Transitioning Gracefully As A TCK with Nikki Muller

This week, I speak to Nikki Muller is a Swiss-Filipina, Third Culture Kid. The FLY Entertainment Artist landed her first regional TV job when she was just 15 years old, hosting MTV@Mbassy. At 20 she was nominated as “Best Entertainment Presenter” at the Asian Television Awards while interning with Diane Sawyer for ABC News in New York City. She’s covered tennis and motor sports on Fox Sports Asia, talked food science on National Geographic and moderated discussions ranging from sustainability, inclusivity in the workplace and the future of tech.

While working at the United Nations Headquarters, Nikki’s interest in organizational leadership and cultural competence was first sparked. Nikki now focuses her area of expertise on the Third Culture Kid (TCK) experience and the unique lessons that come from having lived a highly mobile and multi-cultural childhood. Nikki, and many TCKs like her, are acclimatised to disruption from an early age and seek out the opportunities that accompany change.

As a trained journalist, Nikki’s research on identity, belonging and managing transitions is extremely relevant to today’s most significant workplace challenges. We’re seeing organisations prioritise diversity, equity and inclusion as they face remarkable changes within their own companies across all sectors. Nikki’s keynotes share small gearshifts that can make a big difference in reinvigorating collaborative teams amidst uncertainty. Her keynotes are brought to life through her own personal stories and interwoven with the latest science around the power of positive transitions and the tools to cultivate a culture of belonging. Having spent her formative years navigating copious change and grappling with a search for roots and community, Nikki has found a way to take the lessons of her childhood and make them relevant to today’s most pressing challenges and opportunities.

Episode Highlights:

• Life as the new Mrs. Nikki Muller
• Deciding on next moves as a TCK
• The need for restlessness, the anticipation for change
• Being acclimated to discomfort as a TCK
• The relationship to taking risks as a TCK
• The loss and grief that comes from a move
• What happens in our limbic system when experiencing culture shock
• Where do we feel a sense of belonging?
• Transition care for children

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