CHIEF IKIGAI OFFICER - IKIGAI KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Chief Ikigai Officer | Founder | Author | Keynote Speaker | Coach Trainer | Podcast Host
NICHOLAS KEMP
Nicholas Kemp is the Chief Ikigai Officer of Ikigai Tribe, a keynote speaker, author, coach trainer, corporate facilitator, and podcaster. He is the founder of Ikigai Tribe, a professional community of educators, psychologists, coaches, and facilitators applying the concept of ikigai in leadership and organisational settings, and holds a Diploma of Positive Psychology & Wellbeing.
His keynotes offer a thoughtful alternative to conventional motivational speaking. Rather than hype or slogans, Nicholas introduces audiences to ikigai as a grounded psychological concept that explores how people experience life and work as worth living.
Drawing on cultural insight, research, and carefully chosen personal stories, his sessions create space for reflection while remaining practical and relevant. Audiences leave with clearer language, fresh perspective, and usable tools to support purpose, wellbeing, and meaningful contribution at work and beyond.
Ideal for organisations seeking a more considered, human-centred approach to leadership, engagement, and sustainable performance.
Ikigai goes beyond popular Western misconceptions and involves daily rituals, living your values, building intimate relationships, fulfilling your life roles, engaging in activities with a sense of purpose, expressing your creative self and pursuing a life goal with a healthy sense of urgency.
Nicholas Kemp ‧ Keynote Speaker
IKIGAI AUTHOR
Nick is the author of three books: A Year of Ikigai, Ikigai-Kan: Feel a Life Worth Living, and Rolefulness.
Grounded in Japanese psychology and lived experience in Japan, his writing focuses on meaning as it is felt and lived in everyday life, rather than something defined by work or productivity. His books explore roles, relationships, contribution, and belonging as central elements of a meaningful life.
Across his work, Nick challenges simplified or Westernised interpretations of ikigai, offering a more nuanced and culturally informed perspective. His writing draws on research, observation, and dialogue to help readers develop clearer language for experiences that are often felt but difficult to articulate.
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