Sharp, practical insight on leadership, trust, and the future of work.
From keynote stages to national media, I bring the same thing everywhere: cross-domain pattern recognition, plain language, and the willingness to name what most people are thinking but won’t say.
Select media features covering leadership, the future of work, culture, and organizational trust.
Maclean's
Why I Made a Midlife Career Switch
A personal and professional story about reinvention, remote work, and building a business around the future of work.
Read / Watch →CBC Radio
The Future of Remote Work
A national CBC conversation on what it takes to make hybrid work actually work.
Read / Watch →CTV News
Difficult conversations ahead for employers looking to bring staff back to office
Commentary on why return-to-office mandates create friction and what leaders miss about employee engagement.
Read / Watch →CBC News
Finally heading back to the office? It's getting more expensive to do that
Perspective on the real cost of return-to-office policies for workers and employers.
Read / Watch →The Canadian Press
Back-to-office plans fall flat amid arbitrary rules, lack of communication
Featured in The Canadian Press on why arbitrary return-to-office policies miss the mark for workers and employers.
Read / Watch →CityNews
Canadian employers missing the mark with hybrid work policies
Insight on why many hybrid strategies fail people in practice.
Read / Watch →Reworked
How to Equitably Handle Employee Recognition in a Hybrid Workplace
On building recognition systems that work for distributed teams, not just the people in the room.
Read / Watch →Conference keynotes and fireside chats on Everyday Futurism, self-trust, and the future of work.
Elevate Festival
Make Work Love You Back
A talk on self-trust, intentional change, and building a working life that actually works — delivered at Canada's leading innovation festival.
View →CTV Toronto
Broadcast Interview on Return-to-Office
A strong on-camera example of clear, grounded media presence. Return-to-office pressure and what leaders miss about the shift.
View →Happy Space Podcast
Flexibility and Foresight into the Future of Work
A wide-ranging conversation with Clare Kumar on flexibility, foresight, and more human ways of working.
View →Sarah Noll Wilson Podcast
A Conversation on Hybrid Work Culture
A thoughtful discussion on leadership, culture, and hybrid work design.
View →The Remote Show / We Work Remotely
Nola Simon, CEO of Nola Simon Advisory
A strong industry-fit conversation on remote work, leadership, and workplace design.
View →Nola as a guest on other shows
Conversations on leadership, the future of work, AI, trust, and Everyday Futurism — as a guest on podcasts across the space.
Need a sharp, credible voice on the future of work?
I’m available for interviews, expert commentary, panels, and media features on leadership, trust, AI in the workplace, and Everyday Futurism. I speak in plain language, I show up prepared, and I don’t waste your audience’s time.
or email directly: nola@nolasimon.com
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Speaker Bio
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Nola Simon is a futurist, researcher, and host of the Hope + Possibilities podcast. A LinkedIn Top Voice and Goodpods Top 100 host, she helps leaders practice Everyday Futurism — reading signals, building self-trust, and making intentional moves before the map is complete.
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Nola Simon is a futurist, researcher, and host of the Hope + Possibilities podcast. After 20+ years in account management, sales, and training across five large organizations, she left to build Everyday Futurism — a practice grounded in self-trust, signal reading, and small intentional moves. A LinkedIn Top Voice (2024 & 2025) and Goodpods Top 100 Leadership host, Nola has been featured in CBC, Maclean’s, CTV News, and The Canadian Press. She works with leaders and organizations who sense the shift and are ready to move.
Speaking Topics
- Everyday Futurism: How to practice the future before it arrives
- The Self-Trust Deficit: Why smart leaders stay stuck
- Signal Reading for Leaders: What you’re already noticing (and ignoring)
- The Future of Work Is Already Here: Culture, trust, and what comes next
Futurist, researcher, and host of the Hope + Possibilities podcast. I help leaders and organizations practice Everyday Futurism — reading signals, building self-trust, and making intentional moves.
Interested in booking Nola for your next event, podcast, or media feature? Let’s start a conversation.