Nicola Noel
Specialist in trauma, resilience and confidence
Nicola Noél is an Multi-Award-Winning Specialist Psychiatric Nurse, Clinical Hypnotherapist, and Transformational Consultant. Founder of Brainworks Therapy, she has over 20 years’ frontline experience spanning community, acute, judicial, and custodial psychiatry. Nicola empowers professional women to rewire their minds, build radical resilience, and thrive in life and leadership. Her work reaches global stages, from consulting with the United Nations and collaborating with HRH Duchy of Cornwall, to delivering Amazon’s Black Employee Network empowerment programme across EMEA. Creator of the viral movement The Library Is Open and featured in Women’s Health, Stylist, Metro, and on BBC Radio Wales, Nicola disrupts outdated systems and amplifies women’s voices.
In her thought provoking talk, Unapologetic Power: Leading Without Permission, Nicola will discuss outdated models of leadership and how we can rip up the rulebook, challenge inequity, and act with courage!