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Jill Nykoliation

Jill Nykoliation is an award-winning business leader with 30 years of experience shaping global brands, from Fortune 100 to entrepreneurial companies.

Jill is a master of human insight. As founder and former CEO of Juniper Park\TBWA, Jill guided the brand strategy for some of the world’s most powerful brands.

For over three decades, Jill has dedicated herself to understanding why we do what we do. Her fascination with human insight was the driving force behind her co-founding a creative agency eighteen years ago – and now drives her work as a Personal Coach.

Jill now applies her deep expertise as a Personal Coach, helping people unlock their true potential and navigate pivotal moments in their lives and careers.

Through her own executive experience and study, Jill understands the beauty, complexity and wonder involved in our life journeys.

Jill coaches executives one-on-one across the globe, and facilitates workshops for corporations, YPO and MEA Wisdom school, guiding leaders toward greater clarity, confidence, and impact.

Listen to Chip and Jill Nykoliation on the Midlife Chrysalis podcast:

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You Did Everything Right… So Why Does It Feel Wrong? | Jill Nykoliation

Live Sessions

Harvesting the Seeds of Change: Embracing Reinvention

Cecily Mak, Soren Gordhamer, Robin Fisher Roffer & Jill Nykoliation

October 15, 2024 11:00 AM PT 02:00 PM ET

Join us for “Harvesting the Seeds of Change: Embracing Reinvention,” where Cecily Mak, Soren Gordhamer, Robin Roffer, and Jill Nykoliation will explore transformation t...

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Who Am I Now? Clarity and Freedom to Thrive

Jill Nykoliation & Derek Gehl

May 1, 2025 1:30 PM PT 04:30 PM ET

After decades of moving at a million miles an hour – striving, building, compromising, accomplishing – have you paused to reflect on who you truly are now? Join host Derek Gehl for...

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Career Transitions: Your Clear Path Forward

Derek Gehl & Jill Nykoliation

June 12, 2026 10:00 AM PT 01:00 PM ET

You built a career that made sense for twenty years. Now it doesn’t – and nobody hands you a script for what comes after. Join host Derek Gehl and former ad agency CEO (and M...

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Wisdom Well Blog

I Retired My “Invincibility Cloak.”

October 22, 2023

Then in 2017, my health fell apart. I looked fine on the outside, but inside I felt like I was...

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Midlife Compass

Is Your Iceberg Flipping?

February 26, 2026

I just saw my first iceberg. It was as awe-inspiring as you might imagine – massive, silent, formed over centuries....

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