Hi, I'm Natasha Ickes!
My mission is to help individuals and organizations use change & disruption as opportunities for innovation & growth. My 3 step framework builds the necessary mindset, tools & techniques needed to thrive through life’s most challenging transitions.
A Few Highlights
- 4x TEDx Speaker
- Award winning & best selling author
- Awarded a Certificate of Congressional Recognition
- LA Tribune & Hudson Weekly contributing author
- Owner of Shear Passion Salon since 2012
- Certified Life Coach & Resilience Strategist
- International Keynote Speaker (I've spoken in Paris, Italy, Africa and many states in the U.S.)
- Professional Communications Certification- Harvard University
BUT IT DIDN'T COME EASY
Where it all started:
My childhood was turbulent to say the least. I was raised primarily by my father and struggled without having my mother consistently in my life. When I did see her I was exposed to things that weren’t healthy or safe. I often wondered what I did wrong and struggled to see my own worth. My first suicide attempt I was 9 years old. I continued to struggle with depression and by 17 I was a homeless, addicted high school drop out.
It was during that time I hit rock bottom. My 2nd suicide attempt left me hospitalized and I realized I had a decision to make. I could keep hanging onto the pain or I could choose life. I decided to extract the lessons, to grow through what I go through and to make the best out of the life I have been given.
I turned my life around and got sober, went back to school, built a wonderful relationship with my mom, got married, had a child and opened a business that was making 6 figures within the first 2 years. All this before the age of 23.
I realized that life's challenges are meant to be overcome so we can illuminate the path for others.
Eventually I combined decades of experience, research and strategies backed by science to create my 3 step formula which I have delivered through coaching, workshops, keynotes and trainings. Let’s set up a call to see if we are a good fit!