Meet Nicola Hollender, a successful international serial entrepreneur, professional trader & investor, wealth coach & keynote speaker.
29 years across every major market cycle — from Fortune 100 boardrooms to the funded trading floor.
Nicola Hollender is a sharp, dynamic, and passionate serial entrepreneur, professional trader, investor, management consultant, and general manager with more than 29 years of high-level professional experience across industries and countries.
Alongside NIG, she is the founder of AI Megabrands, an AI SaaS and automation agency, and Longevity Medics, an AI-powered longevity and preventive medicine brand — a range that spans finance, technology, and health.
She holds a BA (Hons) in Business Administration & Marketing Management from Oxford, UK, and an Executive MBA in Finance & CRM from Chicago, Illinois, US, sponsored by Accenture. Born in Germany, she studied, worked, and lived across the UK, US, and Switzerland before relocating to Dubai — a journey spanning Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East. She speaks German, English, French, and Spanish.
She built her early career at Fortune Top 100 companies and global management consultancies, rising from Manager to Director, CEO, and Member of the Board — responsible for turning around multi-billion-dollar businesses, leading large teams, setting up new business units, and driving finance for ventures, mergers, and acquisitions. Alongside her corporate roles, she pursued professional education in options, forex, futures, and cryptocurrency trading, and real estate investment.
In 2017, she founded her own companies. In 2022, she founded NextGen Investment Group (NIG) in Dubai to revolutionize wealth management for private investors and institutional clients — one-stop, full-service wealth education, acceleration, protection, and digitalization along the entire wealth value chain.
Results That Matter
Years of financial and trading experience, spanning every major market cycle.
Active funded trading capital managed across prop firms and hedge fund allocations.
Clients helped across trading, business coaching, AI automation, and longevity health programs.
Sales revenue built from zero at Nestlé, launching a new global business unit.
Digital marketing & e-commerce revenue grown at Philips in 18 months, up from CHF 5M.
Recognized as a Top 100 International Entrepreneur, multiple years running.
Core Skills
Full Timeline
Founder & CEO
- Built NIG to close the gap along the entire wealth value chain — enabling retail investors to access institutional-grade financial knowledge and systems.
- Runs Build Wealth & Scale: a live trading and investment academy helping beginners and struggling traders get profitable and funded by prop firms.
- Operates a real-time live trading floor within the NIG trader community, alongside performance coaching and mentorship.
- Leads Grow Wealth (private asset management, portfolio consulting across equities, commodities, real estate, blockchain and Web3/RWA) and Protect Wealth (company formation, tax optimisation, banking access, residency solutions across UAE, US, Switzerland, UK, Ireland and the Philippines).
- Building the Decentralise pillar — real-world asset tokenisation and on-chain portfolio management.
Founder & CEO
- Built an AI SaaS and automation agency helping businesses scale 2-20x through AI voice agents, text bots, human-clone avatars, and sales & marketing automation.
- Developed proprietary platforms including BestCallerAI (omni-channel AI voice agent SaaS) and LeadsLinkin (B2B AI-linked sales and marketing system).
- Leverages 25+ years of marketing and sales expertise from Fortune 100 brands, combined with cutting-edge AI, to build and scale client brands to 7-8 figures in revenue.
- Runs an AI Academy training companies on GenAI, LLM, prompt engineering, and CRM infrastructure implementation.
Founder & CEO
- Built an AI-powered longevity and preventive medicine brand offering personalised diagnostics, bio-identical hormones, longevity supplements, and tailor-made treatment programs.
- Assembled a global network of physicians and specialists across metabolism, dermatology, gynaecology, plastics, and anti-aging medicine, delivering telehealth longevity consultations worldwide.
- Personally delivers health coaching, membership programs, and live events — certified (ICF Professional Certified Coach) to do so herself, alongside retreats and integrated longevity programs available online and in-person, anywhere.
Founder & General Manager
- Helps entrepreneurs and companies scale to 7-figures, including market entries across the MENA region.
- Advises on sales funnel building, digital marketing, and fully automated online business systems.
- Delivers training, seminars, interim management, and keynote speaking on sales, finance, and marketing.
- Recognized as Top 1% International Entrepreneur; keynote speaker at Speakers Excellence and Deutsches Rednerlexikon.
Founder & Owner
- Founded, scaled, and successfully exited an international clinic chain spanning Zurich, Ibiza, London, Los Angeles, and Dubai.
- Built a multi-location team delivering physician-led medical-cosmetic treatments, wellness services, and aesthetic care.
- Recognized with the Top Entrepreneur Excellence Award (Top Unternehmer Association, 2020) for the business.
University Lecturer in Sales & Marketing
- Designed and launched a new university module — curriculum, learning tools, and teaching methods — for BA and CAS students in finance, business, sales, and digital marketing.
- Delivered onsite and online teaching across multiple cohorts, including exam supervision, role-play assessment, and thesis coaching.
Director Marketing, Member of the Management Board
- Led 13 product categories and 5,000+ products as Marketing Director, managing a team of 13 direct reports and a full department restructuring.
