Episode 1 - Nikkie Saldivar Hodgson

Today we sit down with someone truly special, Dr. Nikkie Saldivar Hodgson, a proud product of Harlingen, Texas and Harlingen High School class of 83. With more than 30 years of experience, Nikkie has dedicated her life to helping people communicate better, think deeper, and build more meaningful connections.She’s a professor, researcher, consultant, and children’s book author, but was was known to us as the staple mascot, the Harlingen Cardinal. From family dynamics and leadership to the everyday ways we listen, speak, and show up with each other, her work is deeply shaped by the values and experiences rooted in her hometown.So grab a cup of coffee, get comfortable, and enjoy this thoughtful and engaging conversation with Dr. Nikkie Saldivar Hodgson, Once a Cardinal, always a Cardinal.