Her Story
About Nancy
Nancy Amert is the Founder of Agility Educators and a business transformation expert specializing in AI, innovation, change management, and project management. She started her consultancy about four years ago after gaining experience as a senior project manager at a large global bank. Amert holds a PMP certification, which she received in 2015, and is a PROSCI Change Management Practitioner. Her academic credentials include a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from institutions in Iowa and Salt Lake City, a Master's degree in Business Administration and Accounting from Marist College, and PhD coursework in Applied Management and Decision Sciences from Walden University. She has contributed to significant initiatives, including early work on digital payment standards that later influenced European Union adoption, and authored the book Leading the Intelligent Enterprise to guide executives on AI governance, risk, and workforce transformation.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Nancy
01What do you attribute your success to?
My success comes from my Midwest upbringing with strong work ethic from my carpenter father and housekeeper mother, combined with early advice to always do things with the highest level of quality and not take anything personal. Holding onto dreams through education and career steps has been key.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
The best advice was to do whatever you do with the highest level of quality, whether waiting tables or anything else. Also, don't take anything personal to keep your core self intact.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Take the first steps even if not perfect, keep getting back up after setbacks, pivot when needed, and be lifelong learners. This is an extraordinary time with new tools like AI available.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
AI presents both phenomenal opportunities for innovation and hazards if organizations misuse it for layoffs or fail to take people on the journey. Groupthink and short-sighted decisions are challenges; prudent step-by-step adoption is key.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Honesty and integrity from my small-town Midwest roots where reputation mattered. Knowing when to walk away from situations that compromise values and always doing the right thing.
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