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AboutSPEAKER. SELF-DEFENSE EXPERT. ADVOCATE. ADVENTURER. SOLO TRAVELER.
Nicole Snell is an award-winning international speaker, trainer, and personal safety expert specializing in sexual assault & violence prevention education, boundaries, and personal empowerment. She is the CEO of Empowered Journeys, Inc. and Girls Fight Back, an NACP Credentialed Victim Advocate, a Lead Instructor for IMPACT Personal Safety, and the founder of Outdoor Defense, her YouTube series on solo hiking safety and skill building. Nicole has facilitated Sexual Assault Prevention & Response trainings for every branch of the US military at hundreds of installations worldwide—including the Pentagon—and has delivered over 500 speaking engagements globally. Nicole and her companies have trained millions of people at colleges, high schools, companies, the US military, healthcare groups, outdoor & running groups, athletic teams & clubs, conferences, and more, both domestically and abroad. Nicole's programs are evidence-based, trauma-informed, interactive, and inclusive. She teaches the full spectrum of personal safety skills; both verbal and physical strategies. Her programs combine audience interaction and research-supported strategies to create a safe environment to learn life-saving skills. Self-defense education is about far more than physical resistance, with many strategies that can be used in public and private spaces to set strong boundaries, manage safety, and help survivors heal. Peer-reviewed articles on Girls Fight Back's efficacy were published in the journals Sexual Assault Report and Family & Intimate Partner Violence Quarterly. Honors and awards for her work include the NASPA Peer Initiatives Awards 2023 for Students Fight Back, and a 2024 Certificate of Appreciation for her bystander intervention training from Col. Peter Glass, US Army Deputy Director of the Futures and Concepts Center at Fort Eustis. Nicole has been featured for her expertise in Spectrum 1 News, Women’s Health Magazine, Dateline NBC, Outdoor Magazine, and News Nation Now. She has appeared as a guest on over 40 podcasts, including Nike Trained and the FOX True Crime Podcast. Nicole has visited 34 countries, hiked in 18 of them, and summited Mt. Whitney in 2022. 
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popular programsBoundaries for Personal Empowerment
This interactive program is designed for any group that wants to feel confident about setting boundaries in professional and personal settings. We discuss the importance of speaking up for your needs, trusting your intuition, and using clear, assertive communication. It will provide tools to help you recognize manipulative behavior as well as feel better equipped to be an active bystander. Our goal is to enable you to confidently enforce your boundaries in direct and respectful ways.
This program is 60-90 minutes plus Q&A and can be customized to fit a variety of needs. Girls Fight Back
Girls Fight Back is the world renowned personal safety and empowerment self-defense program for women and girls worldwide!
Born in direct response to the June 2001 murder of a dynamic, athletic, and loved college student named Shannon McNamara, her friend and sorority sister, Erin Weed founded Girls Fight Back to provide practical and empowering options for young women to learn violence prevention and self-defense in a safe environment. Nicole took over the company in 2020 and her mission is to continue making preventing violence and fighting back an approachable topic for every woman and girl. We are our own best protectors! Yes, I’m Hiking Solo
Ever been worried about your safety when hiking or traveling solo? Do you want to feel confident and independent venturing out on your own? Have you been wanting to learn some badass self-defense moves for your next adventure or trip? Join Nicole as she shares simple self-defense strategies to empower you to feel more confident about exploring the outdoors or wherever your adventure takes you—whether solo or in a group. Nicole is an avid solo traveler and adventurer having visited 47 states, hiked in 15 countries and traveled to 25 countries on 6 continents.
This program is 60-75 minutes + Q&A. Students Fight Back
Students Fight Back is the gender inclusive and Title IX compliant version of Girls Fight Back. Nicole believes that people of all genders can benefit from learning personal safety and self-defense skills. And when we all come together to be active bystanders, we can create safer communities.
The program is 75 minutes + Q&A. S.A.V.E.
S.A.V.E. is a fully customizable, interactive presentation designed to educate corporate groups on essential safety concepts. The content is flexible to any institutional needs or goals, and is coordinated with your HR department in advance of the session to ensure that the messaging and terminology aligns with your company’s current policies and objectives. Whether you’re dealing with co-workers, customers, friends, acquaintances, or strangers, you’ll learn verbal and physical strategies to manage your safety and comfort in ways that work for you. S.A.V.E. specifically addresses the social anxiety that is common when setting personal boundaries in uncomfortable conversations or situations, and there is ample opportunity for attendees to practice working through the initial discomfort—contributing to a safer workspace for all.
This program is 60min + Q&A and can be customized to fit a variety of corporate needs. bystander intervention
Bystander Intervention & Safety Strategies for Addressing Harassment is an interactive program that focuses on the non-physical aspects of self-defense by combining core material from both Girls Fight Back and IMPACT Personal Safety. This session will empower individuals with personal safety options including strategies for bystander intervention and boundary setting.
We'll address the importance of intuition and awareness when managing our safety and will discuss how to use verbal skills when faced with confrontations, identity based harassment and/or street harassment. The goal of the session is to offer participants tools that can help them feel comfortable in their ability to respond to various situations they may encounter and be a strong ally for others regardless of how they identify. This session can be tailored to include physical self-defense strategies find your fierce: learn how to own your power & be limitless
TV Producer. World Traveler. Bodybuilder. Outdoor Adventure Enthusiast. Self-Defense Expert. It’s impossible to put Nicole into any one box, which is why she is the epitome of the phrase “Live Limitlessly!” Join her for an enthusiastic, inspirational talk sharing personal stories that explore the motivations behind her life’s adventures, hobbies, and career stepstones. Despite the pressure that exists in our world to focus on one specialty, Her rich span of experiences speaks to the value of varied interests and living fearlessly. This program includes purposeful short & long-term goal-setting activities aimed to help audience members step into their power, own their choices, and create the life they want!
lights, camera, empower: my journey
from tv producer to violence prevention educator For 12 years, Nicole worked as a producer in the entertainment industry after working her way up through the production ladder from intern to executive. After leading crews to locations worldwide on over 75 shows for networks like CBS, TBS, Speed Channel, and VH1, she felt there was something missing in her life. Almost overnight, she left her successful production career to facilitate sexual assault prevention trainings for the US Navy. This was only the beginning of her journey, from the bright lights of Hollywood to blazing her own trail for women’s empowerment— culminating in her purchase of Girls Fight Back during the height of the COVID pandemic. Nicole leads audiences through her personal backstory, hardships, and relatable inner monologues through her journey to the present.
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Girls Fight Back is truly sensational and inspirational. I love that Nicole didn’t make me fearful of attackers or of being attacked. Instead, it made me aware of my surroundings, and her techniques made me feel safer. This presentation is one that I would definitely see again.
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