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Nic Sturdifen

Nic Sturdifen is the President of Life Push, LLC, a multi-tiered human services agency focused on providing mental health treatment, rehabilitation, and family reunification services to individuals in the department of juvenile justice, department of social services, community service boards, and public-school systems across the state of Virginia. Nic is also the author of the book The Center of Influence. Nic is a graduate of Averett University with a B.S. in Global Marketing Management, a Master of Business Administration from Averett University, a Master of Human Services Counseling focusing on crisis response and trauma from Liberty University and is completing his Doctor of Strategic Leadership this fall from Liberty University. Nic is a qualified mental health professional as certified by the Virginia board of counseling and holds a wealth of experience in a variety of fields. Nic started his career working at Averett University where he developed his passion for working with college students in the office of student affairs as a residence complex director before spending nearly 8 years with Enterprise holdings where he was responsible for overseeing $2 million of assets and performance. Nic would go on to work with Verizon as a business account executive before launching Life Push, LLC in 2014. A highlight of Nic’s professional career is his time teaching MGT 1064 at Virginia Tech during the 2019-2020 academic year. He is the proud husband and father of two children and enjoys exercising and traveling the country.