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Tim

A Grammy
Award-winning
Songwriter and
Keynote Speaker

You may not recognize the name Tim Nichols, but people across America—and around the
world—recognize and love his music.

The Grammy and CMA award-winning songwriter behind some of the biggest country hits of the last thirty years, Tim built his celebrated career writing for chart-topping artists like Tim McGraw, Reba McEntire Alan Jackson, Jo Dee Messina, and Keith Whitley.

Tim

Picture: Tim Nichols (Right) and Co-Writer, Craig Wiseman (Left) accepting a CMA award for “Live Like You Were Dying."

Tim Nichols

Picture: Tim Nichols (Right) and Co-Writer, Craig Wiseman (Left) accepting a CMA award for “Live Like You Were Dying."

In 2004, Tim co-wrote Tim McGraw’s smash hit “Live Like You Were Dying.” It is the only song to have won every major country award presented for songwriting. In 2017, Tim was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also a New York Times best-selling author.

Today, Tim continues to write hits for some of country music’s biggest stars. A sought-after keynote speaker, Tim speaks to audiences about creativity, collaboration, and lessons learned from a life spent working with some of the most popular musical artists in the world.

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YOU BELONG
IN THE ROOM

The world spins on ideas. Good ones. Great ones. And those that aren’t quite there yet.

But how do you take that spark of an idea and turn it into a career-making project? Or a game-changing system? Or an industry-disrupting product?

YOU BELONG
IN THE ROOM

The world spins on ideas. Good ones. Great ones. And those that aren’t quite there yet.

But how do you take that spark of an idea and turn it into a career-making project? Or a game-changing system? Or an industry-disrupting product?

Watch Keynote Trailer

YOU BELONG
IN THE ROOM

The world spins on ideas. Good ones. Great ones. And those that aren’t quite there yet.

But how do you take that spark of an idea and turn it into a career-making project? Or a game-changing system? Or an industry-disrupting product?

Whatever room you’re in, you deserve to be there. In this keynote, you’ll learn why embracing that simple truth can make all the difference.

Over his four-decade career as one of Nashville’s most respected songwriters, Tim Nichols has learned a crucial component must be in place before the creative process even begins: no mattter where you are, no matter who you’re there with, you need to believe that you belong in the room.

In this moving, eye-opening, and often hilarious keynote, Tim unveils his philosophy of what it takes for any team, anywhere, to transform their ideas and manifest their vision. You’ll discover what award-winning songwriters know about creativity, collaboration, and teamwork — and you’ll come away with a proven method for incorporating those lessons into your work and life.

Shaped over years of writing songs for some of the most popular musical artists, this paradigm-shifting speech will challenge you to reimagine what it takes to foster the perfect conditions for collaboration, co-creation, and teamwork.

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The Rules of the Room

This performance stirs audiences’ creativity and ignites their sense of possibility.

When Tim speaks at your event, your audience will walk away with more than a new perspective. They’ll also get the Rules of the Room—Tim’s effective, easy-to-remember system designed to transform and supercharge the way they work, create, and lead.

“You Belong in the Room” is more than a keynote speech. It’s live music, laughter, and lessons, presented as only Tim Nichols can.

Any Room is Better When Tim’s In It.

Tim Nichols is now booking speaking* engagements. Email [email protected] or submit the form below to invite Tim to speak at your next event.

*Once Tim gets involved, they tend to evolve into singing engagements, too.