Nicole Richards 

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Nicole is a writer, story coach, founder and principal storyteller at North Star Narratives. She has been telling stories in and around the social change sector for nearly 15 years.

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With a background in strategic communication and marketing, Nicole has worked across the non-profit, private and public sectors, writing for and consulting to start-ups, charities and non-profits, trusts and foundations, state and federal government departments and private corporations. Most recently she was Philanthropy Australia's inaugural Chief Storyteller.

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She has interviewed high profile business leaders, entrepreneurs and philanthropists, next-generation change makers, medical researchers, celebrities, an astrophysicist and even a Nobel Peace Prize winner. 

 

An advocate for greater diversity and inclusion, Nicole is committed to surfacing the stories of people who often don't get a turn at the microphone. 

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She is a skilled workshop presenter who makes best practice storytelling inspiring and accessible.