Meet Nicole Torgersen

Nicole is a leadership coach and former technology executive with more than twenty years of experience operating at senior levels in the tech industry.

She built and led high-performing teams, mentored emerging and executive leaders, and delivered complex initiatives inside fast-moving, high-accountability environments. She understands what it takes to drive results while carrying significant organizational responsibility.

Over the course of her career, she began to recognize a pattern she now sees in many high-achieving leaders: success measured externally does not always equal sustainability internally. Rather than accept that tension as the cost of ambition, she chose to examine it strategically.

That examination led her to deepen her understanding of performance psychology, nervous system regulation, midlife physiology, and executive presence. She became interested in a more advanced question:

How do high-capacity leaders sustain clarity, authority, and impact over decades, not just quarters?

Refining her own leadership approach strengthened her focus, sharpened her decision-making, and reinforced the importance of alignment over endurance.

Today, Nicole brings both executive experience and systems-level insight to her coaching. She works with leaders who are ready to elevate how they operate, not by pushing harder, but by leading more deliberately.

Training & Credentials

Co-Active Training Institute, Institute for Integrative Nutrition, Yin Yoga Teacher Training, Bluepoint Leader As Coach

Executive Experience

25+ years of senior tech leadership at Gap Inc., Dropbox, Dialpad, Smartsheet, and Monster.com. Led teams of 8 to 300, built career frameworks, and drove culture initiatives.

Lived Experience

Nicole's work is also rooted in personal experience navigating her own mental and physical health challenges, raising neurodivergent children, and supporting family members through significant health and identity journeys.

Prior Speaking Engagements