With almost 20 years of experience in the healthcare and international business, public, and nonprofit sectors, Nicolette is a principal at consulting firm Conscient Strategies. In addition to leading diverse international teams, she directs client projects that drive organizational growth, streamline operations, and boost profitability for multi-million and multi-billion healthcare, consumer goods, and manufacturing firms. Nicolette established her firm’s European operations by leveraging her experience living and working overseas and her conviction that the power of business can shape the world. She has advised and led market-leading C-suite executives, founders, and global boards through strategic planning to improve their effectiveness and devised solutions that have enabled them to substantially increase revenue and deliver on sales targets. Nicolette also runs organizational and culture due diligence work in the private equity (PE) and merger and acquisition (M&A) space. Known as someone who establishes strong rapport with C-suite leaders and stakeholders, Nicolette served as director of operations for Compass Coffee, where she led a team of over 100 and managed profit and loss (P&L) for each business line across multiple locations. She built the regional supply chain to bring multiple products to market as the company scaled five-fold in under three years. Nicolette is an active speaker and board member. She is the treasurer and secretary of the board of directors at RECAINSA Inc., which is a network of health professionals in Central America that strengthens digital health development and governance. She is also an avid runner, cyclist, and scuba diver and former Division 1 NCAA national champion water polo player.