Mannette is an award-winning actor and teaching artist whose unique blend of artistic and legal experience offers a signature approach to coaching voice, presentation, and public speaking. Empowering her clients to break through stage fright, elevate their vocal presence, and unlock the full potential of their authentic voices, she inspires entrepreneurs, professionals, public speakers, and actors to command attention and unlock the full power of their authentic voices.
Trained and certified in the voice and speech methodologies taught in the most highly respected theatre departments and acting conservatories across the globe, her coaching goes beyond technique. By embodying these acting skills, her clients connect to their inner voice, where their visions and dreams reside. They communicate with confidence, impact, and authenticity on every stage, whether in person or on camera, transforming every audience with their unique gifts.
Before returning to acting and performance, the passion of her youth, Mannette was a lawyer serving as a prosecutor and in-house counsel for a Fortune 500 and a Fortune 50 corporation. She later founded her own law practice focused on incorporating and advising women-owned businesses. She became a media spokesperson for a national civil rights organization, representing and amplifying the disempowered voices and causes of those most unheard. She also served as legal advisor to a domestic violence shelter and co-founded organizations dedicated to advancing women's legal, educational, and political empowerment.
Advocating for neurodivergent children deepened her understanding of empathy and communication as she helped establish and serve non-profit schools and programs to support this community when two of her children were assessed as neurodiverse. She also joined a traveling puppet troupe to raise awareness among children and teachers about the dignity of those with different abilities.
Her driving mission—to empower others to transform the world—has been the throughline of her entire career. From her work as a lawyer and advocate to her time in the arts, she has remained dedicated to helping individuals unlock their unique talents, vision, and passion, and express them through the power of their one-of-a-kind voices