Cimcie Nichols

Everything is
energy.

I work at the intersection of beverage, sound, culture, performance, and legacy.

CPG consultant. Certified sound practitioner. Performer. Founder of Hatchet Granny — a gothic botanical beverage brand built for people who want more ritual, more flavor, and more life.

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Cimcie Nichols
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The story.

I’ve never had a straight-line career. Good. The interesting ones don’t.

I started in CPG more than two decades ago, working across vitamins, wellness, beauty, and beverage brands — selling, sampling, launching, merchandising, educating, and learning what actually moves products in the real world.

I studied International Relations at USC with a concentration in Asia. I became a SAG-AFTRA performer. I trained in Reiki, herbalism, and sound therapy. I spent time in experimental theatre, horror, nightlife, wellness, live events, and storytelling. None of it was random.

It all taught me the same thing: people remember how you make them feel.

After losing my father, Roger Nichols — the 8-time Grammy-winning engineer known for his work with Steely Dan, John Denver, and so many others — I went deeper into sound. I completed 186 hours of sound therapy training through Globe Sound Institute and began working with vibration, resonance, somatic release, and the nervous system.

In 2026, I produced and performed what may have been the first-ever sound bath at NAMM, one of the world’s largest music trade shows — bringing nervous system restoration into the center of the music products industry.

Then I created Hatchet Granny, a gothic botanical zero-proof beverage brand born from grief, humor, sobriety, plant medicine, and the refusal to become boring after pain.

Now I help brands, artists, founders, and cultural projects build from the inside out — starting with identity, then translating that into product, story, experience, and scale.

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Credentials & lineage.

Twenty years of CPG. A founder’s scar tissue. A music family that taught me sound is architecture.

20+ Years · CPG
Sales & Marketing ExperienceVitamin, wellness, beauty, and beverage brands — from field sales and product education to retail launches, merchandising, sampling, demos, and consumer engagement.
Founder
Hatchet GrannyA gothic botanical zero-proof beverage brand with retail placement, distribution, pop-up elixir bars, event activations, affiliate strategy, and a growing identity-driven world.
2026 · First
Sound Bath at NAMMProduced and performed what may have been the first sound bath at NAMM — bringing sound therapy, psychoacoustics, and nervous system restoration into one of the world’s largest music industry gatherings.
186 Hours · Certified
Sound Therapy TrainingGlobe Sound Institute. Sound healing, vibrational practice, frequency-based modalities, and somatic sound work.
Reiki I & II
Energy PractitionerEnergy work, nervous system support, ritual, and intuitive practice.
Herbal Academy
Botanical TrainingPlant medicine, functional ingredients, and formulation.
SAG-AFTRA
Member & PerformerFilm, television, theatre, live events, and immersive performance.
Archive Steward
Roger Nichols ArchiveDaughter of 8-time Grammy-winning engineer Roger Nichols. Preserving and expanding a major archive connected to Steely Dan, Aja, Gaucho, and the golden age of analog music-making.
Lineage
Music FamilySinger-songwriter mother. Grammy-winning engineer father. Sister producing at the highest levels of media and science storytelling for NASA+.
USC
International RelationsConcentration in Asia.

Intention is the thing. Everything else is infrastructure.

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Let’s build something real.

Whether you’re creating a beverage brand, booking a sound experience, exploring the Roger Nichols Archive, or trying to turn a wild idea into something tangible — I’d love to hear from you.

I work with founders, artists, brands, venues, wellness spaces, event producers, journalists, researchers, filmmakers, museums, and collaborators who care about culture, sound, story, and products that actually mean something.

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