Nim de Swardt.
Adviser. Family Storyteller.
Some families transfer wealth.
Few transfer meaning.
Family storytelling and advisory for significant families navigating succession, identity and legacy.
Trusted By
Services
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For significant families
Succession
Rising Generation Engagement and Development Programs
Rising Generation Mentoring
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2026 Speaking
Nim has spoken across the world for the past 15 years, including for: PWN, The Dea Network, FinCap, Modern Elder Academy, University of New South Wales UNSW, World Retail Congress, Futr Summit, Twitter HQ NYC, Business Chicks, Brand2Global, Innov8ers.
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Women, Wealth & Stewardship
In Australia alone, more than 65% of the nearly $5 trillion intergenerational wealth transfer will go to women.
We understand the scale of women’s wealth. We do not yet understand the lived experience of women as stewards of that wealth.
It’s time to listen to these women.
A rigorous, research-based understanding of how women interpret, navigate, and inhabit stewardship at this time of the largest intergenerational wealth transfer in human history.
‘You can’t be what you can’t see’
As wealth transfers across generations, women need visibility, language, and stories of stewardship.
We are ready to pay it forward.
Endorsements
“In my work with significant families, the deeper work is relational: learning how to stay connected, how to repair, how to include, how to pass on wisdom, and how to create meaning.
Stories help a family understand who they are, where they have come from, and what they are here to steward.
Through RE-CONNECT and the development of Narrative Capital™, Nim is giving families structure and language for something many intuitively know but often struggle to cultivate: stories, memories, values, lived experiences and shared meaning are also a form of capital.
I first met Nim ten years ago. Since then, I have witnessed her grow into a thoughtful and pioneering practitioner at the intersection of succession, storytelling, legacy, and family wealth.
Nim cares deeply. She combines her own lived experiences within the complexity of family systems with deep listening, narrative intelligence, and the social sciences to help families turn stories into stewardship. For families seeking to steward wealth with greater purpose, connection, and humanity, her work is timely and deeply valuable.”
— Peter Evans - Trusted Adviser to Legacy Families and Board of Directors, The James E. Hughes, Jr. Foundation
“Nim is one of the most innately curious people I’ve ever met. She approaches all interactions and aspects of her life with a curious mindset and a voracious appetite for learning”
— Christie Hunter Arscott, Author - Begin Boldly
Join a community of curious humans.
Press
Features across international media outlets and New York Times bestselling books.
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Australian Financial Review
AFR Feature highlighting Nim as Australia’s leading family storyteller to significant families READ MORE
The GAF Podcast
Scott Fitzpatrick and Nim discuss her passion for intergenerational storytelling, from a 7th-generation family to capturing over 140 narratives for families. LISTEN HERE
CEO Magazine
Bridging generational gaps for stronger leadership. Nim writes about how leaders can harness the strengths of multiple generations READ HERE
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A Wisdom of Age by Jacinta Parsons
An uplifting, inspiring book about the wisdom of older women - and what we can learn from them to rewrite the story of the second half of our lives. Nim is featured in Chapter 10: A Wisdom of Work, discussing intergenerational leadership.
Begin Boldly by Christie Hunter Arscott
How women can reimagine risk, embrace uncertainty and launch a brilliant career. Nim’s story is featured in the book’s introduction
How great leaders create connection in the age of isolation. Nim contributes on intergenerational leadership.
The Start Up Gold Mine by Neil Soni
How to tap the hidden innovation agenda of large companies to grow your business. Nim contributes on intrapreneurship.
3 Billion Under 30 by Jared Kleinert
75 millennials set to change the world. Nim contributes as Bacardi’s Chief Next Generation Officer.
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Guest Faculty - teaching Intergenerational wisdom sharing alongside Chip Conley
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Nim was handpicked from 7,000 applicants to attend Unleash, a pioneering lab created by the United Nations to tackle the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) in China
2041 Antarctica Leadership Program
2041 was founded by Robert Swan OBE, a polar explorer and the first person in history to walk to both the North and South Poles. Robert has dedicated his life to engaging young people in efforts to preserve Antarctica. Nim was one of 90 global future leaders selected to participate in a leadership program led by Robert Swan OBE during a unique expedition to Antarctica.
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The New York Times
Forbes
Australian Financial Review
CEO Magazine
Bloomberg
The Huffington Post
Inc Magazine
Entrepreneur Magazine
SmartCompany
Frankie Magazine
Gold Coast Bulletin
The Future Laboratory