Shift Your
POWER
Stop searching. Start shifting.
Direct the power you’re already fueling.
Empowering students — and the people who serve them — to shift their power with purpose and strengthen their confidence, courage, and resilience.
You Are Powerful!
You were born with the power to choose — what you see, what you believe, and how you respond to everything that happens. You’re already using that power every day. The only question is: are you using it to build yourself up or break yourself down?
Helping the Next Generation Move Forward Stronger
Today's students face more pressure, more challenges and more opportunities than ever before. They don’t need another motivational speech. They need real tools they can use.
Julia’s high-energy POWER Shift keynote equips them with practical strategies and tools to strengthen their confidence, courage, and resilience. It shows them how to direct the power they’re already fueling toward their future, not their fears.
Whether navigating change, facing setbacks, or pursuing big dreams, Julia gives students the tools and strategies to shift their mindset and momentum to move forward stronger in school, in leadership, and in life.
Real Tools. Real Shifts. Real Confidence.
Use your POWER to your advantage!
Lead with confidence
Make better decisions in high-pressure moments
Turn setbacks into resilience and growth
Adapt to change with clarity and calm
Stay focused on what matters
Make your POWER work for you!
Hi, I’m Julia
I’m on a mission to help people— whether they’re leading, learning, or serving others — build unwavering confidence, unstoppable courage, and unshakeable resilience.
I used to believe power came from credentials, possessions, or a hefty bank account. But after surviving a near-fatal car accident as a teenager and only a few years later escaping an abusive marriage, insecurity, fear, and self-doubt ruled my life—until I discovered the truth about real power.
Real power only exists inside of you. And when you learn to direct it intentionally, you change not just your path, but your entire future.
Too often, we misdirect our power, turning it against ourselves—straining our relationships, weakening our health, limiting our potential, and sabotaging our success.
I know because I’ve been there. By shifting my power to build confidence, courage, and resilience, I went from being a single mother struggling to survive with two young children to the C-suite leading multibillion-dollar organizations and working alongside some of the nation’s most dynamic boards.
Now, I’m giving people the tools to reshape their relationships, careers, health, and lives in ways they once thought impossible by showing them how to shift their own power—transforming it from doubt, insecurity, and fear into a foundation of confidence, courage, and resilience.
Disrupt the Status Quo
You don’t find power. You direct it.
“Conventional wisdom, mainstream thinking —tap into your power, unleash your power, get your power back —has it all wrong. You’ve already tapped into and unleashed your POWER. You’ve been using it since you were born!”
—Julia Nicholson
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"I have heard and hired 100s of speakers throughout my career. Only a handful have really inspired me. Julia Nicholson is in that select group. I guarantee that once your audiences hear her, they will be better equipped to handle changes and obstacles they are facing both personally and professionally. Julia is truly one of the most inspiring, dynamic and thought provoking speakers you will ever hear.”
- Ellen Michaels, Owner & CEO, Ellen Michaels Presents
Event Planners Trust Julia to Deliver
"Julia Nicholson is a rock star speaker and I always go out of my way to see her speak any time I see her name on a program! Ms. Nicholson is always smart, energetic, engaging, and personable with an ability to deliver messages that are thought provoking and guaranteed to have people talking about, and even repeating, what she said well after the event. She is an absolute professional and the kind of speaker you hope to have presenting every time you walk in a room!”
- Tim Valencia, MBA, CEBS, Board of Directors, IFEBP
“WANDA had the privilege of having Julia Nicholson as our keynote speaker. Julia's personal story of tragedy, resilience and perseverance engaged our attendees, inspiring meaningful connection at the deepest level. Julia brought a level of raw authenticity to her speech which was relatable to every woman in the room and allowed them to see themselves in her story.”
- Danika Dellor, Executive Director, WANDA
In these candid interviews, Julia talks about her journey through trauma, tragedy, and loss. Instead, of letting them define her, she chose to use them to refine her. She shares how she used each one as a springboard to strengthen her determination, perseverance, and resilience to overcome every challenge and you can too.
As a podcast guest, Julia shares valuable insights and practical tools for overcoming challenges, building resilience, and thriving through adversity. Her ability to thrive beyond the setbacks, failures, and loss, will inspire you and leave you believing in the strength of the human spirit.
Julia’s thought-provoking articles challenge conventional wisdom and dispel myths about power. She shares valuable lessons she learned on her way to the C-suite of multi-billion dollar organizations.
In Julia’s TEDx talk, The Way We Think About Loss and Grief is Dead Wrong, and other videos, she shares how to thrive through even the most difficult life situations and use adversity to your advantage.
