About Marcus-Wolf

The Performance Leadership Practice. Where senior leadership becomes commercial outcome.

Marcus-Wolf is a senior advisory practice. For twenty-three years we have worked with the leadership of financial services, technology and professional services firms on the part of leadership that decides results — how a leader leads.

We are led by our two principals, and we hold a small number of senior relationships at any one time. The principals are on every engagement; where it helps, a hand-picked few work under them. The result is senior attention, held to one standard.

We work with leaders at the moments that define them — the board they cannot lose, the first hundred days in a larger role, the team that must perform as one. The work is grounded in twenty-three years across more than 300 organisations, and in a method that is ours alone.

Marcus-Wolf takes a leader, a team, or a leadership tier from capable to commanding.

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State Street Global Advisors

Senior Director

I have worked with Marcus-Wolf on 3 separate occasions over the last 3 years. I have found the advisory to be highly motivating and it has transformed not only my presentation and delivery but also how I view myself and my role. I have been promoted twice and without Marcus-Wolf’s guidance and development I do not believe would have been so successful – they ensured that when I was interviewed I was the “slam dunk” candidate and the clear contender to be selected. Marcus-Wolf has worked with me on a wide range of areas including strategy, presentation skills, body language and mental preparation. This comprehensive approach has enabled me to think bigger and achieve more. I have no doubt I will be calling for advice as I aim for the next level of my career. I highly recommend working with Marcus-Wolf.

Profile

Nicolette Wolf

Co-Founder & Founding Practitioner · EMCC Global Senior Practitioner

Marcus-Wolf is led by its two founders. Nicolette Wolf leads the practice and its method; Philip Wolf, Co-Founder and Commercial Principal, leads the commercial side of the work, bringing twenty years of senior commercial leadership in high-stakes environments. Both work directly with clients — on the conviction that the commercial and the human sides of leadership cannot be advised on separately.

Nicolette Wolf is a leading specialist in leadership communication, presence and influence. For 23 years, she has helped senior and emerging executives enhance their leadership identity, strengthen their communication impact and accelerate their professional success.
Her career spans performance, education, philanthropy and leadership:
• Opera singer (London College of Music) and actor (Mountview Theatre School)
• Head of Voice, Birmingham Academy of Music
• Founder and Founding Practitioner, Marcus‑Wolf
• CEO of City Philanthropy charity BeMORE
• Ordained Priest in the Church of England
• Educator at Duke CE and Chicago Booth
• Editorial contributor and keynote speaker on leadership communication
Nicolette blends performance expertise, leadership formation, psychology, leadership strategy and emotional intelligence to help leaders communicate with clarity, confidence and distinction. Her values — generosity, transparency and integrity — underpin every aspect of her work.