Women in Business Luncheon 06/20/2024
Advanced registration: Members $45, Future Members $55
This event is open for both women and men.
Vendor tables available: Members $85, Future Members $95
Nicole Pulliam, Ph.D. is the Founder & CEO of Real & Worthy, LLC, a boutique firm that supports first-generation women trailblazers and Women of Color who often struggle with the
impostor syndrome in the workplace and personal lives. Through her company, Nicole offers
coaching services, training, and short-term consultancy services. Dr. Nicole Pulliam is a certified
professional coach, with a specialization in executive and career coaching rooted in justice,
equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) principles, Nicole has an expansive background in higher
education for over 20 years in academic leadership and as a tenured faculty member. She is a
sought-after speaker, trainer, facilitator, and strategist on the topics of leadership and diversity,
equity, inclusion, & belonging (DEI&B). Nicole is well-published and has presented her
research, workshops, and training sessions at the international, national, and regional levels.
Born in Passaic, NJ to a working-class family, her identities as a Woman of Color and first-
generation college graduate are at the core of her values, mission, and principles. Dr. Pulliam is
on a mission to disrupt and dismantle the stifling impostor syndrome narrative one woman at a
time. From a young age, Nicole has set out to blaze new trails and never settle for less, and she is
on a mission to help other Women do the same.
At the heart of her company, Real & Worthy, LLC is the belief that all women innately possess
the power and internal resources needed to reach their highest potential and that all women are
WORTHY of unconditional joy, love, peace, and praise. Who she is and what she does are
deeply aligned with how she serves and who she is called to serve. She is an educator,
researcher-scholar, entrepreneur, mother, wife, mentor, friend, daughter, sister, and champion of
BIPOC and first-generation trailblazers.
Nicole draws upon her counseling, multicultural competence, and social justice training
background to honor clients’ unique needs and lived experiences at the intersections of their
multiple identities. As a Black Indigenous Person of Color (BIPOC) woman and first-generation
college graduate, Nicole is most passionate about supporting clients from similar backgrounds,
who often feel like impostors in the workplace, especially. As a mother of two, Nicole is
committed to helping Women, especially those who identify as Women of Color and first-
generation trailblazing professionals navigate the complexities of life while preserving their
overall wellness.
Nicole encourages her clients to say YES to things that matter most in their lives while boldly
saying NO to anything that is out of alignment with their goals and values. Nicole’s coaching
mission is to help her clients thrive in the academy, and not merely survive.
She has served as a graduate-level professor, researcher (PI and Co-PI),
department chair, program director, and has supervised doctoral student research and
dissertations. Most notably, Nicole was named the inaugural director of a large initiative,
managing a $2-million grant to foster educational equity and anti-racist practices in K-12 settings
while maintaining community and university-wide partnerships and supervising grant-funded
personnel. Nicole co-founded a new first-generation faculty initiative at her institution through
grant funds, where she has worked to foster a celebratory community amongst first-generation
faculty and students. As an entrepreneur, Nicole has been able to expand her reach and impact
lives in ways she never dreamed and firmly believes that her mission is driven by her purpose.
This event is open for both women and men.
Vendor tables available: Members $85, Future Members $95
Nicole Pulliam, Ph.D. is the Founder & CEO of Real & Worthy, LLC, a boutique firm that supports first-generation women trailblazers and Women of Color who often struggle with the
impostor syndrome in the workplace and personal lives. Through her company, Nicole offers
coaching services, training, and short-term consultancy services. Dr. Nicole Pulliam is a certified
professional coach, with a specialization in executive and career coaching rooted in justice,
equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) principles, Nicole has an expansive background in higher
education for over 20 years in academic leadership and as a tenured faculty member. She is a
sought-after speaker, trainer, facilitator, and strategist on the topics of leadership and diversity,
equity, inclusion, & belonging (DEI&B). Nicole is well-published and has presented her
research, workshops, and training sessions at the international, national, and regional levels.
Born in Passaic, NJ to a working-class family, her identities as a Woman of Color and first-
generation college graduate are at the core of her values, mission, and principles. Dr. Pulliam is
on a mission to disrupt and dismantle the stifling impostor syndrome narrative one woman at a
time. From a young age, Nicole has set out to blaze new trails and never settle for less, and she is
on a mission to help other Women do the same.
At the heart of her company, Real & Worthy, LLC is the belief that all women innately possess
the power and internal resources needed to reach their highest potential and that all women are
WORTHY of unconditional joy, love, peace, and praise. Who she is and what she does are
deeply aligned with how she serves and who she is called to serve. She is an educator,
researcher-scholar, entrepreneur, mother, wife, mentor, friend, daughter, sister, and champion of
BIPOC and first-generation trailblazers.
Nicole draws upon her counseling, multicultural competence, and social justice training
background to honor clients’ unique needs and lived experiences at the intersections of their
multiple identities. As a Black Indigenous Person of Color (BIPOC) woman and first-generation
college graduate, Nicole is most passionate about supporting clients from similar backgrounds,
who often feel like impostors in the workplace, especially. As a mother of two, Nicole is
committed to helping Women, especially those who identify as Women of Color and first-
generation trailblazing professionals navigate the complexities of life while preserving their
overall wellness.
Nicole encourages her clients to say YES to things that matter most in their lives while boldly
saying NO to anything that is out of alignment with their goals and values. Nicole’s coaching
mission is to help her clients thrive in the academy, and not merely survive.
She has served as a graduate-level professor, researcher (PI and Co-PI),
department chair, program director, and has supervised doctoral student research and
dissertations. Most notably, Nicole was named the inaugural director of a large initiative,
managing a $2-million grant to foster educational equity and anti-racist practices in K-12 settings
while maintaining community and university-wide partnerships and supervising grant-funded
personnel. Nicole co-founded a new first-generation faculty initiative at her institution through
grant funds, where she has worked to foster a celebratory community amongst first-generation
faculty and students. As an entrepreneur, Nicole has been able to expand her reach and impact
lives in ways she never dreamed and firmly believes that her mission is driven by her purpose.
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Date and Time
Thursday Jun 20, 2024
11:30 AM - 2:00 PM EDT
Location
Jumping Brook Country Club
210 Jumping Brook Road
Neptune, NJ 07753
Kindly note that registrations are non-refundable and cannot be applied to other MRCC events.
Fees/Admission
Fee for Lunch & Networking:
$45 Members
$55 Future-Members
Fee for Vendor Table, Lunch & Networking:
$85 Members
$95 Future-Members
Exclusive sponsorship includes organization name/logo on MRCC website and signage at event, prominent vendor table, opportunity to welcome guests & introduce yourself and your business to attendees.
