Are You Operating at Your Highest Level—Or Just Keeping Up?
✔ Your business is successful, but your time still doesn’t feel like your own.
✔ Your team is in place, but you’re still making the big decisions and solving the biggest problems.
✔ You know something needs to shift, but figuring out the next move feels overwhelming.
If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone—and, more importantly, you don’t have to figure it out alone.
We guide $1MM+ founders and CEOs to break free from the Middle Zone and build businesses that scale with freedom, not friction.
How We Can Help You Right Now
When you reach out, we’ll help you:
Clarify your next big move. Get unstuck from survival mode and step into real leadership freedom.
Pinpoint your biggest time & team leaks. Identify exactly what’s keeping you trapped in overwork.
Shift how you lead. Learn the subtle but powerful changes that will unlock more confidence, ease, and momentum.
let’s connect
We’re Nadine & Derek Nicholson, founders of Ascend Leadership Co. We guide powerhouse $1MM+ founders and CEOs out of the Middle Zone of time stress, guilt, and overworking—while climbing to never-before-seen levels of success.
Our clients refuse to settle for business success at the cost of their personal freedom—and are ready to embrace a new way of leading themselves, their time, and their team. NOW, not someday.
Our signature Impossible Freedom Equation is a proven path to live your best life and drive next-level business growth. No trade-offs required.
The sooner you identify your biggest leadership gaps, the faster you step into a business that fuels your freedom—not one that drains it. In less than 5 minutes, the Impossible Freedom Quiz will reveal your best next step.