** The next four minutes may completely change what you think is possible from here. **

The RIGHT BOOK can CHANGE everything.™​​​​​​​ 

Not because it's a book. Because getting it right requires a level of clarity
​​​​​​​most leaders have never been pushed to.
That's the work.
Most of the leaders who find us are already successful. They arrive thinking about a book – and somewhere in the first real conversation, something significant shifts.

For Ed Rush, it was one sentence: "Ed, this isn't just another book. This is a ten-year brand."

For Eric Thayne, it was clarity: "You need a book that bridges the gap between what the audience expects from you and the deeper conversations you actually want to have now."

For Dr. Isaiah Hankel, it was the two words he needed to completely reframe his brand and his message.

That's what pattern recognition looks like after thirty years of sitting across from accomplished leaders. Nicole doesn't hand you a framework. She (and her team) sees what you've built, connects what you can't see from the inside, and names it.
​​​It's not just the book.
​​​​​​​It's what the book makes possible.

About NICOLE GEBHARDT 

Nicole spent the first decade of her career managing communications and HR strategy for Caterpillar's executive leadership — sitting in closed door meetings watching how decisions were made and converting strategy into language that could rally a global workforce.

Those skills have driven everything since.

​​​​​​​Over three decades, she has guided 275+ founders, physicians, consultants, and executives through the process of clarifying their authority and building the platform their expertise deserves. Her clients have launched global movements, built seven-figure platforms, and stepped into markets they couldn't access before — anchored by intellectual property that finally reflects what they're actually capable of.
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Nicole captured the emotion of that experience in her TEDx talk, Write the Book That Rewrites You.
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"I thought I was coming to write a book. What I got was a team of 8–11 experts who challenged my assumptions, saw my potential before I did, and helped me clarify the business I really wanted to build. ​​​​​​​This was the most transformational experience of my career."
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— Caroline Dowd-Higgins

Executive Coach, Keynote Speaker, and Award-Winning Podcast Host
Bestselling Author of Your Career Advantage and This Isn't the Career I Ordered
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The BREAKTHRU CANVAS™​​​​​​​ 

It's not only the book you're after.
​​​​​​​It's what the book makes possible.
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The Breakthru Canvas is Nicole's proprietary framework – nine strategic decisions made before anyone writes another word. It aligns your positioning, your intellectual property, your audience, and your offers into a single coherent platform. The book that emerges isn't a guess. It's architecturally sound.

Clients consistently tell us it didn't just clarify the book. It clarified the business and brand underneath it.
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93% of our clients write and publish within one year. 99% finish within two. That's what the right clarity does.

WORKING with THE BEST 

Nicole leads the strategic work. Every client is supported by a team of 8–11 specialists – licensed coaches, editorial experts, a creative partner, and a project manager whose job is to keep the work moving at every stage.

Every client also works with our resident story expert, Michael Hauge – one of Hollywood's most respected story consultants, with credits including Will Smith, Julia Roberts, and ClickFunnels founder Russell Brunson.

Michael's​ role is to ensure the stories inside your book (and from your stages) don't just inform. They move people.
 "I've coached thousands of authors and published with traditional publishers, hybrid publishers, and self-publishing. The only way I publish now is with Nicole's team."
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— Michael Hauge
  

WHAT this LOOKS LIKE in PRACTICE

Ed Rush came in asking for editing help. One conversation reframed everything. God Talks® became a global movement generating over $4 million in its first two years.

Eric Thayne interviewed several publishers before choosing Niche Leaders™  because we were the only ones who understood what the book needed to do. Eighteen months later, the Create Don't Capture movement had generated over a million dollars in new revenue.

Tracy Edmonds retired from a senior executive role at a Fortune 500 company with thirty years of expertise and no platform. She landed a $30,000 consulting contract before her book was finished. Six figures in year one.

Johnny Klemme's first client after launch covered the entire investment in the book within thirty days.

IS this YOU?

You've built something to be proud of. Now your expertise has evolved and you're ready for your platform to reflect it. You don't want a vanity project or a one-size-fits-all experience.

​​​​​​​You want someone who will sit with you long enough to understand what you've built, connect the patterns, and tell you honestly what's possible from here.

If that's the conversation you're ready to have, we should talk.
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If you're looking for fast, templated, or low cost  we're not the right fit. We're a boutique firm.

This is serious work. The results reflect it.
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The right book can change everything.™
​​​​​​​What will your story be?

 YOUR NEXT LEVEL BEGINS with CLARITY. 

Whether you're exploring a book idea, sitting on a manuscript, or rethinking your entire brand – it all starts with the same question: What should you actually be known for?

You don't need to figure this out alone. You need clarity about what you should be known for – and how to build around it.
 Not sure where to start? 
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 YOUR NEXT LEVEL BEGINS with CLARITY. 

Whether you're exploring a book idea, sitting on a manuscript, or rethinking your entire brand – it all starts with the same question: What should you actually be known for?

You don't need to figure this out alone. You need clarity about what you should be known for – and how to build around it.
 Not sure where to start? 
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