World Renowned Negotiation Training | The Ask For More Team | Alex Carter

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The Ask for More Team

Anne Marie Nest-Pinero

Anne Marie Nest-Pinero is a highly sought-after Executive Communications Coach. She works with professionals using the tools of high-level performance training to assist clients in embodying executive presence and becoming more effective and persuasive speakers. For over a decade, Anne Marie was a Professor of Voice & Speech at Research 1 institutions and top conservatories teaching both graduates and undergraduates a wide range of topics centering around public speaking, voice, and performance. Most recently, she completed mediation training through Columbia University and certified as an Ask for More presenter – expanding her expertise into the areas of negotiation and mediation. Professor Nest-Pinero has delivered keynotes and workshops for the Fortune 500, AMLaw 200, and Research 1 Institutions.

Professor Nest-Pinero’s extensive experience as a professional performer informs and enhances all her coaching and speaking. As a member of SAG/AFTRA and Actors Equity, she has performed in the best regional and off-Broadway theatres, as well as in many television shows and independent films.

Professor Nest-Pinero received her Master of Fine Arts with a concentration in voice studies from the National Theatre Conservatory, and a BA summa cum laude in Communications from Chapman University. She is also a certified Co-Active Coach, Associate Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework and a trained mediator through Columbia University.

Samantha Adler

Samantha Adler is a conflict resolution expert with more than a decade of experience in training, consulting and mediation. She was trained in mediation by Alex Carter at Columbia Law School, where she went on to work as a supervisor in the Mediation Clinic.

Sam has worked for over a decade in the nonprofit and education space and has mediated hundreds of cases in Civil, Housing, Supreme and Family Courts, as well as community-based cases. Using this experience, she leads keynotes and workshops on an impressive array of topics in negotiation, mediation, conflict resolution and communication.

She runs two small businesses; Houseplant Concierge, helping plant parents like herself care for their plants and SEA Conflict Consulting, working with nonprofits and other businesses to resolve workplace conflict issues. She is a dog mom, competitive billiards player, and is learning figure skating and golf.

Her clients have included nonprofit organizations, local bar associations, law firms, women’s groups, education groups, courts, and political groups. Sam’s deep conflict resolution experience and her approachable style make her a natural fit for any organization that wants to negotiate better, resolve conflict and realize its mission.

Rebecca Martin

Rebecca Martin guides industry leaders to strengthen their communication skills and influence by aligning their message with body language and vocal techniques.

She offers one-on-one coaching virtually and in-person in the San Francisco Bay Area, and she leads teams at law firms, startups, and corporations through interactive workshops and group coaching programs.

Rebecca has worked as a professional actress, voice over artist, and director. She is a visiting professor of practice at Middlebury College. Rebecca received her master’s degree in acting from The National Theater Conservatory at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts and is a graduate of Middlebury College. Rebecca has also studied Psychodrama and Gestalt Therapy at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California.

Brandi Bernoskie

Brandi Bernoskie is a digital strategist, website developer, and founder of Alchemy+Aim and North Star Sites, companies that help entrepreneurs and business owners elevate their online presence and enhance their digital experience.

Brandi’s academic background in theatre, philosophy, and physics was the perfect foundation for launching her business, where her team has worked with thought leaders like Brené Brown, Laverne Cox, Ali Brown, Judy Smith, Kate Northrup, and others since 2013.

Brandi is a natural connector and business matchmaker, who is always working to help others step into their genius work and leverage the expertise of those around them to achieve new levels of success and community along the way.

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