About Me

I’m Nicole Colter—an educator, coach, storyteller, and the founder of Fresh Fire Collective.

I help people recognize what makes them come alive, find language for what they carry, and explore how to bring it into the world. I also work with leaders and organizations interested in developing the creativity and contribution within their people.

Chief Firestarter describes how I rekindle dreams, spark curiosity, and encourage a beginning. Dream Doula describes how I come alongside someone as their voice, work, or next expression takes shape.

My experience spans financial services, entrepreneurship, and higher education. I hold a master’s degree in Creative Studies from SUNY Buffalo State’s International Center for Studies in Creativity and am a REALIFE Process Certified Coach. My published chapter, “Is Self-Directed Education the Answer to the Creativity Crisis?” reflects a continuing interest in how people discover and direct their own growth.

Today, my work includes Professional Translation, coaching, creative facilitation, and developing community through Mosaic Mother. My own stories are also finding new expression through speaking and characters that invite courageous living.

I’m living through a reorganization of my own—reconnecting with my authentic self and giving outward expression to an inward transformation. This website holds earlier chapters alongside the work emerging now.

As that work takes shape, I welcome opportunities to accompany others, facilitate meaningful conversations, and collaborate.

What makes you come alive—and what might your next faithful step be?