I’m an author, coach and advisor to pioneering founders – those who start companies, non-profits, and social movements that respond to the huge challenges and opportunities of this moment in history; those who want to grow their initiatives with more purpose, love, creativity, and flow.
My core belief
Making big things happen in the world requires much more than leadership and developing organisations. It’s about seeing any endeavour first and foremost as a creative process. A founder is an artist before they are a leader – because the point is to bring something new into the world, or to change things for the better.
My wonderful friend and teacher Peter Koenig called this Sourcework. It’s the subject of my book, Work with Source, and it’s the starting point for all the founders I support.
My background
I have 25 years of experience in the wonderful, and often crazy, world of founders. I’ve personally been through all the twists and turns of a founder’s journey: building a company, pivoting, enjoying some success and exiting, returning years later to turn it around from failure… and eventually blowing the whole thing apart to create fertile ground for new initiatives to emerge. I have the lived experience of being a founder that creates deep empathy with founders.
For the last 12 years, my focus has been on supporting other founders in bringing their visions to life. Work with Source was published in 2021 and I also teach and supervise other coaches to help them build mastery in their own practices.
Who I work with
I typically work with founders (or their successors) who have 10 or more years of experience. They’ve seen and done enough to feel a resonance with the perspective of source.
I also support less experienced founders who instinctively feel that starting with creativity could be the key to their initiative’s success, so don’t be intimidated if you’re earlier on in your journey.
My work is mostly via Zoom, with clients around the world – from San Francisco to Tokyo – but I love opportunities to work or teach in person.
And the rest of me
I live close to the sea in Brighton, England, with my wife and our very energetic child. When I’m not working, tidying the house, or bouncing on the trampoline with the little one, I love running, outdoor adventures, contemporary art, and an eclectic range of music – from jazz to ’90s indie to deep progressive house.
The next step
Have a look at the most common ways I support clients. If you’d like to explore working together you can book a call directly into my calendar or message me.
Tom Nixon 