About Bob & Nick Slater

Loyal, Friendly, and Sometimes a Little Messy

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Two Generations = One Badass Team

Nick and Bob Slater represent two sides of the workplace coin. Nick is a young millennial entrepreneur on his way up. His dad, Bob, is a seasoned executive with experience leading nationwide business enterprises. What do Nick and Bob have in common? An affection for young professionals, a desire to share their workplace wisdom with the next generation of leaders, and a love of Bulldogs!

Nick Slater

Young Professional | Author | Speaker

Nick is young enough to be on Instagram but old enough to have suffered through high school without a cell phone. Today, he’s a licensed attorney, entrepreneur, and writer. He was inspired to co-author this book after witnessing many of his talented, success-driven friends hit the wall after a devastating recession. Nick knows that finding your place in the business world isn’t easy, and in Look Out Above! he shares stories of his challenges.

Graduate of the University of Georgia and the UNC Chapel Hill School of Law
Avid tennis player, drummer, and explorer of the great outdoors
Lives in Raleigh, NC with his wife Stephanie and bulldog Frank, after a three-year adventure in London

Bob Slater

Business Leader | Author | Speaker

Bob is a former trial lawyer, commercial real estate executive, and professor. He helped build two national real estate companies: Bell Partners, one of the nation’s largest privately-owned real estate companies, and AvalonBay Communities, a real estate investment trust now a member of the S&P 500 (NYSE AVB). Bob teaches and mentors future young professionals – undergraduates at the University of North Carolina and MBA students at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

Graduate of Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia School of Law
Father of three sons, including co-author Nick
Serves on the board of Draper and Kramer, Inc. in Chicago
Lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with his wife Jane and bulldog Winnie

Reviews From Readers

The Slaters provide a terrific multigenerational perspective on how young professionals can prepare for success. The soft skills emphasized in Look Out Above! are the exact ones that employers most value but struggle to find and develop in their talent pools.

Russ Morgan
Sr. Associate Dean, Duke University Fuqua School of Business

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