Nanette dewester, President

Nanette launched The DeWester Group after 14 years in the training industry to leverage the collective expertise of a trusted team of professional development associates and thought leaders. This alliance provides clients with a broad range of proven creative solutions from experts in the industry.

She began training after a career as a professional actor performing on stage and television, and as an improviser with such companies as Second City. She worked with Mt. Sinai’s Morchand Center teaching communication skills to physicians and medical students. Then, in partnership with Parkhurst Communications, she's prepared many high profile clients for national television and radio appearances such as: “The Today Show,” “Good Morning America,” “The Daily Show,” and “Charlie Rose.”  Her clients include Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Jhumpa Lahiri, real estate entrepreneur Barbara Corcoran, Curves CEO Gary Heavin, New York Times Economist Paul Krugman and bestselling author Sue Monk Kid.

From her background in the arts coupled with her experience in the business world, Nanette developed a unique training approach that’s well suited for all “improvised” public speaking formats. Her strategy is to focus on an engaging style of communication that emphasizes the speakers’ connection to their topic. This enables her clients to consistently deliver convincing messages that are authentic and heard.

She continues her work in improv and creativity by designing coursework that fosters innovative thinking and the use of creativity for developing new products, ideas, and solutions.  She customizes her approach to each client by offering a variety of organizational development tools —from executive coaching to strategic planning.  And, she specializes in how to best transform human capital by building capabilities, designing curriculum, developing L&D programs, and empowering organizations to manage change.