- Grew digital marketing and e-commerce revenue from CHF 5M to CHF 20M in 18 months.
- Achieved market leadership across multiple categories, delivering +13% revenue growth and +10% profit.
- Built the foundation for the new Philips HealthTech business unit.
Director Channel & Trade Marketing, Events & Sponsoring
- Restructured and led the Trade Marketing & Key Account department, building a new team of 15 direct reports.
- Managed 15 major key accounts and a 15,000-product portfolio across On Trade, Portfolio, and Services.
- Delivered CHF 284M in cost savings and turned a loss-making business into +23% revenue and +312% profit growth.
Head of Commercial (Sales, Marketing, Business Development), Nestlé Professional B2B
- Set up and scaled a new global business unit from zero to CHF 70M, as a Top 3 strategic project under Chairman Peter Brabeck.
- Led go-to-market strategy and execution, including acquisition of five-star hotel chain partnerships and new strategic brand partnerships.
- Developed new product and service innovation; managed supplier and production contracts, and introduced new revenue streams.
Strategy Consultant to CEO / Manager Business Development
- Developed and launched a new company strategy directly with the CEO.
- Built and launched greenfield businesses, new products and services, and a new B2B e-commerce marketplace.
- Led B2B and B2C digital campaign execution alongside the core beer business.
Manager, Marketing & Strategy / Global Marketing Innovation
- Led global innovation and go-to-market strategy for the Coffee category, managing a taskforce of up to 500 people during the Kraft Foods–Mondelēz merger integration.
- Set and executed a 5-year strategy and technology innovation pipeline across B2B and B2C channels, including on-demand systems (Tassimo and Bosch machines).
- Achieved category market leadership with +23% revenue and +35% profit growth; managed strategic partnerships with Bosch, Twinings, and Starbucks.
Manager Consulting CRM — Germany, Austria & Switzerland
- Set up and led an FMCG consulting business, driving new client acquisition.
- Led CRM automation and process-efficiency projects for UBS, Allianz, and E-wie Einfach.
Senior Brand Manager, Germany
- Led the Fabric Care and Carpet Cleaners category (Vanish, Hoffmanns), managing and developing 3 managers.
- Restructured the portfolio and led the Vanish White launch across TV, social, and e-commerce channels.
- Achieved category market leadership, delivering +38% revenue and +178% profit growth.
Category Manager, Central Europe
- Set up Oral Care category management for Central Europe from scratch, scaling it to triple-digit growth and category leadership.
- Achieved +134% revenue and +34% profit growth; led taskforce integration of the Gillette business into P&G following the acquisition.
Senior Consultant / Senior Project Manager
- Built and led a 2-person consulting team, driving new client acquisition.
- Led strategic sales and marketing projects for Deutsche Bank, Tchibo, Ferrero, Coty, and Beiersdorf.
Key Account & Product Manager
- Launched a new Convenience Store / Petrol Station sales channel on her own initiative, scaling it to €5M in revenue within 6 months.
- Managed key accounts including Schlecker and other drug discounters.
- Led development and launch of 5 haircare products (Elnett, Elvital, Studio Line), achieving market leadership.
What Colleagues & Clients Say
“Over the past two years, I’ve been working with NextGen Investment Group and I’m very pleased with the results. What I appreciated most was the transparency and the way the investment was managed. Communication was always clear, honest and straightforward. I can absolutely recommend them to anyone looking for a reliable and high-performing investment partner.”
“Nicola is an absolute expert when it comes to sales and marketing strategies. She has been working for the biggest brands. It was a pleasure learning from her experience in the field.”
“Die Vorlesungen im Fach ‘Sales und Transactions’ bei Nicola waren sehr lehrreich und spannend. Durch ihr grosses Fachwissen in der Praxis war es ihr möglich meiner Studiengruppe und mir interessante Einblicke zu geben und Erfahrungen auszutauschen, was das ganze Fach sehr bereichert hat.”
“In the past months I got to know Nicola as a hard working, passionate colleague. She shows great enthusiasm and dedication for her job, even during very difficult organisational (re)structuring. She displays a sound knowledge of the FMCG industry. She tackles daily business challenges very professional and always with a positive mind set.”
“I have worked together with Nicola in the Kraft EU Strategy & Innovation team. Nicola stroke me as a sharp thinker with sound strategic ability and excellent analytical skills. She has demonstrated good business acumen and a great ‘can do’ attitude. She is an inclusive and inspiring teamplayer with a very positive attitude.”
“Most holistic academy I have seen on the market. Great value for money. Trading and investment becomes easier and more profitable.”
“The program is very good, comprehensive and fun, the coaching has helped me a lot to feel confident in what I am doing. Highly recommended.”
“The program Financial Freedom was very solid and well structured. I learned so much and can recommend the academy and great coaches to anybody.”
“Efficient and profitable crypto trading — the program was extremely enjoyable and a lot of fun. I used to try on my own, but I was not profitable and frustrated. I highly recommend this education to anybody who is serious about trading efficiently and profitably.”
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