Passion to Purpose: Reimagining Driver Education (Nigel Tunnacliffe)

Episode # 50

Apr 2, 2025

Nigel Tunnacliffe co-founded a driving school as a social enterprise to eradicate car crashes and scaled it into a nationwide business in 500-plus cities. This episode explores leadership philosophies, personalized service, and scaling challenges, with insights and inspiration for aspiring leaders.

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“ I support folks to do what they need to do without being super directive. And I think that’s how we can get a lot of potential out of our people. ”

Nigel Tunnacliffe
Nigel Tunnacliffe

Nigel Tunnacliffe is the Co-Founder and CEO of Coastline Academy, the largest driving school in the country and the sixth fastest-growing education company in America according to Inc.com. Nigel founded Coastline with the mission of eradicating car crashes, and has provided top-quality education to more than 100,000 driving students across 500+ cities, receiving 55,000 5-star reviews. A proponent of combining modern technology with rigorous standards for instructors, Nigel has used his passionate commitment to driver safety to architect the company and change the way we think about driving education.

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Credits:

  • Guest: Nigel Tunnacliffe
  • Host: Sharon Richmond
  • Producer: Andrew Chapman
  • Executive producer: Danny Iny
  • Assembled by: Andrew Chapman
  • Audio Editor: Marvin del Rosario
  • Music soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely
  • Making our host sound great: Home Brew Audio

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