“All my life I was a bride married to amazement.”
—Mary Oliver
By cultivating wonder and curiosity we discover new ways of seeing & solving.
The Nucleus Group brings together researchers, marketers, designers and behavioral specialists to create rigorous, passionate work.
Elizabeth Talerman
Founder, Principle
Where others see limits, Elizabeth sees possibilities. Whether it’s in a class of graduate students, a business on the cusp of change or a social movement waiting to be born, Elizabeth has the rare ability to glimpse what others are capable of, then equip them with the tools, knowledge and confidence to achieve their own ambitions.
Elizabeth is a graduate-level teacher, four-time entrepreneur, corporate board member and MacArthur Foundation grantee. As founding partner and CEO of The Nucleus Group, Elizabeth works with organizations around the world to empower leaders, accelerate growth and catalyze change.
Chelsea Carlson
Director of Strategy
Undeterred by the unknown, Chelsea dives all the way in — to pools of data that hold a critical insight, to niche virtual communities, and into new landscapes all over the world (sometimes with a SCUBA tank on her back).
She’s worked with clients including HBO, Indeed and Sundance Institute. Her passion for ethical fashion and digital culture has been published in Luxury Daily and captured in her own projects (@DataCloset, @DigitalFashion101).
Chelsea holds a Bachelor’s of Media Studies and Fine Art from Scripps College and studied fresco at SACI Florence. She earned a Masters in Branding from the School of Visual Arts where she received the department’s highest honor, the Lauren Zaleski Award.
We partner with design firms, research labs & creative agencies.
Every project calls for a different kind of collaborator.
Edward Quiceno
Strategist, Designer
Tameka Vasquez
Social Futurist, Strategist
Whitney Bounty
Strategist
Jesse Tallerman
Strategist
Kate van Genderen
Operations, Research
Liz Yap
Writer, Strategist
Ria Knapp
Cultural Analyst, Strategist
Ariana Ross
Creative Director, Strategist
Sara Emilia Bernat, Ph.D.
Luxury Strategist, Researcher
Ria Shah
Strategist, Designer
Gabriela Acosta
Strategist, Podcast Producer
