Carey Nieuwhof is a bestselling author, speaker, podcaster, pastor, and former attorney whose work helps leaders navigate disruption and build thriving organizations. He is the founding pastor of Connexus Church and the founder and CEO of The Art of Leadership Academy, where he equips leaders to break through growth barriers and reverse the decline in the church.
Carey hosts The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast, which ranks in the top 0.1% of podcasts globally and features today’s top leaders, including guests including guests like Craig Groeschel, Jim Collins, N.T. Wright, Seth Godin, Christine Caine, James Clear, Arthur Brooks, Priscilla Shirer, and John Mark Comer. His writing, teaching, and digital content is accessed by leaders more than 3 million times per month, making him one of today’s most trusted voices on leadership and cultural change.
Carey’s insights have been featured by Forbes, Fast Company, Business Insider, Outreach Magazine, and Leadership Journal. His books—including the bestselling At Your Best and Didn’t See It Coming—provide practical frameworks for leaders facing an uncertain future. With a background in law, theology, and history, Carey brings a rare combination of analytical rigor and pastoral wisdom to the conversation about what comes next for the church. He lives north of Toronto with his wife, Toni, and they have two grown sons.
