Nichole Pitts: Ethics Compliance
Nichole Pitts an ethics & compliance strategist and culture architect that drives powerful change by turning integrity, equity, and risk into competitive advantage.
Quick Facts:
- Highlights:
- Led compliance & ethics functions in multinational settings, including oversight during a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA)
- Founded Ethintegrity to bring innovative compliance, culture, and DEI strategies to life
- Regular speaker at international compliance, ethics, and governance forums
- Published thought leader on bias in speak-up systems and compliance communication
- Formats: Keynote (30–60 min), breakout workshop, executive roundtable, or panel discussion
- Audiences: Boards, legal & compliance leaders, HR & DEI teams, executives, risk & audit functions, governance councils
- Outcomes:
- Shift from compliance as a function to integrity as a competitive advantage.
- Equip leaders with frameworks to communicate ethics, manage bias, and sustain trust.
- Accelerate cultural transformation by embedding ethical decision pathways across teams.
- Travels from: Atlanta, GA
- **Fee range: $10,001 - $20,000
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Keynote Topics:
Some of the recent topics presented include
- “Creative Approaches to Compliance Messaging,”
- “Training and Communication Innovations That Drive Culture,”
- “Redefining Yourself: Turning Challenges into Opportunities,”
- “How to Constructively Respond to Bias & Microaggressions.”
Talent Short Bio
Nichole Pitts is the founder and CEO of Ethintegrity and an accomplished ethics, compliance, and diversity & inclusion leader. She earned her Juris Doctor from Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law and later led global compliance programs, including guiding an organization through a multi-year Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA).
With over 15 years of experience in compliance leadership, Nichole helps organizations build culturally grounded ethics programs that go beyond rules and risk to embed values into everyday decision-making. Her signature offerings include strategy coaching, leadership labs, and communication frameworks that align behavior, trust, and accountability across global teams.
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Nichole Pitts is a visionary leader, strategist, and advocate for ethical business practices and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. As the founder and CEO of Ethintegrity, she brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the table, helping clients navigate the intricate landscape of ethics, compliance, and DEI with finesse and innovation.
Nichole is a dynamic speaker known for her ability to engage audiences, challenge perspectives, and inspire action. Her commitment to fostering healthy, diverse cultures within organizations has earned her recognition as a thought leader in the field.
Nichole Pitts has dedicated her career to championing ethical business practices and promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace. With over 15 years of experience in corporate governance, compliance, and DEI, she possesses a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing organizations today.
Nichole’s journey began in the corporate world, where she held various leadership roles in compliance and ethics departments across multiple industries. Her firsthand experiences navigating complex ethical dilemmas and promoting inclusive cultures have shaped her approach to consulting and speaking.
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Talent Videos
Effective Employee Engagement Series - Part 1: Training vs Facilitation
In this 8-minute episode from her “Effective Employee Engagement” series, ethics and culture strategist Nichole Pitts explores the critical difference between training employees and facilitating meaningful engagement.
Video Summary & Key Moments
In Effective Employee Engagement – Part 1: Training vs Facilitation, Nichole Pitts unpacks why traditional compliance and ethics programs often fall short and how shifting from training to facilitation creates deeper learning and sustainable culture change.
Nichole opens by clarifying that “training” typically centers on transferring information, while “facilitation” focuses on creating connection and reflection. She explains that while training ensures employees know the rules, facilitation ensures they understand the why behind them empowering individuals to internalize ethical principles and apply them authentically in daily decision-making.
Through relatable examples from her consulting practice, Nichole demonstrates how facilitation invites participation, encourages dialogue, and helps leaders uncover blind spots. She shares practical tips for facilitators, such as asking open-ended questions, building psychological safety, and designing sessions that respect different communication styles and cultural contexts.
Nichole emphasizes that ethics and compliance thrive not when employees are told what to think, but when they’re invited to think critically together. By replacing lecture-style delivery with human-centered facilitation, organizations build trust, accountability, and ownership the foundation of an ethical culture that endures.
Key Moments
- 01:00 – 02:30: Training defined — information delivery and knowledge checks
- 02:30 – 04:00: Facilitation defined — dialogue, inclusion, and critical thinking
- 04:00 – 06:00: Practical methods — questions, feedback, and shared learning experiences
- 06:00 – 07:30: Applying facilitation to ethics and compliance conversations
- 07:30 – 08:21: Closing reflection — shifting from compliance to connection
Creating an effective communication plan | Nichole Pitts | ECEC 2020
In this 27-minute keynote from the European Compliance & Ethics Conference (ECEC 2020), Nichole Pitts explains how strategic, audience-focused communication can transform compliance from obligation into engagement.
Video Summary & Key Moments
In this extended session, Nichole Pitts, founder and CEO of Ethintegrity, guides compliance and ethics professionals through the process of designing communication plans that actually influence behavior. She begins by emphasizing that effective communication is the lifeblood of ethical culture — when employees understand both the “what” and the “why,” compliance becomes meaningful rather than mechanical.
Nichole contrasts traditional one-way messaging with modern, inclusive approaches that consider tone, timing, and context. She stresses that an ethical message must be simple, consistent, and emotionally resonant, not buried in jargon or policy language. Through examples from her corporate experience, she shows how segmenting audiences (executives, managers, front-line staff) and aligning messages to their motivations builds credibility and trust.
She also highlights common pitfalls, such as overloading employees with information or neglecting feedback loops. Nichole provides a framework for developing a sustainable plan — including communication objectives, key messages, delivery channels, and metrics for success.
As the presentation unfolds, she illustrates how storytelling and authenticity help embed compliance values into everyday conversations. Her approach reframes ethics communication as a leadership competency — one that fuels transparency, inclusion, and psychological safety.
The talk closes with a practical takeaway: communication is not a single event but a continuous dialogue that connects purpose, people, and performance.
Key Moments
- 02:00 – 06:00: Moving from “telling” to “engaging” — reframing messaging style
- 06:00 – 10:00: Audience segmentation and tailoring tone to organizational culture
- 10:00 – 15:00: Designing a plan — key objectives, channels, and measurement
- 15:00 – 20:00: Storytelling, authenticity, and emotional connection in ethics programs
- 20:00 – 25:00: Overcoming communication barriers and sustaining trust
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Overview of User Reviews for Nichole's Leadership and Training Programs
Nichole has received high praise for her innovative training methods, effective communication skills, and leadership in promoting business integrity. Reviewers consistently highlight her exceptional ability to foster ethical culture within organizations and her commitment to continuous improvement.
Strengths:
- Demonstrates strong leadership and vision focused on enhancing business ethics.
- Excellent coordination and interactive skills, particularly noted during the Global Women's Leadership Summit.
- Engages effectively with students, providing valuable learning experiences.
Weaknesses:
- No specific weaknesses were mentioned in the reviews.
Overall, Nichole is recognized as a valuable leader and educator, contributing significantly to ethical business practices and leadership development.
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