Meet Nicole Gilmore
Author. Founder & Managing Partner of Mutugi Ventures
Working with Robert has been a magical experience. Strength On Stages gives you what you don’t even know you need. For corporate leaders, it’s an incredible opportunity because the team truly is the dream team. And I’m proud of myself, because I really did that.
Nicole Gilmore
A note from Robert
I open our schedule once per year to offer these special Story Discovery Sessions to a limited number of entrepreneurs. These sessions are at no cost to you.
This is a special time for my team to connect with you. It’s a space to share your challenges with visibility and storytelling and learn how we can help you put your story out into the world.
Story Discovery Sessions are a supportive container to explore your business struggles and to create a visibility plan with you to help solve them.
“The team at Strength On Stages are committed, dedicated professionals. We were well taken care of throughout the entire program. My experience with every member of the team was excellent.”
Renee Benson
CEO and Owner / V2F Coaching & Development LLC
“Working with Robert is easy, comfortable and fun. Robert has a way of putting you at ease. Meaning he distracts you from your doubts and fears with his quick wit, infectious laugh and most of all his empathy and compassion to make you feel seen and heard.”
Sequieta Whitfield
CEO/Owner / Simply-Tantra
“The Team at Strength On Stages is super helpful, available, and encouraging. Every individual on the SOS team brings a certain essence that helps to create the best story and materials needed for you to reach your next level. Not to mention, you will for sure have some good laughs with everyone!“
Tamika Carlton
CEO + Founder / Couples Experience
Meet Your Coach, Robert
I’ve coached 150 entrepreneurs through Strength On Stages – helping them craft, rehearse, and professionally produce their Signature Stories so they land paid speaking opportunities, press, and aligned clients.
I’ve guided thousands of entrepreneurs to six- and seven-figure profits through my coaching programs, built two multi-seven-figure businesses, sold a TV series to Oprah, and helped leaders like you step into the success they crave.
I am the host and executive producer of Breaking New Ground, co-produced by the Oprah Winfrey Network and HGTV, now streaming on MAX. I graduated from the University of Michigan’s Musical Theatre Department and have performed in five Broadway shows and two National Tours.
In 2016, I founded The Broadway Collective to help the next generation of performers take their dreams to the stage. In 2022, I launched Strength On Stages – now recognized as the premier storyselling training program for entrepreneurs.
My story of purchasing a 200-year-old colonial mansion – a home built when slavery was still legal in the U.S. – went viral, reaching millions who resonated with my message of reinvention, liberation, and hope. I also starred in Pharrell and Jay-Z’s hit single Entrepreneur, dancing in front of my historic home – because legacy matters.
As a Black gay man, I vowed to fill this home with love, honor my ancestors, tell their stories, and say their names.
When I’m not coaching entrepreneurs, you’ll find me obsessing over NPR, crafting the perfect La Marzocco latte, and dusting my 21 chandeliers. I split my time between New York City and my historic home in Massachusetts – where every day is a reminder that when you tell your story miracles happen.
In 2026, I will be a mainstay judge on Hulu’s new design reality competition series That Thrifting Show alongside Good Morning America’s Lara Spencer.
Long story short: you won’t find a more qualified coach to guide you to success when it comes to visibility and storyselling.
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