Nicole Thomas is an award-winning music manager and the co-owner of NicNak Media, based in Auckland. She has 25 years+ experience in the entertainment industries across Australia and NZ and sits on the board of the NZ Music Commission. Born in Australia, Nicole moved to Auckland in 2003 and was a magazine editor before starting at Warner Music, to later become the Head of PR. Nicole teamed up with journalist Paula Yeoman in 2015 to launch music company, NicNak Media (publicity, label services and artist management). NicNak Media manages Theia, TE KAAHU and Nganeko. Nicole and Paula won MMF Aotearoa awards for 'Breakthrough Manager' (2018) and 'Manager of the Year' (2021).