A strategist and innovator, Natalie Nixon is “the creativity whisperer to the C-Suite”. As CEO of Figure 8 Thinking, she is a creativity strategist, global keynote speaker, and author of the award-winning The Creativity Leap: Unleash Curiosity, Improvisation, and Intuition at Work, which has been recognized as a game-changing innovation book by Fast Company, Porchlight and Soundview.

At Figure 8 Thinking, LLC she advises leaders on transformation- by applying wonder and rigor to amplify growth and business value. She works with leading giants around the globe including Google, Meta, Morrison Foerster, Citrix, Microsoft, VaynerMedia, and Bloomberg.

Natalie has been named among the top 50 keynote speakers in the world by Real Leaders; is a 3-time TEDx speaker; and has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, and INC. Figure 8 Thinking, was named among the top women-led innovation firms by Core 77. Marketing guru Seth Godin has said that Natalie “helps you get unstuck and unlock the work you were born to do!”; and Jessi Hempel, host of LinkedIn’s “Hello Monday” podcast called Natalie “a personal trainer for your creativity muscle”.