Nancy Geller

About

Nancy Geller has spent her career as a brand and licensing executive at such companies as Disney, Mattel, Hasbro, and NBCUniversal focusing on toys and global brands including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Trolls, Cocomelon, Fisher Price and many more. Known throughout the industry as an inclusive and influential global leader, Nancy thrives on nurturing big ideas and has the know-how to make them happen. Her business approach is simple: lean into insights, develop ownable brand positioning, create sound marketing programs, and cultivate a masterful team.

As a dedicated corporate employee, Nancy has seen it all. She’s had bosses with a strategic vision but poor communication, bosses who barely knew her name, bosses who only communicate via email, and bosses who have deftly brought their teams along on their leadership journey. She’s had no boss, three bosses, and bosses who didn't even know they were her boss. Regardless of her challenged leaders, she was always able to keep balls in the air while focusing on team management, brand strategy, licensing, P&L ownership, and retail development. She’s had a front-row seat to the positive and career-altering impact a great leader brings to an organization. Her passion for leading, mentoring and developing super-star teams inspired Nancy to transition to Executive Coaching in February 2022. And she hasn’t looked back since!

Nancy has received 3 CPC (Certificate of Professional Coaching) - one from the Co-Active Training Institute, another from the Center for Coaching Certification and still another from The Center for Executive Coaching. She received her ACC ICF Certification in November of 2023. As a Coach, Nancy is currently working with individual leaders to shift their focus away from traditional corporate structures, and instead create strong collaborative relationships that facilitate purposeful exploration that ultimately leads to long-term transformation. By remaining curious and asking powerful questions, she is distinctly focused on helping clients become more self-aware, discover what’s keeping them “stuck” and ultimately create more prosperity, balance and fulfillment in their work and home life.

Nancy also facilitates team workshops and group coaching that can mobilize cross-functional teams to get beyond quicksand challenges, improve communication and illuminate what is perception versus what is truth. Her approach is based on the simple idea that everybody wants to be seen, heard, and acknowledged for what they have to say and what they bring to a group. She has successfully used this overarching and simple concept to give companies unprecedented results that bring higher levels of satisfaction to both the team members and senior management. Nancy dreams of the day that teams are rewarded with partnership, collaboration, and acknowledgement vs. a Friday pizza party!

Nancy has spent decades in corporate roles, working with both start-ups and Fortune 500 organizations. After stints at Disney, Mattel, Hasbro, NBCUniversal and others, she's become a Jedi Master of communication and leadership, with the power to unravel even the trickiest of office politics. Her secret sauce is helping leaders improve their interpersonal skills, encouraging teamwork, and unleashing creativity. Her goal is to boost communication, performance, productivity, and maximize team resources. Nancy received her ICF ACC coaching certification from Co-Active Training Institute and Center for Executive Coaching. She received her BA from UC Berkeley and is based in Los Angeles, CA where she lives with her family and extremely cute dog.