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Dr. David Nico

David Nico, DBA, Ph.D. is a peak performance strategist, keynote speaker, and certified lifestyle medicine coach.

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Why you should book Dr. David Nico for your next event

  • Expertise in peak performance and healthy living: David Nico is a certified lifestyle medicine coach, author, and founder of Dr. Healthnut, with a wealth of knowledge and experience in helping people achieve peak performance and lead healthy lives.
  • Skilled and engaging speaker: With a proven track record of delivering keynote speeches and presentations to audiences of all sizes, David is able to connect with his audience and deliver practical, actionable advice that can be implemented right away.
  • Provides relevant insights: With his research on the future of work, organizational behavior, and leadership, David provides insights that are relevant to current trends and issues in the business world, particularly around whole leader health and well-being.

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America's Health Strategist, Leading Expert in Whole Leader Health™, Harvard Visiting Fellow
He is the founder of Nico Ventures, a holding company for several businesses, and CEO of Dr. Healthnut. David has completed years of formal education with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and Health & Exercise Science, a Master’s Degree in Entrepreneurship & E-Business, a Doctorate in Business, and a Ph.D. in Holistic Nutrition.

Dr. David Nico is a renowned well-being strategist, keynote speaker, and highly regarded author committed to empowering individuals and organizations to achieve remarkable results. With nearly three decades of diverse expertise in the health industry, Dr. Nico is recognized as one of “America's Ultimate Experts” by Woman's World magazine. His expertise encompasses a wide range of areas, such as leadership, business, entrepreneurship, and growth. He is the driving force behind the mission of inspiring humanity to make healthier choices through his enterprises, including Nico Ventures and Dr. Healthnut.

As a sought-after keynote speaker, Dr. Nico captivates audiences with his powerful insights and practical strategies. His informative book, “Diet Diagnosis,” and media appearances on national television networks have reached millions, solidifying his reputation as a trusted voice in the industry. Dr. Nico's innovative thinking has earned him recognition in top media outlets, including Forbes, US News & World Report, and Business Insider.

Dr. David Nico is the leading expert on Whole Leader Health™, a strategic framework that helps organizations develop resilient, high-performing leaders by aligning personal well-being with leadership effectiveness. In addition to keynote speaking, learning offerings include: Leadership Training, Professional Development, Staff Training, Staff Development and Leadership Retreats.

A firm believer in continuous learning and development, Dr. Nico holds advanced doctoral training in strategic leadership, a doctorate in business administration, and multiple degrees, including a Ph.D. in holistic nutrition. He also served as a visiting fellow at Harvard University, advancing the science of whole leader health and the future of work. With unrelenting zeal and the constant pursuit of wisdom, Dr. Nico seeks to enlighten individuals, inspire audiences, and provide engaging and actionable insights.

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One of the most informative and inspiring lectures I’ve ever attended.

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A talk that will help businesses and business leaders implement health change throughout their<br>company. Strategies that help to design a business that helps you and helps others.

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Inspiring. Finding your purpose is the key. Very good speaker. You have great energy and enthusiasm.

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Excellent. Love the concept of whole person health and whole person leadership. Thank you for<br>including spiritual aspect. Sooo refreshing! In target with the truth!

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He broke down the complex idea of soul mind body spirit and the idea of happiness being directly linked<br>to relationships and finding my purpose.

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Keynotes

Keynote by Dr. David Nico:

Whole Leader Health™: The Science-Backed Blueprint for Peak Organizational Performance

World-class leadership and sustained organizational success begin with the Whole Leader. Promoting wholeness requires addressing multiple, interconnected dimensions and domains of well-being.

This powerful session unveils Dr. David Nico's proprietary Whole Leader Health™ framework, meticulously developed through his original research as a Visiting Fellow at Harvard.

Participants will gain a strategic understanding of how this holistic approach directly combats system-induced stress (a significant personal, professional, and organizational cost) to drastically improve resilience, enhance engagement, and drive unprecedented levels of learning and growth across the entire company culture.

