Welcome to a(om)

We help groups and individuals communicate with each other (and themselves) on purpose, with purpose.

Our work is grounded in curiosity, dignity, and a belief in your capacity to grow.

We meet you where you are with coaching, facilitation, and custom learning experiences.

We teach mindsets and skills which foster awareness, focus, and commitment.

We believe that everything is practice for everything.

This is a(om)

  • Dr. Nicole Marie Ortiz, EdD

    Co-Founder

    Dr. Nicole Marie Ortiz, EdD is a coach, public speaker, and facilitator who is passionate about co-designing learning containers that promote self-awareness, critical thinking, and intentional action. With a background in non-profit leadership and early childhood education, she has a unique approach to leadership development that integrates our earliest life experiences into the learning process as a way to better understand ourselves and how we show up in the world.

  • Matthew Allard

    Co-Founder

    Matthew Allard is the CEO and Co-founder of a(om), where he guides teams and individuals into deeper levels of self-awareness through story, experiences and connection to the natural world. A writer, observer and wilderness enthusiast, Matthew brings a spirit of curiosity to leadership development—helping clients navigate their present challenges with minds open to possibility and discovery. Matthew draws on lessons from mindful practices when he encounters challenges climbing high on rock faces and when digging deep with clients as they face their own worthy challenges.