Nikki Stone

Olympic Gold Medalist Nikki Stone knows what it takes to perform when the pressure is highest and to come back when the odds say you cannot. At the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan, Nikki became America’s first Olympic Champion in aerial skiing. Less than two years earlier, a chronic spinal injury had left her unable to stand without pain. After multiple doctors told her she would never ski again, Nikki fought her way back to the top of her sport and ultimately stood atop the Olympic podium. Today, Nikki brings that experience and a career devoted to understanding human performance into the workplace. As an Executive Performance Consultant and performance psychology expert, she helps leaders and teams close the gap between knowing what to do and consistently executing when it matters most. Her Think. Prepare. Perform. system translates the mental strategies of elite performers into practical, science based tools that increase productivity, strengthen resilience, sharpen focus, improve collaboration, and elevate performance under pressure. Nikki graduated Magna Cum Laude from Union College and Summa Cum Laude with a master’s degree in Health Science from the University of Utah, where she was named Master’s Student of the Year. She is an Amazon bestselling author, a three time guest on The Today Show, and was invited by the U.S. Olympic Committee to work with Winter Olympic athletes on mental strength. She has brought her performance strategies to organizations including Google, Microsoft, Coca Cola, Visa, P&G, Pfizer, Delta, Johnson & Johnson, Goldman Sachs, and American Express. Far more than motivation, Nikki combines unforgettable Olympic stories, performance psychology, interactive experiences, and actionable strategies to help people turn setbacks into comebacks, pressure into focus, and preparation into performance.