Since I'm asking you all to introduce yourselves, feels only fair I go first. I'm Niky. I live in New Zealand (yes, the time zones are genuinely chaotic 😂), I'm 18+ years into a senior leadership career in the public service, and I'm building my own business, right now, while still fully employed and wrangling a young family. Why am I doing this? Because I've always wanted to work for myself. Because I watched my Dad start businesses growing up and it never left me. And because pouring all this energy into a career where extra hours don't translate into extra reward stopped making sense a while ago. So here I am. Building in public. Sharing every experiment, every mistake, and every win, including the ones that are embarrassing to admit. Your turn. 👇 Drop your intro below, you can use this template if you need it: Hi! I'm [NAME], based in [COUNTRY] and I'm currently [JOB/SITUATION e.g. still in 9-to-5 / side hustle started / recently left]. My biggest challenge with building a business alongside work is [CHALLENGE]. I'm excited to [ONE GOAL]. Can’t wait to hear about you all.

I help Skool group owners build profitable communities and turn members into clients using a simple 3C model: 🔴 Content → 🔵 Conversation → 🟢 Conversion Been in business for 30+ years… tried a lot of things that didn’t work (and a few that did) 😄 These days I keep things simple and focus on what actually moves the needle. Outside of work, you’ll usually find me with family or out sailing the Adriatic — that’s my reset button. I like the idea behind From Job to CEO: The Experiment — building in real time and sharing what actually works (and what doesn’t). That kind of honest process is where most of the learning happens. Glad to be here. Looking forward to learning, sharing, and building with you all 🧭