Learning Objectives:

  • Adopt "Wholeness" as the new standard for cultivating optimal individual, team, and organizational well-being and performance.
  • Apply evidence-based strategies from the Whole Leader Health™ framework to significantly improve resilience and mitigate the costly effects of system-induced stress.
  • Lead the transformation of company culture to achieve higher levels of employee engagement, continuous learning, and sustainable organizational growth.
  • Utilize the scientific principles of Whole Leader Health™ to build a robust, high-performing enterprise, directly impacting profitability and long-term success.
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Keynote by Dr. David Nico:

Resilient Leadership: Navigating High-Stakes Demands with Whole Leader Health™

In today's demanding corporate landscape, leaders face unprecedented levels of exhaustion, challenge, and overwhelm. Dr. David Nico's Whole Leader Health™ framework offers a transformative approach to cultivate enduring resilience, shifting from burnout to breakthrough.

This session provides practical, science-backed strategies for individual leaders to optimize their well-being, enabling them to inspire robust team performance, foster a healthy organizational culture, and reignite collective purpose and focus.

Learning Objectives:

  • Implement evidence-based strategies to significantly boost personal energy and combat burnout, enhancing executive vitality and decision-making clarity.
  • Cultivate physiological and psychological resilience to effectively navigate constant change and high-pressure corporate environments.
  • Apply Whole Leader Health principles to build a culture of well-being that drives lasting employee engagement, innovation, and organizational profitability.
  • Reignite personal and team purpose to sustain motivation and strategic focus amidst challenges, transforming disunity into high performance.
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Keynote by Dr. David Nico:

Building a Thriving Health Culture: Driving Performance, Productivity & Talent Retention

A vibrant organizational health culture is no longer a perk—it's a strategic imperative for attracting top talent, boosting productivity, and ensuring sustainable growth. Dr. David Nico unveils how to systematically infuse Whole Leader Health™ principles into your corporate environment.

This session provides actionable insights for leaders to champion well-being initiatives that translate directly into reduced absenteeism, increased engagement, and a more resilient, high-performing workforce, ultimately impacting the bottom line.

Learning Objectives:

  • Design and implement a strategic health culture roadmap that aligns personal well-being with organizational goals and values.
  • Leverage nutrition and lifestyle science to enhance employee energy, focus, and overall stress resilience, impacting daily performance.
  • Measure the tangible ROI of a healthy corporate culture, demonstrating its impact on talent attraction, retention, and profitability.
  • Equip leaders to champion well-being initiatives that foster higher levels of psychological safety, collaboration, and collective innovation.
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Keynote by Dr. David Nico:

Strategic Human Capital: Optimizing Workforce Well-Being for Competitive Advantage

In today's competitive landscape, human capital is the ultimate strategic asset. This session, grounded in Dr. David Nico's Whole Leader Health™ framework, reimagines people management by integrating well-being as a core driver of talent optimization.

Leaders will gain practical coaching skills, conflict management insights, and a blueprint for cultivating shared experiences that reduce burnout, enhance workforce continuity, and strategically develop top talent to achieve sustained growth and leverage stakeholder value.

Learning Objectives:

  • Align human capital strategies with organizational vision, mission, and core values to foster a high-performing, well-being-driven workforce.
  • Apply an entrepreneurial mindset to address complex people management challenges and administrative constraints, transforming them into opportunities for growth.
  • Implement practical coaching and conflict management skills to cultivate team well-being and enhance collaborative outcomes.
  • Leverage lifestyle wellness tools to proactively combat "brain drain," reduce burnout, and significantly improve workforce continuity and strategic talent development.
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Keynote by Dr. David Nico:

Food as Medicine: Boosting Immunity & Resilience for Peak Workforce Performance

While stress is a recognized top health risk, the profound impact of diet on overall well-being, stress continuum, and immune function is often underestimated. This session, drawing from Dr. David Nico's Whole Leader Health™ framework and his expertise in holistic nutrition, reveals the protective power of food against chronic diseases that diminish energy and vitality.

Discover how specific, metabolically friendly nutrients can strategically empower your teams to become more productive, achieve restorative sleep, and significantly increase their overall health span, transforming the workforce's health profile.

Learning Objectives:

  • Implement evidence-based nutritional strategies to boost overall well-being, physiological resilience, and foster a more positive and engaged workforce.
  • Understand the critical role of quality nutrition in enhancing immune support, reducing chronic disease risk, and sustaining optimal organizational health.
  • Apply advanced lifestyle therapeutics and dietary insights to measurably improve team productivity, sleep quality, and overall health span at work and home.
  • Empower employees with practical knowledge to make informed food choices that directly contribute to individual and collective peak performance and vitality.
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