Nicole Pavelka

Examiner
DISC Type : cs

Founder at Leadership by Design Academy

Manhattan Beach, California, United States

Overview

Nicole Pavelka is a brand executive and leadership architect who combines strategy, design, and human development to help senior leaders navigate complexity. A Certified Professional Coach with a Master of Fine Arts, people she has worked with describe her as empowering, insightful, and authentic.

Drawing from two decades of experience shaping global brands like BMW and Rolls-Royce, she is also a published author. Her work focuses on helping high-achieving professionals increase their performance through emotional and creative intelligence, preventing burnout and enhancing vitality.

Unique fact: She wrote an Amazon bestselling book titled "SUPERCHARGED - How I turned Exhaustion into Vitality" to help people in creative professions.

Personality Overview

Unexpressive

Status Quo Seeker

Late Adopter

They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time.  They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach. They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.

Topics They Care About

Leadership Architecture
Her work focuses on structuring leadership, helping executives elevate their thinking, clarify purpose, and make well-informed decisions.
Future of Mobility
As the former VP of Brand and Marketing at Apex. AI, she is engaged in topics like autonomous driving and the future of mobility systems.
Design-led Strategy
With an MFA and a background as a Creative Director, she combines strategic clarity with design-led problem-solving in her coaching and consulting.

Media Appearances

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Work History

1-2025
Founder at Leadership by Design Academy
3-2022
VP, Brand and Marketing at Apex.AI
10-2016
Certified Professional Coach for Leadership and Personal Development at Nicole Pavelka Coaching and Consulting
3-2011 - 8-2014
Founding Partner, Managing Director, Creative Director at Designbüro Pavelka & Weiß
1-2009
Founder at Starter Kid

Education

2016 - 2017
Certified Professional Coach (CPC) from iPEC Coaching
2001 - 2005
Master of Fine Arts - MFA from Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences

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Insights For Selling To Nicole

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision
  • Expect them to be slow and cautious, encourage them to ask more questions
  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control

DONT's

  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly
  • Don't push them too hard to make fast decisions, give them time
  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Nicole is

  • For them, low risk and acceptance by others are very important, followed by proof of ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Nicole

  • They are unlikely to say no, it's better to stop yourself once you have exhausted all the options.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Nicole move?

  • They do not like to take decisions in a hurry, so they could be slow in making their mind up.
  • Can Nicole take some risk or not?

  • They are low on risk-appetite and prefer to make informed decisions.

You And Nicole

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