Nicole Deutsch, DirectorThey were founded to address the full scope of workplace culture issues and help individuals really thrive at work. Unlike others, TransforME Now goes beyond the superficiality of policy and metrics into various issues involved in creating a respectful, safe, inclusive environment. This includes problems related to identity, gender, race, ethnicity, and LGBTQ+ and their interplay. This multifaceted approach addresses broader power dynamics and underlying issues to help organizations create a culture of authentic inclusion and collaboration, and bring about transformative changes.
TransforME Now supports companies and organizations through diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and workplace culture training, leadership and management training, communications skills building, and individual and team coaching.
What sets TransforME Now apart from other DEI consulting companies is their unique, “reflection-to-action” training approach. They break participants into smaller groups (8-1 ratio), guided by a facilitator. This methodology has proven highly effective in maximizing interaction and creating a safe and inclusive space for all participants to share their thoughts and experiences, reflect on their situations, and engage in meaningful discussions. This self-reflective lens functions as a great mode of learning and awareness raising.
“We hear from clients at every event, how different our approach is and how the space for self-reflection and developing one’s individual concrete, relevant actions make a real difference in their lives and workplaces,” says Nicole Deutsch, Director of TransforME Now, discussing the unmatched DEI experience it offers.
Detailed methodology and impressive training track record substantiate TransforME Now’s success over the years. Their DEI experts have trained over 4,900 individuals in over 250 workshops worldwide. The training delves deep into the complex issues surrounding hierarchy, power dynamics, and abuse, offering participants the skills and motivation to be agents of change and a positive influence in organizations. It helps foster a culture of collaboration, inclusion, and success regardless of a participant’s role or background.
The team’s extensive experience and diversity in itself are two of their most valuable assets. TransforME Now’s diverse team of 29 facilitators come from New York to Nairobi. Their facilitators have expertise in building capacity in diversity and inclusion, workplace culture, resilience, and communication, leadership, and management skills.
TransforME Now’s facilitators bring a wealth of experience to the table, with an average of 21 years of experience and a combined experience of over 450 years. They have worked on leadership and DEI projects for top companies like Hearst, Google, and WeWork, and have partnered with national and state governments in California, Florida, Maryland, the US, the EU, and India.
We never advertise. Our vast clientele finds us through word of mouth. Once a client initiates contact, the team works with the organizers to tailor the training to the specific goals and impact they wish to achieve
They are a partner of choice for the most diverse workforce of all – the United Nations (UN). They have trained over 4,000 UN staff since 2019 from its top bodies like the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), UNICEF, the United Nations Secretariat, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and the World Trade Organization.
“We never advertise. Our vast clientele finds us through word of mouth. Once a client initiates contact, the team works with the organizers to tailor the training to the specific goals and impact they wish to achieve,” says Deutsch.
The collaboration enables TransforME Now’s team to go deeper into their pain points and address issues that even organizations fail to identify. For instance, while collaborating with a workshop to address harassment, abuse, and discrimination, the team determined that their main issue was minor toxicities.
Many clients have reported increased morale, productivity, and employee engagement since working with TransforME Now. In its remarkable client feedback, over 90 percent of participants gave the DEI Managers course a top rating for both the overall content and the facilitation. An independent study of its leadership course for the UN Refugee Agency on workplace culture reported that 20 percent of participants improved in all 13 areas assessed.
Born out of Deutsch’s determination to help people enjoy and thrive in their workplaces, TransforME Now will continue addressing the spectrum of inclusion and power dynamics to holistically build healthy power dynamics in workplaces.
