Nikolai Usack

About Nikolai Usack

Experienced finance and sales trainer with a deep project management background. Skilled in Financial Selling, Training Delivery, Gamification, Public Speaking, and Project Management.

Experience

1. Executive Vice President

   Andromeda Simulations International

   Aug 1998 — Present · Chapel Hill, NC, US

   Andromeda Simulations International is an experiential learning organization that provides a family of business simulations to corporations, academic institutions and governments around the world. Our flagship simulation, The Game of Income|Outcome®, focuses on developing business literacy, financial acumen and financial selling skills for teams of participants in workshops ranging from a half day to three days in length. It is available in 16 languages, with a variety of industry and audience versions and mechanics to fully tailor the experience.I have held a variety of roles within Andromeda over my tenure with the company. I began in sales and facilitation and I was immediately impressed with the power of the simulation. I have been selling and delivering programs in some capacity ever since, with over 450 deliveries to date. In my current role as EVP, I manage all of Andromeda\'s sales activity and work with senior leaders and L&D departments at client organizations to negotiate training contracts, then ensure client business processes and change objectives are captured and correctly gamified in our business simulations. A good business simulation is a vehicle for change, providing financial education while building empathy for leaders and an appetite for change in the workforce. My job is to find out where our clients want to go, negotiate the deal, then configure the game experience to get them there.I have to limit my deliveries to about 30 a year now – and I relish each one. I specialize in financial selling with senior salespeople, healthcare, high potential and supply chain audiences. Finding ways to entertain, engage and motivate an audience through one of the most important topical areas is where I find my flow.

Education

• St. Norbert College

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Honors, Philosophy and Business Administration

  1993 — 1996

Skills

• Team Leadership
• Sales Process
• Management Consulting
• Sales
• Business Planning
• Training
• Powerpoint
• Business Simulations
• Strategy
• Leadership
• Public Speaking
• Corporate Finance
• Strategic Planning
• Leadership Development
• Change Management
• Business Acumen
• Training Delivery
• Project Management
• Posters
• Financial Literacy Training
• Experiential Learning
• Management
• Organizational Development
• Program Management
• Business Simulation
• Business Analysis
• Entrepreneurship
• Executive Coaching