Janine de Nysschen is passionate about showing people that real change is possible – in fact, it’s essential for progress to happen. Janine helps others discover the distinctive purpose and techniques that accelerate transition and get meaningful results. Her “change-is-never-impossible” mindset lets her excel at coming up with unique strategies, prioritizing opportunities, and dealing with unknowns in complex problems for executives and businesses seeking to increase their impact and performance.

About Janine

§  Janine’s change skills were honed firsthand in the biggest transformation of the 20th century: South Africa’s unprecedented transition from apartheid, under Nelson Mandela’s leadership.

§  Trained as a change agent and intelligence professional, Janine was in the core team that transformed post-apartheid intelligence structures – a feat many had deemed unattainable.

§  Janine moved to the USA and joined Microsoft in 2001, embracing a new mission to bring change to the world through software solutions. She turned her strategic skills to transforming web experiences and translating global audience needs.

§  In 2009 she launched Whytelligence, Inc. to capitalize on 20+ years of strategic experience. She consults with CEOs and companies who are going through transition, and who want to make the world a better place.

§  Her clients include a broad range of industries, from Fortune 100 to small businesses and non-profit organizations.

§  Janine is also active in transformation efforts for Africa – mentoring young Africans, building economic and business links, and promoting entrepreneurship in Africa.

Testimonial

Janine facilitated a two-day strategic planning retreat for myself and my partner.  We were eighteen months into a new venture and struggling.  We characterized the retreat as a “restart.”

Janine masterfully and brilliantly led us through a process that first validated our “purpose”, distinguished our vision and values, looked at what we did well and didn’t, and then discriminated between two business models that we had inadvertently “combined.”  This discrimination was an epiphany for us as it provided clarity where previously confusion existed.

Through a variety of well-crafted and choreographed exercises we then were able to define our own strategic objectives which devolved into specific process, milestones and tasks.  Throughout the retreat, Janine would “move” easily and gracefully between past, present and future, weaving a beautiful tapestry which is our company. At the end of the retreat I felt focused, committed and energized.

Hal Yang

Evoking Genius