Leading With Nice has everything to do with marketing and communications

Communicating your message well is one of the most important qualities of a leader. Whether that leader be an individual inside an organization or the business or nonprofit itself. And Leading With Nice is leading with six traits that have been proven to help increase more leads, get more conversions and grow revenue.

The six qualities of Leading With Nice

For the individual: Saying thank you has never gone out of fashion. Nice leaders show appreciation for their colleagues in meaningful ways. They don’t wait for the big events or huge successes to show it either, they show gratitude in a timely and appropriate way.

For the company or nonprofit: Thank you can be as simple as a follow-up email after a transaction expressing your thanks. As gratitude gets bigger, it gets more personal. An automated message will be appreciated but a phone call from the founder communicates so much more, for example.

For the individual: By definition, empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. But for the Nice Leader it goes beyond that. The Nice Leader invokes empathy to help build successful relationships. They understand empathy is a main ingredient in helping understand the needs and intentions of others.

For the company or nonprofit: Empathy at an organizational level is to appreciate the process your customer or donor has embarked on in order to be in relationship with you. Using this mindset allows the people working in your organization to have a shared mindset in how they interact with them.

For the individual: Trust helps keep things moving quickly. Trust is what lets you take the next steps on a project without having to double check with your manager and lets you work on something else while others complete a task. Nice leaders create environments where trust is an incubator for amazing things to happen and when it isn’t amazing, trust that next time it will be.

For the company or nonprofit: Trust is transparency and authenticity.

As deep fake technology like Google’s assistant that can make hair appointments for you on the phone, and TikTokers can look and sound just like Tom Cruise, customers and donors will seek to be move closer to those who they know with absolution. This will only accelerate as companies setup shop in the Metaverse and as we interact with others wearing digital skins, we wonder what is actually real.

For the individual: Without honesty, Nice Leaders cannot practice the other five qualities. Honesty is the value that allows the Nice Leader to communicate and quantify what is required for the other qualities to flourish. In the hands of a Nice Leader, honesty is a powerful value that defeats gossip, resentment and ushers in a healthy and productive workplace.

For the company or nonprofit: Trumpeting what you do with excellence and being forthright about what your limitations are is the backbone of organizational honesty. Being honest is so refreshing for customers and donors and it pays dividends in building reputation capital.

For the individual: Generosity means so much more to a Nice Leader than just what comes out of their wallet. Giving their time to help others learn a new skill or better their empathy is just as powerful as paying for a round of coffee at break. Taking time to share knowledge and experience with those you lead is a valuable investment.

For the company or nonprofit: Unexpected delights, empowering your employees to say yes when a no is unexpected or being lenient when working with a new customer or donor. Generosity doesn’t have to mean delivering the sun and the moon, it can mean being generous with your grace or being generous with your compassion as well.

For the individual: Service lies at the heart of Leading With Nice, without it the other values are born out of selfishness. What can you do for others to help them achieve their goals? Committing to be of service to others will ultimately help you achieve your objectives.

For the company or nonprofit: Beyond providing a good or service for someone, how are you being of service? More and more, customers and donors are looking to align themselves with companies and nonprofits who express themselves just as much by how they serve their community as how they serve stakeholders.

For the individual: Saying thank you has never gone out of fashion. Nice leaders show appreciation for their colleagues in meaningful ways. They don’t wait for the big events or huge successes to show it either, they show gratitude in a timely and appropriate way.

For the company or nonprofit: Thank you can be as simple as a follow-up email after a transaction expressing your thanks. As gratitude gets bigger, it gets more personal. An automated message will be appreciated but a phone call from the founder communicates so much more, for example.

For the individual: By definition, empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. But for the Nice Leader it goes beyond that. The Nice Leader invokes empathy to help build successful relationships. They understand empathy is a main ingredient in helping understand the needs and intentions of others.

For the company or nonprofit: Empathy at an organizational level is to appreciate the process your customer or donor has embarked on in order to be in relationship with you. Using this mindset allows the people working in your organization to have a shared mindset in how they interact with them.

For the individual: Trust helps keep things moving quickly. Trust is what lets you take the next steps on a project without having to double check with your manager and lets you work on something else while others complete a task. Nice leaders create environments where trust is an incubator for amazing things to happen and when it isn’t amazing, trust that next time it will be.

