Cheri J. Nichol

a corporate woohoo at her finest!!!

I spent 12 years climbing corporate oil & gas ladders & 6+ years blazing technology trails, at Ernst & Young and Coopers & Lybrand. I was a lead architect in oil & gas software design & corporate integration, & a founding leader in the review & automation of industry information. As a corporate mentor & change catalyst, I was 

a main player in the birth & jockeying of the Canadian oil & gas IT industry & facilitating the growth of an entire junior oil & gas sector.

In 1995, upon E&Y exiting the software game, I formally launched Capstone Management International Ltd., a boutique consulting firm serving a client portfolio of 125+ junior-mid-major-sized N.A. oil & gas & IT companies, which included 55+ individuals steadily delivering the promises. Comprehensive, proprietary, turnkey, upstream/downstream – asset management; corporate; IT; people; acquisitions/divestitures; project & change management.

I first encountered ‘GNH’ Gross National Happiness in the UK, in 2004. I was instantly intrigued by the realized collective impact of emotions on markets & economies & the global traction it was rapidly gaining. As a corporate service provider, I consistently sought to enhance people performance. Still, I could have never imagined, let alone plotted, how ‘GNH’ would weave such a long, winding road that would eventually morph to a full-blown Happiness empire!

In 2014, as a work-a-holic, I took a short sabbatical to spend time with family. Following, I spent the next 10+ years, navigating personal loss, grief & challenges. After years of research & study & grasping for positives, I took the opportunity to complete my books, Go With Your CHO (Chief Happiness Officer) & Flow With Your CHO, to reveal the many proven benefits of ‘Happiness’, for individuals & organizations.

As an unprecedented & extended recession blew into covid, most of my clients/staff opted for change or early retirement. Aware I had turtled on my own Happiness, I began speaking at schools, rehabs, events, tours, etc., all pro bono to self-apply my own Happy teachings & principles. Flying solo, resting in the dark coaxed me to further decode the people lessons I had learned, witnessed & experienced, to truly understand what really makes people, tick.

Today, I am ever so grateful for all the twists & turns I have recently endured along my life journey. Joyfully, my story is not a grievance; it is the laboratory where all the positives finely shaped, together. My whole life has been about people & now, I am right where I am supposed to be… pumping Canada’s GNH & revealing ‘Happiness’ as more than a feeling & more like an innate intelligence; & as silver-bullet for enhancing wellness, in our nation.

Adding to the vibe, I also take advantage of what we can’t see! Since 1996, I have been a Chinese Feng Shui student of Chinese Master Dr. David Lai & in 2001, became a certified practitioner in Yuen Huen Feng Shui, 4 Pillars, 5 Elements Theory & Chinese Astrology. Master Dr. Lai is a well-renowned global Master & a true rarity on our planet!

Professionally, I have always driven value, efficiency & performance. Now, I am a true corporate woohoo, proud to showcase assets through energies & emotions.