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Nicole Koestel is a Creative Director and Brand Strategist who blends story, strategy, and soul to re-humanize the way we work and create.

With nearly two decades of experience across global and independent agencies in Nashville, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Berlin, New York, Seattle, and Tampa, she’s built high-impact campaigns and digital ecosystems that connect with audiences through authenticity and fun.

A dynamic creative leader with a natural knack for influencing culture, Nicole brings clarity, warmth, and intelligence to complex creative systems — transforming process into flow and vision into results that feel authentic, human, and smart. Known for her thoughtful leadership, radical vulnerability, and Southern-hearted humor, she leads with both strategy and soul, always leaving the work stronger and the people lighter.

Beyond the work, she’s fueled by shamanic practices, laughter, and too many houseplants (and okay, fiiine—sometimes Taco Bell). A lover of irreverent humor, hyping others up, and the art of authentic expression, she believes that the more we show up as our full, weird, wonderful selves, the better the work—and life—gets.