For the company or nonprofit: Trust is transparency and authenticity.

As deep fake technology like Google’s assistant that can make hair appointments for you on the phone, and TikTokers can look and sound just like Tom Cruise, customers and donors will seek to be move closer to those who they know with absolution. This will only accelerate as companies setup shop in the Metaverse and as we interact with others wearing digital skins, we wonder what is actually real.

For the individual: Without honesty, Nice Leaders cannot practice the other five qualities. Honesty is the value that allows the Nice Leader to communicate and quantify what is required for the other qualities to flourish. In the hands of a Nice Leader, honesty is a powerful value that defeats gossip, resentment and ushers in a healthy and productive workplace.

For the company or nonprofit: Trumpeting what you do with excellence and being forthright about what your limitations are is the backbone of organizational honesty. Being honest is so refreshing for customers and donors and it pays dividends in building reputation capital.

For the individual: Generosity means so much more to a Nice Leader than just what comes out of their wallet. Giving their time to help others learn a new skill or better their empathy is just as powerful as paying for a round of coffee at break. Taking time to share knowledge and experience with those you lead is a valuable investment.

For the company or nonprofit: Unexpected delights, empowering your employees to say yes when a no is unexpected or being lenient when working with a new customer or donor. Generosity doesn’t have to mean delivering the sun and the moon, it can mean being generous with your grace or being generous with your compassion as well.

For the individual: Service lies at the heart of Leading With Nice, without it the other values are born out of selfishness. What can you do for others to help them achieve their goals? Committing to be of service to others will ultimately help you achieve your objectives.

For the company or nonprofit: Beyond providing a good or service for someone, how are you being of service? More and more, customers and donors are looking to align themselves with companies and nonprofits who express themselves just as much by how they serve their community as how they serve stakeholders.

Meet The Team

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Mathieu Yuill
FOUNDER & CEO

Volunteer Work: His local church where he helps lead their community services work including a support group for caregivers of people with dementia and an annual fireworks show.

Since 1998 he has worked as a professional communicator as a journalist, public relations professional and marketing consultant.  A veteran of both non and for profit organizations he is grateful to count the likes of Centennial College, Seagate Technologies and a local food bank among Leading With Nice's clients.

He is currently pursuing a Doctorate, Leadership in Global Perspectives through Georg Fox University. But the majority of his time is spent with his wife and three sons in Scarborough.

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Amber Tompkins
PROJECT MANAGER

Volunteer Work: Youth Unlimited, working with young moms, and continues to serve on the advisory board for the largest young adults conference in Canada.

Bringing many years of experience as a gifted administrator through her work in events, office management, project management and as a program manager. She has successfully led teams, trained staff and ensured program excellence in her various roles at one of the largest youth camps in Ontario. Most recently, she has worked as a trainer in child protection - educating and equipping individuals who work with vulnerable people.

She is married to her husband Chris and has a teenage daughter. As a family they love to travel, spend time outdoors, play games and enjoy time with their dog Wrigley.

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Jamie Hunter
CONTENT MANAGER

Volunteer Work: Conservation Halton, assisting with various environmental restoration projects.

Bringing over 15 years of communications experience including national lifestyle and entertainment print publications and worked in corporate communications roles at Harbourfront Centre and the University of Toronto.

A self-described amateur entomologist, wannabe ornithologist and avid wildlife gardener, on weekends Jamie can be found covered in dirt tending to his plants. He currently volunteers for Conservation Halton, assisting with various environmental restoration projects. He lives in Dundas, Ont. with his wife, 11-year-old daughter and seven-year-old son.

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Coral Sider
OFFICE AND CUSTOMER SUPPORT COORDINATOR

Volunteer Work: Keenly interested in the development of youth sports, Coral has both acted as a coach and referee in kid's soccer and hockey leagues. 

Having worked for over eight years in various administrative capacities, Coral is responsible for front-line service of a selection of our non-profit client's needs. From answering questions from their members through assisting in the planning and execution of their yearly conferences, Coral is often the face of Leading With Nice for many who interact with us. 

Making her home in Toronto by way of Niagara and Kingston, she can be found on slopes in the winter snowboarding and travelling in the summer with her partner. 

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Sam Forson
GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Volunteer Work: Causeway Coast Vineyard Church in their A/V department helping with livestreaming and photography.

