Our Team

The Glass Hammer editorially has been bringing you the best career content and events since 2007 by a very talented team of writers, editors, career experts, coaches and operations and tech people.

It takes a village to keep the digital campfire going so professional women can tell their stories and we can trade insights on trends and strategies and over thirteen years there are so many people who have made significant editorial and site contributions. For that, we are grateful. And to the readers who engage in such community with each other and make us their original virtual clubhouse.

We firmly believe that along side news, advice and inspiring profiles of amazing women, it is crucial to have an executive coach as that is the personal accelerator that makes the difference in each person’s career. One size does not fit all and a qualified coach can help you understand your style, tendencies and behaviors, in context of your specific situation. Since 2007, we have offered executive coaching to deal with the world as is, while working on the more equitable world where pay gaps and institutional bias and barriers are a thing of the past.

The current model consists of a core team with associate writers and coaches.

The Glass Hammer giving you career insights you need to succeed as a professional woman

since 2007

Nicki Gilmour

CEO, Publisher & Head Coach

Nicki founded The Glass Hammer in 2007 in Brooklyn, NYC because there was a need for professional women to access specific career information and have the opportunity to build their network.

Prior to running The Glass Hammer, Nicki moved to the USA in 2004 to spearhead the US launch of www.eFinancialCareers.com part of the Financial News Group. She had previously worked in London in the launch team of the newspaper, Financial News which was acquired by Dow Jones/Wall Street Journal. Nicki, as US Managing Director and Board member of efinancialcareers was part of the management team that sold the business to Dice in 2006 for $77 million dollars, the highest amount ever attained in the sale of a job board.

Over the past twelve years Nicki has consulted to many leading financial services firms and Fortune 1000 on diversity, organizational development, culture change and employee engagement. She has coached many senior executives of both genders around leadership behaviors, career advancement, executive presence and what it means to be a change leader.

Whether it is about creating change from an organizational or one person’s perspective, Nicki believes that coaching is the best way to help people achieve their goals and live their values. Nicki works with the conscious and the unconscious mind to help clients, not only goal set successfully but execute behaviorally. Nicki also understands the systemic and structural enablers that create or hinder personal and team performance and can work with the individual in context of their specific environment, and sometimes the engagement includes changing culture, strategy and structure.

Nicki has a Masters in Individual and Organizational Psychology with a specialization in Change Leadership from Teachers College, Columbia University in New York and is a graduate of the Columbia Coaching Certification Program. She is certified by the International Coach Federation at PCC level. She also has two business degrees from Manchester, England and La Universidad de Murcia in Spain, the latter undertaken entirely in Spanish. She is certified in the Hogan Assessment Suite, the Intercultural Development Inventory and has worked with most coaching instruments such as LSI, 360 multi-rater, MBTI, NBI, ESCI and Firo-B. Nicki coaches in her native English but also coaches in Spanish and works in person in New York City/Tri-state area and on video with clients from different parts of the US and the UK.

Overview

Professional Accomplishments

Founded Evolved People and The Glass Hammer in 2007
Spearheaded the US launch of eFinancialCareers.com in London
US Managing Director and Board member of eFinancialCareers.com
12+ years of coaching and consulting to several leading financial services firms and Fortune 1000 on change projects, organizational development, culture change, diversity and employee engagement

Coaching Training & Education

Masters in Individual and Organizational Psychology with a specialization in Change Leadership from Teachers College, Columbia University
Graduate of the Columbia Coaching Certification Program
Certified by the International Coach Federation at PCC level
Two business degrees from Manchester, England and La Universidad de Murcia in Spain
Certified in the Hogan Assessment Suite, the Intercultural Development Inventory

Multi-Lingual & In-Person or Video Sessions

Coaches in her native English and also coaches in Spanish
Works in person in New York City and on video with clients from different parts of the US, London and Spain

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Jessica Robaire

Writer

With a background in social work, Jessica is dedicated to elevating and empowering underrepresented voices. She is thrilled to join The Glasshammer and channel her empathy and insight into crafting compelling narratives that showcase women leaders. Having moved several times to live in Canada, the Netherlands, France, and China, Jessica knows from experience that no path is linear. She looks forward to sharing the twists and turns of women’s leadership journeys to inspire others, recognizing that there is no one-size-fits-all trajectory.