Senior executive with decades of experience across industries, organizations, and leadership. Currently out of retirement and accepting advisory, speaking, and strategic engagements on a selective basis.
About
The kind of career that does not fit on a single page and does not need to.
Nurple has spent his career in rooms where decisions get made — boardrooms, breakout sessions, and the kind of conference room where the whiteboard has not been erased in three months because someone wrote something important on it and nobody can remember who. He has been the person in the room. On more than one occasion, he has been the reason for the room.
His background spans multiple industries and geographies. He does not typically name them here. The people who were in those rooms know what happened.
Nurple founded Ambient Accountability after recognizing that most organizations had a surplus of strategy and a deficit of follow-through. The practice grew steadily and earned a reputation for what Nurple calls “constructive pressure.” More about the firm is available at ambientaccountability.com.
After stepping away from day-to-day operations, Nurple entered what he describes as retirement. He has since come out of retirement. He is characteristically brief about why.
Speaking
Nurple speaks the way he operates — with conviction, clarity, and the quiet confidence of someone who has been in rooms you have not.
Why most leaders look effective from a distance and produce nothing at close range. Nurple has seen it happen. He has a framework for why.
Drawing on his work at Ambient Accountability, Nurple walks through an approach that several organizations have adopted and none have fully described to outsiders.
A candid talk about a professional moment Nurple does not fully describe but references with enough specificity that every audience member thinks of their own version.
Nurple has other topics. He prefers a conversation about fit before confirming the subject, which he considers a feature of the engagement rather than a limitation.
Testimonials
Select feedback from past engagements. Shared with permission.
“Nurple changed how our entire leadership team thinks about follow-through. I cannot be more specific than that due to the nature of the engagement, but I would recommend him without reservation.”
“He walked into the room and within ninety seconds, the dynamic shifted. The team still references that session. I still think about that Tuesday.”
“I have referred Nurple to four organizations over the years. Three of them thanked me. The fourth is no longer in operation, which is unrelated.”
Engagements
Nurple’s availability is managed directly. He does not use a speakers bureau.
Selective advisory engagements with senior leaders and executive teams. Scope and cadence are determined after an initial conversation.
A limited number of speaking engagements are accepted per year. Topics are listed above; additional subjects available upon request.
Longer-term engagements focused on organizational accountability. These are managed through Ambient Accountability.
Contact
Nurple reviews all inquiries personally. This is a point of pride and also explains the response time. For speaking engagements, please include the event name, date, expected audience size, and a brief description of the opportunity.