With over 10 years experience in both website and graphic design roles both within organizations and with freelance clients across many different industries. He brings a wide range of media experience, including logo developement & branding, print design, graphic design, Wordpress development, Photography and even a little animation.

Sam is from the beautiful north coast of Northern Ireland, where he currently lives with his wife Alyssa and their bouncy Newfoundland dog Scotia. 

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Bhautik Nada
DEVELOPER

Volunteer Work: Works closely with his family. As the eldest son, Bhautik takes special care to help his mother, father and siblings. Currently he is sponsoring his brother during his studies in Canada.

A full-stack WordPress developer, he is one of the select few with access to WordPress' VIP program which brings with it special priviledges to develop plugins and websites for large-scale and enterprise level projects. He has an insider's perspective to emerging trends and technology in web development.

Bhautik began working with Leading With Nice while living in India and has continued now as a permanent resident of Canada. He lives with his wife in Scarborough.

You should work with Leading With Nice if:

  • You don’t have robust marketing and communications support and need extra resources to accomplish your goals
  • Your website and marketing materials are out of date
  • You don’t have the time to do everything yourself
  • You’re frustrated trying to clarify your message
  • You’re facing internal pressure to get results
  • You’ve worked with a marketing and communications company in the past and it was frustrating

Collectively, the team at Leading With Nice has over 100 years of marketing and communications experience. We have the experience and empathy to understand your problems, meet you where you’re comfortable and help achieve your goals.

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"StoryBrand Experts."

Leading With Nice are StoryBrand experts. They strategically guided us through workshops that brought immense clarity resulting in clear customer and recruitment communications that deliver high conversion.

Muskoka Woods LogoCindy Bodach
Muskoka Woods

"They helped us see clearly."

Our organization was going through a transition and was really lacking focus and direction.

The Leading with Nice team really helped bring clarity to what we needed with respect to communications and administrative support, in particular, and solved so much frustration for our team.

STAO Logo​Amy Gorecki
Science Teachers Association of Ontario

"Our team and organization both won."

Mathieu brings what every seasoned communications professional needs – a fresh perspective. His ability understand your message, and the right amount of “salt” to get you better results and more engagement with your audiences is powerful.

Working with Mathieu is also an enjoyable experience, especially when your whole team gets involved in one of his workshops. You not only come away with honed skills but also a more collaborative team.

My experience with Leading with Nice has ranged from traditional print communications to online writing. From the planning process to execution, I have come away with a better product after all my interactions.

Sienna Senior Living LogoNadia Daniell-Colarossi
Sienna Senior Living

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"StoryBrand Experts"

Leading With Nice are StoryBrand experts. They strategically guided us through workshops that brought immense clarity resulting in clear customer and recruitment communications that deliver high conversion.

Muskoka Woods LogoCindy Bodach
Muskoka Woods

"They helped us see clearly."

Our organization was going through a transition and was really lacking focus and direction.

The Leading with Nice team really helped bring clarity to what we needed with respect to communications and administrative support, in particular, and solved so much frustration for our team.

STAO Logo​Amy Gorecki
Science Teachers Association of Ontario

"Our team and organization both won"

Mathieu brings what every seasoned communications professional needs – a fresh perspective. His ability understand your message, and the right amount of “salt” to get you better results and more engagement with your audiences is powerful. Working with Mathieu is also an enjoyable experience, especially when your whole team gets involved in one of his workshops. You not only come away with honed skills but also a more collaborative team. My experience with Leading with Nice has ranged from traditional print communications to online writing. From the planning process to execution, I have come away with a better product after all my interactions.

Sienna Senior Living LogoNadia Daniell-Colarossi
Sienna Senior Living

Our Promise

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All of our work is done in-house. We do not contract out any of our services and everyone who works on your project will have first been hired to work at Leading With Nice — we field-test everyone on our own business before introducing them to yours.

2

Expert StoryBrand consulting. We first began using the StoryBrand framework in the mid-2000s when it was introduced. Since then, we have developed hundreds of marketing and communications assets using StoryBrand and we continue to revisit the training.

3

If you’re not happy with our work, you can opt out at any point. There are three approaches we always take: we don’t nickel and dime — every project has pricing transparency, your satisfaction is the priority and we will leave you and your organization better than when we arrived. If we fail to live up to this promise or if you are unhappy, we will release you from the remainder of the contract.