Over his four-decade career as one of Nashville’s most respected songwriters, Tim Nichols has learned a crucial component must be in place before the creative process even begins: no matter where you are, no matter who you’re there with, you need to believe that you belong in the room. In this moving, eye-opening, and often hilarious keynote, Tim unveils his philosophy of what it takes for any team, anywhere, to transform their ideas and manifest their vision. You’ll discover what award-winning songwriters know about creativity, collaboration, and teamwork — and you’ll come away with a proven method for incorporating those lessons into your work and life.

You may not recognize Tim Nichols by name, but people across America…and around the world…love his music. The Grammy and CMA award-winning songwriter behind some of the biggest country hits of the past thirty years, Tim built his celebrated career writing for charting-topping artists like Tim McGraw, Reba McEntire, Alan Jackson, Jo Dee Messina, and Keith Whitley. In 2004, Tim co-wrote Tim McGraw’s smash hit, “Live Like You Were Dying,” which is the only song to have won every major country music song award. In 2017, Tim was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Today, Tim continues to write hits for some of country music’s biggest stars. He speaks to audiences about creativity, collaboration, and lessons learned from a life spent working with some of the most popular musical artists in the world.