About Nick Emery

I’ve spent much of my life leading, teaching, communicating, and helping people rally around a mission. Along the way, I’ve become convinced of something simple: some of the greatest influence we will ever have is found in our ability to bring out the best in others.

Today, I serve as the Executive Director of Life Choices Community Pregnancy Clinic, a nonprofit organization serving communities in Northern Nevada. My work has given me the opportunity to lead teams, develop people, build community partnerships, raise support, navigate difficult conversations, and communicate about issues that matter deeply.

I also serve in ministry leadership at Redemption Church in Carson City, Nevada, where I teach, preach, and invest in helping men grow in their faith, relationships, leadership, and purpose.

But some of the most important lessons I share didn't come from a leadership book or a classroom.

They came from life.

Transformation became personal.

At one point in my life, I weighed more than 450 pounds. Changing that wasn't the result of one dramatic moment or a sudden burst of motivation. It required thousands of decisions—some big, most incredibly small—made over and over again. That journey taught me a great deal about discipline, perseverance, identity, failure, starting again, and what it means to believe that where you are today doesn't have to determine where you end up tomorrow.

Those lessons have profoundly shaped the way I lead.

I've learned that people rarely become their best because someone simply demands more from them. Growth happens when people are seen, when someone speaks truth and encouragement into their lives, and when someone believes enough in their potential to challenge them toward something greater. That's the kind of leader I want to be—and the kind of leadership I want to help others practice.

The people who matter most: Long before I'm a speaker or executive, I'm a husband and dad.

My wife, Melanie, and I have been married since 2009, and we're raising our three kids in Northern Nevada. Family has a way of keeping leadership theories grounded in reality. It's one thing to talk about patience, communication, encouragement, grace, consistency, and influence from a stage. It's another thing entirely to practice them with the people who know you best.

My Christian faith is also foundational to who I am. It shapes the way I understand people, leadership, purpose, service, and the responsibility that comes with influence. While I speak to both faith-based and general audiences, the conviction underneath my life remains the same: our lives should make a meaningful difference in the lives of others.

Why I speak

I don't want an audience simply to leave inspired.

I want them to leave different.

I want people to encounter Jesus. I want leaders to notice the person they've overlooked. I want someone to finally say the encouraging words they've been thinking but haven't spoken. I want a leader to recognize that accountability and encouragement aren't opposites. I want people who have convinced themselves they're stuck to begin believing that transformation is possible.

Whether I'm speaking to executives, nonprofit teams, educators, students, ministry leaders, churches, or community organizations, my goal is the same: people encountering Jesus. I want to help people lead with purpose, influence with intention, and bring out the best in the people around them.

Because at the end of the day, leadership isn't ultimately measured by how impressive we become.

It's measured by what happens to other people because we were there.