About Nick Roud

Nick Roud – Executive Leadership Coach (Feb 2025)

Married to Nicola, dad to Louie (9) and Willow (7) he lives on Aucklands North Shore and was born in the UK.

Nick coaches leaders who want to do things better. Cleints who engage and hire Nick are Chief Executives, senior leaders and emerging leaders. Over the past 9 years Nick has created deep relationships with those individuals and organisations who continue to invest in themselves for leadership development and coaching.

Nick is a dyslexic introvert who sees things differently and that is his ‘super-power’.

His 1:1 leadership coaching work has won numerous global and local New Zealand awards. Nick chooses to fly under the radar and put his time and energy into his family and clients.

A respected global executive leadership coach and career coach he works with some of the very best leaders around.

Nick’s avoids jargon and industry speak, what you see is what you get plain & simple, he connects and relates to his clients and continues to serve some of the very best CEO, executives and emerging leaders around the world.

If you are interested in professional leadership development then reach out to Nick for a confidential discussion and see if working together will enable you.

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AWARDS PRESENTED TO NICK ROUD | NICK ROUD COACHING | ROUD CAREER COACHING

Nick Roud Coaching awarded ‘Best Leadership Coaching Consultancy New Zealand’ at the Global Business Awards 2024.

Nick Roud was named and awarded Best Executive Leadership Coach 2023 at the Education & Training Awards, New Zealand

Nick was recognised and awarded Best Leadership Coaching Company of the year 2022/23.

Awarded Best Executive Coaching Consultancy at the 2022 Global Business Awards.

Awarded Most Outstanding Executive Coaching Consultancy New Zealand at the 2021 Global Business Awards

Awarded Best Executive Coaching Consultancy New Zealand at the Asia Pacific Business Awards 2020

Awarded Best Executive Coaching Consultancy New Zealand at the Asia Pacific Business Awards 2019

CREDENTIALS:

2022, RLA and RLA360 (Roud Leadership Assessments)

2022, Executive Leadership Coach – The Institute for Strategic Leadership, New Zealand & United Kingdom

2017, Master Certified Executive Coach, Accredited by The International Coach Federation, Global.

2017, Advanced Enneagram Inventory, Global.

2017, CPI260 Certified, CPP Asia Pacific, Global.

2017, Advanced STLI360 Certified, Global.

2016, MBTI Practitioner (Myers Briggs), CPP Asia Pacific, Global.

2016, Institute of Directors (IOD)

Founder of Nick Roud Coaching Group 2016

Pro bono coaching Dyslexia Foundation of New Zealand

Pro bono coaching International Coach Federation (ICF)

Various pro bono coaching to professionals who have been made redundant and don’t get financial support from their organisations.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE & GOVERNANCE:

Nick started his professional career in a prestigious Chartered Accountancy Firm in London, UK. He then moved into a Managers role for an international trade and expo business and spent 15 years supporting British exporters grow internationally. During the 90s Nick moved to New Zealand and joined an executive recruitment organisation where he spent many years helping executives identify and attract key people for their organisations. He was then an owner of a small New Zealand recruitment business before selling his ownership in 2016 to establish Roud Career Coaching/Nick Roud Coaching.

See below on continued professional experience.

*Founder & Director of Roud Career Coaching / Nick Roud Coaching 2016 ongoing

*Leadership Coach at Institute for Strategic Leadership 2022, New Zealand & United Kingdom

*Executive Coach, FSQ Consulting, Canada, 2022

*Member Board of Trustees, Birkdale Primary School, 2022

*Business Mentor, Business Mentors New Zealand 2022

*Massey University: Coach on the MBA (Master of Business Administration Programme 2021

*Massey University: Executive Coach on the Executive MBA (EMBA) Programme 2021

*Leadership Coach, The International Coach Federation (ICF New Zealand) pro bono programme clients included St Johns and YWCA.

*Strategic Advisor to John Mattone Global

PERSONALLY

Nick is married to Nicola, they have two children, Louie (9) and Willow (6) and lives on Auckland’s North Shore in New Zealand. Nick played rugby up to representative level before snapping his ACL in his knee. He has since competed in a number of Ironman races, half Ironman and Ultra races that stretched him both physically and mentally. He is in rehab following his 7th knee surgery.

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Testimonials

“It’s important to feel refreshed and positive after a coaching session. It’s important to feel empowered to try different approaches to achieve a productive result! Working with Nick will open up a different dimension that gives you three things – strength, depth and confidence. I look forward to the next phase of my coaching journey with Nick”.

– M.K. Manager, New Zealand

“you made me realise that my strengths are unique and that I have not just a story to tell but that I can add value to other people and organisations. Never until now had I realised the importance of a LinkedIn profile, and how this has become another screening mechanism. Nick’s approach is one of an innate respect for the person opposite him, openness, thoughtfulness, focused on what makes you ‘you’ and how to bring this forward. His eye for what makes you sparkle, combined with an insight into how and what people are looking for in their next candidates, really brings merit to the 1+1=3 equation”

– L.H Senior Manager, New Zealand

Nick’s talent for creating safely in an instant allows complete honesty and deep learning. He helped me to revamp my CV and to gain great insights into interview. Most importantly, Nick has challenged me with love and played a great part in my success in being selected for a new role”

– A.W People & Culture Manager, New Zealand

I had a few sessions with Nick and got some fantastic advice from him which will benefit me lifelong. He taught me to aim high and be ambitious about my career goal, being self-aware of who I am, and aware of what’s going on around me. Be myself, be bold and be successful. Thanks again Nick, I wouldn’t be this clear in the direction of my career path without you”

– C.Z Manager, Auckland, New Zealand

I was getting my CV together and my wife recommended Nick Roud to run it past to make sure it was up to date. Sadly it was very much out of date, Nick freshened it up making it more current and highlighting my skill set for future employers, he added colour and really made it pop. I cannot say enough fo rate invaluable help he has given and the great feedback my new CV has generated from potential employers.

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