Coach, Consultant, Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur
Nick Reich is a leadership coach, systems thinker, and storyteller whose work sits at the intersection of purpose, people, and performance. Over the past two decades, he has served as a social worker, basketball coach, nonprofit executive, consultant, and founder, roles that shaped his belief that every individual carries far more potential than any system or title can contain.
Today, Nick is the co-founder of Abundant Empowerment and CoLab AE, where he guides leaders, teams, and organizations in building cultures rooted in trust, clarity, and human-centered systems. His work blends leadership development, change management, systems mapping, and conscious leadership practices, helping leaders navigate complexity while honoring the dignity, agency, and lived experience of the people they serve.
Nick is known for his reflective, connective storytelling and his ability to translate real-world challenges into practical, people-first solutions. His coaching and consulting practice reaches leaders across sectors, and his workshops, retreats, and speaking engagements center on one core conviction: leadership is not about power or performance, it is about responsibility, service, and legacy.
Every Player is Bigger than the Program is Nick’s first book. It is both a memoir and a manual, weaving together the story of the 2011 Indy Met state championship with a modern leadership playbook designed for a world where systems are evolving, workplaces are changing, and people are looking for leaders who know how to listen, connect, and build environments where everyone can thrive.
Every Player is Bigger than the Program
Coming September 8, 2026
Every Player Is Bigger Than the Program is not a leadership book with sports stories. It is a story that teaches leadership.
Set against the unlikely rise of a high school basketball program built from nothing and carried to a state championship in just four years, this book explores what happens when leaders choose people over systems, development over control, and trust over transactions. Through moments of pressure, loss, joy, and collective growth, the story reveals a simple but often forgotten truth: sustainable performance is not created by rigid programs, but by humans who feel seen, challenged, and believed in.
Blending lived experience, systems thinking, and modern leadership insight, Every Player Is Bigger Than the Program offers a people-first playbook for coaches, executives, founders, and change leaders navigating complexity, burnout, and transformation. It is an invitation to build cultures that breathe, teams that grow together, and legacies measured not by wins or metrics alone, but by the people who are better because they were part of the program.
