Our Board Expertise

Janelle Brittain

Board Expert, CEO, Dynamic Performance Institute, LLC

As an internationally known Board and Corporate consultant, executive coach, speaker and thought leader, Janelle Brittain knows boards well, as she has served on boards of various types for 47 years. As CEO of the Dynamic Performance Institute, LLC, she has been a Board consultant, executive coach and trainer for over 150 corporate clients and 170 non-profit client organizations in developing their boards and leaders.

Obtaining Corporate Board Positions

Janelle knows what it takes to obtain that elusive first Board position and how to build a Board portfolio as she has helped hundreds of executives along this journey. For 12 years Janelle was Director of the Boardology® Institute for Boardroom Bound® whose mission was to prepare women and minorities for corporate board service and help match them for corporate board opportunities. And she was a Managing Director of the Master Mind Advisory Board, an organization which created custom Corporate Advisory Boards. She was the Senior Executive Board Coach for InTouch Networks advising global executives how to obtain the best match of a Corporate Board position for them.

Creating an Effective & Dynamic Board of Directors 

She has trained, coached and guided many Boards in increasing effectiveness of their governance, implementing Board Assessment/Self Evaluations, leading Strategic Planning Retreats, resolving conflicts, improving Board dynamics, new member orientation and team building. and how to 

Thought Leader

Janelle has also published 2 management books, 4 healthcare books. Over 100 business publications have quoted Janelle, such as The Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, Crain’s Chicago Business and the Chicago Tribune. She is only 1 of 700 people worldwide who holds a CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) designation from the National Speakers Association. She frequently speaks about Boards at conferences.

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Naomi Kent

Board Expert

Naomi Kent is a seasoned executive, Board Director, advisor and leader across a wide variety of industries, with extensive board related experience. At BoardEx, a board data analytics firm based in New York and London, Naomi as Head of Client Services, analyzed board recruitment and how to build independent and diverse boards. She led the launch of Voyager Labs’ first US office. Voyager Labs is an Israeli artificial intelligence firm. As President of In Touch Networks, North America, Naomi built the operations to serve executives seeking board positions and advised hundreds of executives about making the transition to board director. Naomi has served on several boards, both corporate and non-profit for 12 years, and provides mentorship and advice to early-stage startups like Halfday Tonics, a startup iced tea manufacturer.