadership positions including Vice President, Accounting, Payroll, Inventory, Tax, Business Continuity, Technology, Cost Control, and Affirmative Action. I have consulted numerous small companies and have served on corporate boards and committees.  

Running a business is both mentally and emotionally demanding.  Balancing business, family, and life is daunting.  As a licensed executive coach and professional life coach with a background in leadership training and executive development, I am uniquely qualified to further assist executives in navigating life while becoming the powerhouse their businesses demand.  More significantly, they will be able to recapture time and enrich their personal lives.

Real Life Experiences

Industry Experience

Startups & Micro Businesses

Bill is has worked with a number of startups and small businesses in technology, distribution, sports, fitness, retail, marketing and creative design.

Medium Businesses

Bill has done work for a credit card company, two different general contractors, a lighting company

Bill Nicholson is a thought-leading entrepreneur from just outside San Francisco in the US.  Bill is a solution-focused expert in his field and sees things many do not.

Bill has a BS degree from University of San Franciso and is a certified Executive Coach and certified Life Coach.   Bill has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine and is a Co-Author of Jim Britt’s #1 Amazon International Best Seller “Cracking the Rich Code” with Kevin Harrington and Tony Robbins. Bill is also featured in “Winning The Head Game” with Lou Vickery and Sonny Smith,

Bill notices a particular irony in the relationship between big and small firms.  Both major corporations and small business owners aspire to emulate the success of entrepreneurs.

Bill came to the conclusion that the only way to escape this unsatisfying circumstance was to pursue his passion as an entrepreneur after years of feeling imprisoned and constrained by company politics and restrictive settings, which dominate most of the US corporate culture. The launch of NextReign took place in September 2022.

As a writer, executive coach, life coach, and leadership trainer, working with MBA students, youth sports programs and volunteer work I did something scary but rewarding by starting a small business consulting firm to focus on helping struggling entrepreneurs. Knowing they would not be well-funded.

We are a bootstrap startup ourselves but with the experience and business know-how that entrepreneurs lack. An added value is we have executive and life coaching experience to help entrepreneurs to further their goals.

Our primary mission when we set up NextReign was to stoke the passion of the entrepreneurial spirit that big businesses long for and help entrepreneurs get to the next stage. And that is still our biggest mission today.

Large Sized Businesses

Bill has worked for a property development company, a large general contractor, a large Caterpillar dealership, the US Post Office, DuPont, and Shell.

Other

Bill is also a certified Executive Coach and certified Life Coach, and has taught corporate leadership training and worked with undergraduate and graduate students. He's also coached sports from 5 years old to High School for over 20 years and worked with schools and school boards to improve student students, as well as served a mentor of college students.

What can we help you overcome?

We help companies stay ahead in a rapidly changing world.