Nicole Stott

Nicole is extraordinarily genuine and passionate in her love of space and science, and has an unparalleled ability to engage and connect with her audience. She is a master storyteller. Her tales are so vivid and descriptive that you can practically imagine yourself readying for launch, doing a space walk, or painting with water colours in zero gravity.

Nicole’s real strength, though, is that she is able to relate her experiences so clearly to that of the audience — in our case clean technology entrepreneurs and investors. Her messages about leadership, teamwork and the environment were perfectly tailored and resonated strongly with the audience. We did a fireside chat, and she was so easy to connect with. I felt like I was speaking with an old friend, not a remarkably accomplished astronaut whom I had met only once before when we had our prep call. The time went too quickly — I didn’t want it to end. I can’t say enough about both what a delight Nicole was to engage with, and how much she added to our event.

Nicole Stott is engaging, inspiring, and a true role model for girls and women of all ages to look up to. Her stories and photos from her time in space are captivating and all eyes were on her the whole time.

Nicole spent time with our senior executive team and delivered a powerful and inspirational message on engagement and innovation. Her ability to share her NASA experiences and then articulate similarities to our own environment was especially effective. A superb active listener during our prep. calls, she shined in her ability to weave in our culture, while balancing science and art throughout her presentation.   This made her more believable and her stories more relevant.  Nicole set up an open environment for our executives to embrace new thinking and possibilities, while also being realistic in the challenges to overcome.  My takeaway, in Nicole’s own words, “opportunities come from seeing things with new perspective.”  She successfully helped us achieve this… it was a great session!

Nicole is a master storyteller whose keen perception and open heart allow her to weave together the many lessons and insights from her experience training for and flying in space in a way that makes immediate, intuitive sense to her audience.  We recently had an opportunity to bring a client from a global health and pharmaceutical company to the Space Coast in Florida for 3 days of intensive learning and exploration with people and organizations in the space industry.  The leaders in our group were exploring big questions without easy answers and the time we spent with Nicole was a major highlight of the trip.  Despite a litany of accomplishments that might make her unapproachable to some, Nicole’s easy style and genuine curiosity about others’ experiences is an instant equalizer.  Her ability to connect spaceflight examples to everyday human challenges and desires makes her both inspiring and immediately impactful.  It was a true pleasure to work with Nicole and we’d jump at the opportunity to partner on future projects.

NASA astronaut Nicole Stott also took time out from her holiday to provide a fascinating insight into the final mission of the Space Shuttle, Discovery. As a graduate of the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the USA she was well placed to converse with delegates on the more technical aspects of the Shuttle’s mission and capabilities.

 

Nicole presented to our entire company at our annual safety meeting, and her inspirational message made a huge impact on our team. Jetco Delivery is in the trucking and logistics business. Our industry carries great operating risk and the potential for tragic outcomes if the wrong decisions are made. Nicole’s  ability to tell the story of her NASA experiences and the importance of teamwork was moving and perfectly fit with our meeting’s theme. Her attentiveness to our message and ability to weave in aspects of our culture into her own presentation made her relatable and had a huge impact on our group. Nicole gave our team an enhanced sense of mission.  They learned that the same formula needed to launch the space shuttle into to orbit and return home safely also applies to our mission critical functions here on the ground! We greatly appreciated Nicole sharing her experiences and inspiring our team to reach their full potential – to reach for the stars.

Nicole Stott…has served as Commencement speaker on several occasions, each time engaging the entire audience but still directly connecting with the graduates. She is one of the few Commencement speakers whose remarks will long be remembered.

Nicole Stott delivers a riveting and powerful message on how training and teamwork through space exploration preparation and execution expands perspective, builds community and is a unique opportunity for personal and professional growth. She is a role model for all, and her personal journey and story is a great example how through extraordinary human spirit and hard work anyone can achieve their goals. Her inspirational message about leadership, and her ability to relate and parlay her message to AORE conference attendees was impeccable.

Nicole Stott delivers a riveting and powerful message on how training and teamwork through space exploration preparation and execution expands perspective, builds community and is a unique opportunity for personal and professional growth. She is a role model for all, and her personal journey and story is a great example how through extraordinary human spirit and hard work anyone can achieve their goals. Her inspirational message about leadership, and her ability to relate and parlay her message to AORE conference attendees was impeccable.”

Nicole’s presentation was for many the highlight of the 2015 NCSSS Professional Conference. Her story provided us with an understanding of her unique path to the International Space Station. And most importantly, we learned how our students might pursue careers in space exploration. The photos she presented are amazing. The shot of her looking out the window is my favorite. It was clear that the NCSSS members in the audience were inspired by her presentation and excited to share her narrative with their students.”

I found Ms. Stott’s speech uplifting and inspiring. Her passion for aviation and her experience as an astronaut exemplified how pursuing STEM can provide limitless opportunities for students beyond the classroom. I feel a deeper sense of purpose in making STEM, and the opportunities available through STEM careers, real for my students.

The event with Nicole was fantastic! Her presentation overall was very compelling, and the fact that she fashioned her remarks around what we do in education was perfect.

I have had nothing but the most glowing remarks from our staff. We’ve been doing keynote speakers for our staff opening for about six years now and many of them told me that Nicole’s visit was their favorite.